How to grow that first gig in tech into a successful career
- Seek out new knowledge. Take courses, learn the language, and become friends with those who know things you don't.
- Work with intelligent people. Seek out teams who are smarter than you and work with people you can learn the most from.
- Align yourself to the quality of your product and the quality of your business outcomes.
- Advocate for yourself and the career you want to build.
- Find allies.
Be uncomfortable in situations where you don't understand what's happening around you and unreasonably convinced in your ability to learn.
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