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VIRAL
LINKEDIN
POST EXAMPLES
FROM 72 REMARKABLE CREATORS

CURATED BY JOSUE VALLES

 INTRODUCTION

I collected 72 viral content examples from 72 of the most

influential LinkedIn creators (according to Favikon) and put them
together into this PDF.

The PDF contains:

The name of the author

A remarkable viral example from that author
The number of reactions the post got
A link to the original piece

You can use these examples to inspire your content efforts and
learn from the best.

How to get the most out of this collection?

Two tips:

1. Don't get tricked by the simplicity behind some of these

examples.
Genuine simplicity brings order to complexity.
It's not about how many words you use, it's about the words that
count.

2. Don’t be a passive reader

Don't limit yourself to just reading the collection.

Use it as a reference and keep on coming back to it whenever you
need inspiration or ideas for your next post.

Examine the collection

Look for the commonalities
Get inspired by the creative process of each content creator

And, above all, enjoy the insight you can get into the minds of
some of the most creative people in your industry.

Josue (Josh) Valles,

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 1. Steven Bartlett
Co-Founder, Thirdweb & Flight Story
My best ideas have come to me while I'm in the gym, out
walking, or in the shower.

I rarely have good ideas while I'm brainstorming, in an office,

or a group setting.

For creativity and inspiration seek silence, solitude and a clear

mind, not pressure, noise and collaboration.

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2. Justin Welsh
The Diversified Solopreneur
I wake up at 5am each morning.

I drink 2 cups of coffee.

Do a DuoLingo lesson. Load my LinkedIn content.

Read for 20 minutes. Take a 3-mile walk. Shower.

Listen to a podcast before my workday starts.

I have 3-4 client meetings lined up.

Make some big decisions.
Drive a key KPI forward.

Call my parents around 4pm.

Peloton.
Shower again.

My wife and I have a healthy dinner.

30 more min of reading.
A cup of tea.

In bed by 9:30p. Couldn't have accomplished more.

Smile as I nod off.

Feeling amazing. That's the perfect day.

Happens MAYBE once a month??

_____

Most days I wake up at 6a, scramble to get through Duolingo

while brushing my teeth.

Create my content on the spot. I'm not happy with it.

Forget to load it. Sh*t.

No podcast. Just listening to some hip hop. Trying to get

motivated.

Scrolling Instagram or LinkedIn. Feeling bad about the state of

the world.

Don't call my parents. Skip the peloton to watch TV. Drink beer.

Order in delivery food.

Scroll Twitter in bed.

BUT...

I still sleep well.

Smiling as I nod off.

A reminder that every day doesn't have to be perfect. You don't

have to be on your "A" game every day of every week.

Try your hardest. But, don't beat yourself up when you fail.

Sleep soundly to see another day.

Success is a marathon.

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3. Adam Karpiak
President, Karpiak Consulting
Microsoft doubled its employee salary budget to address
inflation and keep talent from leaving.

It’s almost as if it’s more productive (and cheaper) to keep your

current employees happy than to replace them when they leave.

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4. Robynn Storey
CEO, Storeyline Resumes
After 2 years, 4 months and 28 days without a day off, a Senior

Account Executive for a well known tech company took her family

on vacation.

They went to Disneyworld.

With 3 kids under 10, the excitement was at "I can't sleep I am so

excited" levels.

Day one, Mom received a call from her boss (right after entering

the Magic Kingdom), he needed some info on a client he was

meeting in her absence.

Day three, he sent her 11 emails asking questions about

accounts/sales funnels and a client project that was
running late.

Day four, he texted her at 6 AM and asked her to sit in on a

meeting. "It will be short" he told her. It wasn't. She spent 2

hours on a conference call while her family had breakfast without

her.

Day six, he texted her around lunch to have a quick chat with him.

She replied, "I am on vacation with my family, anything that needs

addressed will have to wait until I get back."

Silence. No response. She spent the rest of her vacation with the

anxiety about her job hanging over her head.

Upon her return, she gave her 2 weeks notice. They asked her to
leave that day.

