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I saw this shitstorm brewing back in Jul 2025. Gave up on finding a job. Started 100% looking for cofounding (or at a minimum being a founding engineer in a sta
by tornikeo 5mo ago
I saw this shitstorm brewing back in Jul 2025. Gave up on finding a job. Started 100% looking for cofounding (or at a minimum being a founding engineer in a startup). Networked like crazy. Landed exactly what I wanted. Cool startup, motivated people around me, money to burn on crazy projects.
If I had stayed for job hunting, I would be unemployed IMO.
- gaurav2372 5mo agohey, could you please share some tips with the "networking" part? i'm also pivoting in this direction after attending too many sessions and networking, but getting it a point of employment does not seem a reality.
- tornikeo 5mo agoYou have to go to conferences and meetups. Paid conferences are worth is most of the time IMO. I spent $500 for the most expensive one and it landed me a really good offer later. Go to conferences and shake hands with people, try to be friendly and ask questions. Later check companies of people you've met for openings - and ask the guy you met, directly, to put a word in for you, pretty please. Works really well.