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How a music grad turned a viral Substack into an AI career platform
On pivoting without a safety net, building in public before anything goes viral, and why your skills are bigger than your CV.
Apr 19
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Hannah Zhang
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Alex McCann
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The multi-passionate 5-9 builder's guide to focus
My 4-step process to go from too many business ideas to a goals doc you can act on (plus the Claude prompt that gets you there)
Apr 11
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Hannah Zhang
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How a Wall Street VP built a wellness business without leaving finance
On building before you leave, performative wellness vs. what actually works, and why she waited to go out on her own
Apr 5
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Hannah Zhang
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March 2026
Why I’m choosing the low status, high income path to wealth
the status-income matrix and the hidden opportunity for high achieving people
Mar 29
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Your “high-paying” job is costing you $120K a year
I left banking to get richer. It worked.
Mar 22
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The career changer's guide to job offer negotiations
How to negotiate your worth when you're changing careers (and why most people leave money on the table)
Mar 15
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Gerta & Alex
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How to build a portfolio career by investing in relationship currency
How Julia Lynch Eckstein pivoted from consulting to career strategist, content creator, and the connector who knows everyone
Mar 8
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Hannah Zhang
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5 reads for smart ambitious people between chapters
Hi, I’m Hannah! Welcome to Nonlinear News, where I write for smart ambitious people with unconventional paths.
Mar 1
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Hannah Zhang
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February 2026
How to use a gap year to pivot and rebuild your career
Yuqi Hou went from Goldman to startup PM to 20 months of figuring it out. Here's what she learned.
Feb 22
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Hannah Zhang
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Everyone is going to have a nonlinear career
what a viral AI post gets right vs. wrong, and what I'd do about it
Feb 15
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Hannah Zhang
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How an ex Goldman banker and PE associate broke into startup ops
What it actually takes to switch from finance to startups
Feb 8
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Hannah Zhang
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Escaping the Bermuda Triangle of Talent
How I quit investment banking with no plan and what happened next
Feb 1
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Hannah Zhang
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