When she came to us to polish up her resume, she was broken

and beaten. Mad at herself for not enjoying her time with her
family. Mad at herself for not having more 'backbone.'

After 1 month of job searching, she landed a new job in tech.

Same role, same level, same types of customers.

They have unlimited PTO, WFH options and a boss she likes.

Over Memorial Day, she took a long weekend. She did not
receive one call, one text or one email from her boss other than
to wish her a 'nice long weekend.'

Employees have lives.

They have families.
They have well deserved time away from work.

If you can't respect that, you should not be in charge of people.

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5. Daniel Abrahams
Founder, Hustlr
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6. Gary Travis
CEO & Founder, BloomingBound
We hired someone recently that was working at another
company.

When discussing salary, we were shocked at the low salary she

asked for. It was clear the other company did not value her.

So, we made her an offer that was 50% higher than what she
wanted.

Yes, we could have just given her the salary she asked for. But
we know what she is really worth and we want her to stay with
us.

Remember this:

It will cost you more to replace top talent than it would have cost
you to keep them.

Pay people what they are worth.

Gary Travis #garytravis #humanresources #hiringandpromotion

#leadership"

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7. Tasleem Ahmad Fateh
LinkedIn's Robinhood
This was the EXACT moment I knew I was in a TOXIC workplace

Boss: "Can I please speak to you about something urgently?"

Me: **Anxiety peaking, Heart pumping**

Boss: A few people in the office have brought up some issues.

Me: Sure, What are the issues?'

Boss: Please be mindful of how much time you spend away from
your desk. People are noticing you are not at the computer for 8
hours.

Me: I really struggle to sit in front of a computer for that long.

Sometimes I take a walk, Other times I go grab a coffee, This is
how I come up with creative solutions (Undiagnosed #adhd ).

Boss: I'm just letting you know what others perceive of you is very
important.

Me: With all due respect, I do not think what other people think
of me is MY business.

Boss: We do not want anyone thinking that you are not doing your
job.
Me: This is a little confusing since your feedback on my
performance has been that I'm doing an excellent job.

Boss: Just be mindful about what other people think.

Me: Ok will do.

Eventually I did the only thing I could do to make sure no one in

the company thinks negatively about me.

I Quit.

No workplace should value perception over performance.

#job #neurodiversity #toxicworkplace #linkedincreator

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 8. Adam Grant
#1 NYT bestselling author of THINK AGAIN
In toxic cultures, people get promoted for results even if they

destroy relationships. Abuse is a price to pay for high

performance.

In healthy cultures, no level of individual excellence justifies

undermining people. You’re not a high performer if you don't

elevate others."

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9. Sara Blakely
Founder of SPANX
In my 20's and 30's, I felt a lot of pressure to get married. At every

wedding (and there were lots of them), some nice person would

inevitably say, "hang in there, someone is going to figure out

you're a good catch."

The set-ups by friends, the sympathetic looks from couples as I

dined alone, my biological clock ticking ... for women, it's a

different kind of pressure! I met my husband at 35, got married at

37.

Oh, and I built my empire too. #Entrepreneur #Business

#BuildYourEmpire #EmpoweringWomen"

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 10. Victoria T.
Head of Influencer Marketing, Scribe
Didn't wake up at 5AM.
Didn't get promoted.
Didn't start a new job.
Didn't close a $200K deal.
Didn't climb a mountain.
Didn't go the extra mile.
Didn't send carrier pigeons with hand written wax-sealed
envelopes of thanks to every lead in my inbox.

Oh, sorry, just keeping it real for those of us that just showed
up and did what needed to be done today 😂. It's enough. I
see you.

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11. Lex Fridman
Research Scientist, MIT
There are 7,000+ known living languages. This diagram shows

the # of native speakers for each language. More people

speak a dialect of Chinese than speak English natively. This

makes me wonder how much is lost in translation.

Source: SCMP data on 6.3 billion people (of 7.9 billion).

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12. Sahil Bloom
Investor | Entrepreneur | Writer
10 ways to stand out in a hiring process (that don’t involve your
resume):

1 - Do Your Research

Before an interview, spend a few hours researching the

company and role. At a minimum, you should cover: Company
mission, recent company news, recent market news,
backgrounds of leaders, and backgrounds of interviewers.
Google is a powerful asset—use it.

