With these tips and tactics, building your personal brand can be a straightforward process that doesn’t require any professional help outside your own efforts.
What kind of project are you the most invested in: the one that suddenly pops up out of nowhere, or the one you’ve been watching unfold for months? This is the basic principle of working out loud. By showing the process of your work, you establish your authenticity. You build your reputation as someone who […]
You’ve probably heard about the miracle of compound interest, one of the most powerful forces in investment that exponentially grows your returns. For example, investing $5000 a year from 25 to 35 yields more than investing $5000 a year 35 to 60. The 25 year old starter invests $55,000 and ends up with $615,580 at […]
So, you are learning Python and want to build a portfolio that helps you land your first technical job at a company. You’ll want to show that: You know how to problem solve You write clean, well-documented code You can synthesize documentation and learning resources to build real things instead of just following along with […]
So you have a job offer from another company and are ready to leave your existing role. You want to know how to leave your job without burning the social capital you’ve built up over time. What do you do? First, relax. Having that first conversation with your manager is usually nerve wracking, but everything […]
Praxis alumni Nate Baker and Nick Rundlett both became new managers this month. Congrats, guys! Nate asked the community for tips on how to be a good supervisor. Here is what our advisors and alumni had to say.
Yesterday my friend Derek Magill asked the Praxis community, “What books have had the most impact on your career/education?” I love this question. Notice the use of the word impact. He isn’t asking for your favorite books, the books you recommend on a specific subject, or the books you agree with the most. He is […]
If you are going out for a development job or any sort of technical job, especially if you don’t have a lot of professional experience in the field, the best thing you can do is put some of your work on display. GitHub is the most popular place to do that. Here are the guidelines […]
Here are the three pillars of getting work done. If you are having trouble with staying on top of your work, chances are that it comes back to one of these three main areas. This is common advice for our participants as they complete their challenging apprenticeships at growing startups. 1. Know what you need to […]
Only two things matter in the market: The ability to create value for others. The ability to persuade others of your value creation potential. We teach both of these things at Praxis via projects. We put projects in two categories, which map to the two items above: Learning projects – Projects designed to help you […]