👩🏻💻 i'm done with this lazy newsletter
here's what's changing
TLDR: I’m changing this newsletter. I’ve been lazy and low effort for the last few months, but I’m done with that. Here’s why.
I went viral on LinkedIn.
(This isn’t meant to be a brag—because at the same time, I’ve been reaching a fraction of my follower count on Instagram and feeling inadequate over there.)
The point isn’t the virality, it’s the resonance.
My LinkedIn posts are resonating with the right people.
I’m getting smart, thoughtful responses from ambitious people who’ve left or are thinking about leaving the conventional, prestigious path.
People I want to meet for coffee, refer for jobs, and work with. People sharing real stories. People navigating the same crossroads I agonized over. Probably you if you’re reading this. I literally met one of you for coffee earlier this week!
And it made me realize something: It was never just about getting a job.
Going viral reconnected me with the people I came here to speak to a year ago, when I first started creating content. It reminded me why I started doing this in the first place.
I came here to create the content that didn’t exist when I needed it, for:
When I was thinking about quitting banking, overwhelmed and unsure of the next step. Craving a path more aligned with what I wanted but not knowing what that was, and feeling like I needed to do something that “justified” my Ivy League degree.
When I was feeling disillusioned and believing I wasn’t cut out for any job…wondering if I should become a travel blogger or start a Youtube channel.
When I was thinking about Big Tech vs. startups. Product or marketing. Looking into VC fellowships.
When I was feeling behind compared to my peers and like I haven’t accumulated enough wealth. (Should I buy bitcoin now? What’s a backdoor Roth IRA?)
When I was dipping my toes into entrepreneurship…Finding a cofounder, applying to YC and getting rejected.
When I was moving abroad and working in Asia, Latin America. Wanting to be a digital nomad in Europe.
When I was applying for my MBA and recruiting for every internship on the career site. Learning about things I’d never considered like search funds and PE-backed companies.
When I was diving into solopreneurship, personal brands, and content empires. Creative pursuits and small businesses. Building vibe-coded products with AI.
Yes, I did or thought about all of these things. All while worrying about how to build a life and career that work together.
I was done seeing content from “career coaches for high performers” parroting the same advice, pseudo-therapy speak, and trying to funnel you into a specific path while making you feel worse about every other decision. I didn’t resonate with the superficial “just quit your 9-5 and become a content creator” stuff from people who’d never been in my shoes. I definitely didn’t want to hear the “just grind it out” advice from banking and consulting influencers. Or the “just join a YC-backed startup and work 996 on your true passion” crowd that sends you to a job board.
…So why did I start sending you a list of jobs every week and calling it a day?
Because I got lazy.
A year into content and overwhelmed by formats—Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube shorts, newsletter—I started optimizing one by one and losing the plot.
I made a jobs email that goes out weekly because it was the easiest thing I could do.
I started using AI more and more, not just for admin stuff but to think for me.
I started catering to the algorithm with 60-second videos on how to pivot your career. I’ve gotten millions of views, but it made me feel empty, and it attracted the wrong people asking questions I didn’t love answering.
I started catering to brands I wanted to partner with, making content that was helpful but felt constrained, rarely touching the deeper thoughts and anxieties we actually have as recovering “high achievers”.
I got so deep into my content strategy and positioning, and optimizing that I forgot why I came here in the first place.
Just like with career stuff, sometimes if you zero in on fixing small things, you miss the big picture that’s broken.
So I’m resetting. And the newsletter is going to be my anchor.
This will be the first piece of content I write every week to orient my thoughts and other content across platforms.
What you’ll get now:
How to think about your next move when you’re overwhelmed and unsure—real thoughts, frameworks, ideas. If a generic career coach or creator who’s never been in your shoes would say it, you won’t hear it here.
Building a personal brand that helps you work through the pivot and land opportunities you haven’t even thought about yet, not just document it
Navigating tough career tradeoffs, like: stability vs. upside, Big Tech vs. startups, product vs. marketing, grad school vs. a sabbatical
Entrepreneurship beyond Silicon Valley startups—side projects, solopreneurship, testing ideas without burning everything down
Money stuff for people in transition—building wealth, negotiating comp when you’re changing paths, what to do when you feel behind
Stories from other ambitious nonlinears who’ve made unconventional moves (if you’ve got a story, I want to tell it)
Community meetups and events—stay tuned, I’m still noodling on this
You can only do so much with a 60-second video or a 3,000-character LinkedIn post. There are topics you’ve asked me about over the past months that I can’t fit into those formats. The algorithm doesn’t capture or reward nuance. I hope to remedy that here.
And yes, the jobs will still be here at the bottom of every issue.
Who this is for:
You’re here because you’re unconventional AND ambitious.
You’re not after a pity party over your toxic job, whining endlessly about burnout without doing anything about it, or looking for an easy 9-5 to early retire into (although you might feel like that in your worst moments).
You don’t need a coach. I’m not one, and I don’t want to be one. You’re not here for “I quit corporate to become a backpacker” content. (Believe me, I tried that…didn’t work out.)
You’re the person asking yourself: Did I waste my degree and hard work by leaving the “expected” path? Am I taking the easy way out, or am I actually being strategic? What will people think of me? Is this a pivot or am I just lost?
You’re wondering who you are if you’re not the person with the impressive job title. Whether you can still call yourself ambitious if you’re not chasing what ambitious people are supposed to chase. How long this in-between phase is supposed to last. Whether the anxiety you feel is a sign you’re on the wrong track, or just part of the process.
And underneath all of it:
What do I actually want—not what I was trained to want, not what looks good, not what my parents or peers would approve of—but what do I actually want?
You believe in meaningful work built around the life you want to lead, with people who spark excitement instead of making you yearn for the weekend. Maybe that’s a few leaps away. Maybe it’s a startup. Maybe it’s a 9-5 with fractional work you love. Maybe it’s building a personal brand that fuels your solopreneurship efforts.
My goal is to help ambitious people whose career paths don’t fit on a straight line and whose stories don’t collapse into a neat box.
Because I’m asking myself the same questions.
Here’s the deal with money.
I’m going to be honest. I’m here to create a sh*t ton of value for you, build my personal brand, foster a community where we can help one another grow and thrive, and yes, help you get your bag while getting mine.
That means bringing in brands and sponsors that are actually useful to you, and only charging you money when you get 100x the value back.
As I’ve always done, 99% of what I make will be free. Weekly jobs, advice, tools, frameworks, all of it.
I might not always get it right, so call me out if you see me f*cking up. Your trust is worth more to me than any brand deal.
I’m not about to get a new pair of golden handcuffs. Been there, done that.
Here’s what’s next:
Next issue: Unsexy jobs for ambitious nonlinears with outsized upside—and how to get them.
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Brilliant. That point about creating content that didnt exist when you needed it really hits home. It's so true how powerful it is to find your authentic voice and help others navigate those tricky transitions. You clearly understand the core value of connection.
Super excited to see where this goes! My path has been slightly different but 1000% non linear so if you ever need another story to tell hit me up!