2 - Embrace “I Don’t Know”

You can’t know the answer to every question. And you know
what? That’s ok. Don’t be afraid to say “I don’t know”—but
follow it with a plan to acquire that information. Ex: “I don’t
know, but I’ll dig in and follow up via email.” Then actually
follow up!

3 - Leverage Warm Intros

Warm intros are the holy grail of a competitive hiring process.

Scan your networks for any connections to a company—use
LinkedIn for this!

4 - Prepare for “Why Us?”

Interviewers inevitably ask, “Why us?”—make sure you're

prepared for it. Leverage your research. Write down 2-3 unique
points about the company that appeal to you. The more
specific, the better.
5 - Pass the Plane Test

There’s a common—and dated!—test in the hiring process:

“Would I want to sit next to this person on a plane for 6 hours?”

This was about being “normal”—but normalcy is overrated. Be

yourself, but be sure to get across that you're kind and genuine.

6 - Cite Real Weaknesses

Getting asked about your weaknesses feels like a trap, so we

tend to cite weaknesses that could be viewed as strengths. “I’m

TOO detail oriented." I once told a finance interviewer I didn’t

know accounting—but that I would learn it. That’s a real

weakness!

7 - Highlight Learning as a Goal

When asked about your goals, always highlight learning. Lifelong

learners tend to be great employees—they're interested,

intellectually curious, and driven to do more than what is asked

of them. Emphasize your focus on lifelong learning.

8 - Ask Unique Questions

Most interviews end with a classic: “Do you have any questions

for me?” This isn’t a throwaway. It's an opportunity to show off

your differentiated initiative. Ask a unique question grounded in

your research on the company.

9 - Personalized Thank Yous

After an interview, always make it a point to send a thank you note

to the interviewer. It should be concise and direct. Include a
specific, personalized detail from the interview— something you
found interesting or a key follow up.

10 - Stop Fearing Rejection

I’m not ashamed to admit that I’ve been rejected for more jobs
than I can count. It happens—you can’t be a fit for everything and
everyone. Stop fearing rejection and put yourself out there.

**

Those are 10 ways to stand out in a hiring process that don't

involve your resume. What others would you add to the
list?

Follow me for more writing on growth, productivity, and decision-

making!

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 13. Joshua Miller
Executive Leadership Coach for Fortune

500 Companies
What if a #smile unlocked more than someone's heart?

I don’t know if making one person smile can change the world
but it can definitely open the doors to this supermarket in
Denmark.

Simply put, the doors won’t open up "until you do" and in this
case, that means #smiling.

DID YOU KNOW: There are 19 types of smile but only six are for
happiness?

It’s true.
Different smiles can create different outcomes.

According to researchers from the University of Wisconsin-

Madison people switch between 3 TYPES OF SMILES: 'reward',
'affiliation', and 'dominance' smiles, using different facial muscle
combinations to make them.

#Reward:
The “Intuitive” and communicates positive emotions. #Affiliation:
Communicates tolerance, acknowledgment, or a bond.
#Dominance:
Used to signify status in social hierarchies.

Still not convinced about the power of smiling?

According to HMX – Harvard Medical School Health Publishing,

#optimism - which is linked to smiling, is associated with a lower

risk of early death from cancer and infection.

Remember, a smile is more than an expression, it’s an extension

of your mood, mindset, and attitude.

It can be learned.
#Coaching can help, let’s chat

Follow Joshua Miller

#smile

#mindset

#happinesss

#innovation

#technology

#change

#coaching

#joshuamiller

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14. Kevin Graham
Social Media, Manscaped
Brands that understand community win.

Chipotle Mexican Grill is one of the best.

They released a Limited edition "Water" Cup Candle.

Based on "accidentally" filling their water cup with soda.

It all started with a tweet joking about it in 2019.

Now it's a successful campaign!

