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Two tried and tested methods, neither guaranteed of course. 1) Be better than the overwhelming majority of your peers, and be noticed for this. You are quite
by ska 2y ago
Two tried and tested methods, neither guaranteed of course.
1) Be better than the overwhelming majority of your peers, and be noticed for this. You are quite likely to find interesting opportunities come your way. I do mean overwhelming though - small fraction of a percent.
2) Specialize in something most people can’t or won’t do. This includes difficult, obscure, and unpleasant work.
In both cases some of the biggest $ comes from independent consulting, once you’ve built up a network and a reputation for fixing a particular pain point corporations have (bill for value, of course).
- mitthrowaway2 2y agoEven if you're uniquely good at what you do, a lot of companies won't reward it. You do still have to look hard for those opportunities.
- asveikau 2y agoA lot of people who are very good at what they do have a hard time selling it. A lot of people who are good at selling it are not actually accomplishing much. So there is often a gap between perception of high performers and actual high performers.
- peterb0yd 2y agoSolution: partner with a sales/biz person and start a consultancy.
- ska 2y agoIf you are actually that good, opportunities will tend to appear. You may not realize or pursue them, but they often do.
- slashdave 2y agoI appreciate the sentiment, but I'll add that it is possible for difficult and obscure work to be quite pleasant, if you have the right skill set.
- ska 2y agoThat wasn't meant as a logical and. Each of these things alone can lead to opportunities.
- vagab0nd 2y ago3) Be first at something new. See the AI girlfriend project a while ago, which was pulling in 1m/mo.
- machomaster 2y agoIndependent consulting is entrepreneurship, with all the negatives.