What Chipotle did right:

😆Took a less serious stance
Understood their customers
Turned an issue into a meme

The campaign is:

→ Well executed
→ Lighthearted
→ Relatable
→ Hilarious

They know we do it.

They know it's relatable.
They know their community.

They'll lose some money from people doing it.

They'll gain loyal followers from responding this way.
Anyone else fill their water cup with lemonade/soda

#brandmarketing #socialmediamarketing

#marketingcampaign"

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15. Tobi Oluwole
Sales Lead, Shopify
My friend got 4 raises in 2 years.

It was confusing because I noticed he wasn’t getting

promotions.

But something special was happening at his company.

Every time the company hired someone externally, they raised

the pay for existing employees in the same role to match.

He went from $40,000 to $68,000 in 2 years.

This year he got promoted to a new position at the same

company and got another raise.

And that’s a masterclass on how you keep your best employees

feeling valued.

Don’t punish loyalty, reward it.

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16. Zain Kahn
Investor, Advisor, Creator
10 free websites that are so valuable they feel illegal to know:

1. TinyWOW:

Get free versions of tools you usually pay for. Includes free
versions of:

• Adobe Acrobat Pro (PDF editor)

• Photoshop (image editor)

2. Jenni AI:

An AI auto-writing tool that automatically writes your

essays and emails for you.

All you have to do is give it a title and a couple of sentences.

3. Temp-mail

Temp-mail gives you a temporary email and inbox to help you sign
up for websites and avoid all the spam down the line.

4. Quillbot:

Quillbot is a paraphrasing website that rewrites everything as

plagiarism free text.

Super handy if you're in college.

5. Loom

A nifty little tool that lets you record your screen and yourself at

the same time, so you can explain things just the way you want to.

6. Otter AI:
Have trouble taking notes in meetings?

Otter records your meetings and automatically transcribes them to

text.

7. Pexels:

An awesome website that lets you download high quality stock

images for all your work and personal projects.

8. Removebg:

An insane tool that lets you easily remove the background from

your image and add in any background you like.

9. Convertio:

This website lets you convert files to any format you want for free.

10. Microcopy
An awesome resource that helps you find persuasive headlines

and slogans for your emails, websites, and much more.

Thanks for reading! If you found this helpful, follow me for more

tips on productivity and marketing.

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17. Daniel Murray
Media and Marketing Ops Leader
A good boss will train, develop you, and give you

opportunities to grow.

A bad boss can hold you back.

Good boss > Good Company

Tag a boss or mentor that has helped you in your career.

PS. Amanda Goetz is a must follow.

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18. Ellie Middleton
Investor, Advisor, Creator
Can we pls talk for a minute about the outdated idea of what
is/isn’t “professional”...

Things that DON’T make me any less professional:

The fact that I’m young, bubbly and chatty

The fact that I post personal things on social media
The fact that I’m open about my mental
health/neurodiversity
The fact that I have tattoos and a nose ring
The fact that I’d rather wear ripped jeans than a suit
The fact that I enjoy letting my hair down on a weekend
The fact that my posts are always laced with emojis

Things that DO make me professional:

❤ I love my job and put my all into my work

I’m passionate and let my sparkle shine through
I’m reliable and get my work done
I have *big* goals and I’m building a personal brand
I’ve built great relationships with my team and look
forward to building them with clients

Welcome to the *new* era of professionalism - it’s so great to

have you here.

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19. Akshat Shrivastava
Teacher/Entrepreneur/Minimalist
Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin is being criticised for partying
(a leaked video).

Well, this looks quite cool to me.

Leaders are real people. They have a "real life". And they have
every right to take some down time with their friends.

Their job (like with any job) is to perform, add value and be
efficient during their working hours. As long as she is working
efficiently, who cares?

The Finnish PM is 36. And, if she wants to dance, she can dance.

All it simply projects is: that she knows how to strike a work- life
balance.

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20. Ari Murray
VP of Growth, Sharma Brands
Strive for BOTH.

And don’t be scared of what it will “look like.”

What will people think? Will they think I’m a job hopper?

Do you know what’s scarier than what people think?

Being stuck somewhere that you’re under-earning and where

you aren’t growing. That’s a big deal! A bigger deal than what a

few people might think.

Great, great post Garry Tan

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21. Matt Barker
Time-Saving LinkedIn Ghostwriter
3 years ago I was single, 28lbs overweight and lived in a 6 bed
house share in London.

2 years ago I met my girlfriend Serine, had lost 36lbs and moved
in with my best mate Brad.

1 year ago I moved in with Serine, then moved to Cyprus and quit
my 9-5 job.

9 months ago I started my own copywriting business, posting on

LinkedIn and getting a tan.

Now, I have:

- Sun
- Health
- Love
- Wealth (relatively for me)

4 things I didn't have 3 years ago.

I'm happy.

P.S. if anyone visits Cyprus, this pic is taken at Cavo Greco at

sunset. It's beautiful.
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22. Simon Sinek
Founder & Visionary, Simon Sinek Inc.
100% of employees are people. 100% of customers are people.

100% of investors are people. If you don't understand people, you

don't understand business.

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 23. Ifeanyi

Imachukwu
VP, Scrum Master, Lightstream
We all know the stories.

500+ applications
Multiple Interviews
Multiple Rejections
Resume Updates
A lot of “Unfortunately” emails
Pressured
Stressed
Doubtful

But even through it all there is one thing we all should do. CLAP
FOR OTHERS.

I am happy to announce that I have been hired. More details to

come later and people to thank.

But this post is not just about me.

This post is for every individual looking for a job right now.

Times are tough. Sleepless nights, restless days, and doubtful

mornings.

This post is for every entry level individual just fighting to get an
opportunity.

This post is for every experienced individual just trying to get

another opportunity.
Yes, I am rooting for everyone!

I will continue to root for everyone!

Use your LinkedIn to connect with as many people as

possible aligned with your career.

I am still hopeful for you all.

I am still clapping for you all.

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24. Alex Hormozi
Managing Partner, Acquisition.com
Find someone you’d go to war with.

Because life is filled with battles.

You don’t want to be defending on two fronts.

You want someone who’s got your back and whom you
TRUST to stand tall when shit gets hard (which it will).

Who fights with you to the end, come what may.

#rideordie #trust

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25. Rachel
Mitchell
Global Ambassador, World

Innovation Alliance
Working from home can open a lot of opportunities for you. You

can get even more work done at home. 😁I have dedicated this

week to help people connect with more opportunities. I feel that

when we are blessed with freedom and success, helping others to

find the same ..is the right thing to do.

I love working with a team and uplifting everyone around me (in

person & remotely). I also enjoy supporting innovative companies.

Remote work gives you access to opportunities beyond your local

community. This allows many people to connect with talent and

skills that they would never have had

access to.

Elon Musk recently asked his employees to come in to

work. Some positions may work best connecting in person.

No matter what you decide is best for you, it is important to stay

connected and engaged with the people you work with.

Keep connecting with new people.

People with a strong network

have more opportunities.

Good news: working from home is working for a lot of successful

people and organizations!

Do you prefer working from home or going in to the office?

- Rachel Mitchell

✔ Follow me & my hashtag #LadyLongevity on LinkedIn for daily

inspiration and original content like this.

I like to help people from all industries connect ..with the

innovative companies that contact me daily.

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26. Steve Nouri
Founder, AI4Diversity
Don't miss these awesome Google Sheets / Excel tips

Microsoft Excel is one of the most popular applications for data

analysis.

With built-in pivot tables, they are without a doubt the most
sought-after analytic tool available.

It is an all-in-one data management software that allows you to

easily import, explore, clean, analyze, and visualize your data.

MS Excel or Google Sheets?

I will start sharing the "40 days of Data Analytics" soon. Don't
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1. Splitting text to columns in GSheets

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4. Get Sparkline Chart in Cell
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Many thanks to great Cheatsheets . I love their Instagram and
Tiktok page

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 27. Alex Xu
Author & Founder, ByteByteGo
How do Apple Pay and Google Pay handle sensitive card info?

The diagram below shows the differences. Both approaches are

very secure, but the implementations are different. To understand

the difference, we break down the process into two flows.

1. Registering your credit card flow
2. Basic payment flow

1 The registration flow is represented by steps 1~3 for both cases.

The difference is:

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐲: Apple doesn’t store any card info. It passes the card

info to the bank. Bank returns a token called DAN (device account

number) to the iPhone. iPhone then stores DAN into a special

hardware chip.

𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐲: When you register the credit card with Google Pay,

the card info is stored in the Google server. Google returns a

payment token to the phone.

2 When you click the “Pay” button on your phone, the

basic payment flow starts. Here are the differences:

𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐲: For iPhone, the e-commerce server passes the DAN to
the bank.
𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐲: In the Google Pay case, the e-commerce server
passes the payment token to the Google server. Google server
looks up the credit card info and passes it to the bank.

In the diagram, the red arrow means the credit card info is
available on the public network, although it is encrypted.

Over to you: Apple needs to discuss the DAN details with

banks. It takes time and effort, but the benefit is that the credit
card info is on the public network only once. If you are an
architect and have to choose between security and cost, which
solution do you prefer?

—
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28. Mita Mallick
Head of Inclusion, Equity

and Impact, Carta

My full name has been a source of pride & shame.

In the workplace:

I have had my name repeatedly & intentionally

mispronounced

I was renamed “Mohammed” by a former manager

I have been called by other names; mistaken for the

other Brown woman

While I now go by Mita Mallick, I am grateful for the name my

parents gave me:

Madhumita Mallick

Let’s remember that names were given to us by someone who

had big hopes and dreams for us. Let’s honor each other’s names.

Thank you Procter & Gamble for this amazing campaign

#OurNamesBelong

#inclusion #leadership #culture #BrownTableTalk

#LinkedInPresents
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29. Tim Denning
Aussie Blogger | Leader |
Sales Professional
It's cool to land a job at Google, Facebook, Uber, Amazon.

But it's even cooler to:

• Avoid elitism
• Work for a good leader
• Work with great clients
• Learn new skills
• Get paid well
• Have time with family
• Finish work at a good time
• Not work on weekends

Let's stop idolizing big tech.

Let's start idolizing great places to work regardless of the logo.

Your career will be 10x better when you do.

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 30. Gary

Vaynerchuk
Chairman, VaynerX
Too many people are greatly underestimating the power of
kindness.

Why? I think it’s because people have this idea that being nice
somehow makes you weak.

They’re afraid that if they don’t bring down the hammer, people
won’t respect them or they’ll get taken advantage of.

I want to change that idea.

Candor is not an excuse not to be kind…and being kind doesn’t

prevent you from being an effective leader.

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31. Zach Wilson
Staff Data Engineer, AirBnB
I think talking about compensation should be less taboo.

Here’s my total compensation over the last 7 years in

#dataengineering and #softwareengineering.

2014: $30k as a data science intern at Savvysherpa, Inc. (in

Utah)
2015: $80k as a junior data engineer at Teradata (in Utah) 2016:
$170k as a junior data engineer at Facebook (in California)
2017: $240k as a mid-level data engineer at Facebook 2018:
$365k as a senior data engineer at Netflix
2019: $550k as a senior/lead software engineer at Netflix
2020: $550k as a lead software engineer at Netflix (quit in the
middle of 2020)
2021: $575k as a lead data engineer at Airbnb

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32. Ross Pomerantz
Founder, Corporate Bro
This is an open letter to anyone and everyone who is thinking

about publicly criticizing salespeople. Do yourself a favor:

Shut up.

Over the last few months, I have seen A TON of posts

openly ripping the profession of sales.

You know the first thing I do when I see public criticism of

salespeople? I check the poster’s work experience. And let me be

clear: If you want to publicly criticize salespeople without having

ever done this job?

Shut up.

If you take a second to look at YOUR OWN sales team you might

have a little perspective.

Sales is HARD, people. IT’S SO HARD. That’s probably why YOU

don’t do it. Cold calls are scary. You are putting

yourself out there. Your entire professional life is getting rejected

while searching tirelessly for those wins big and small. THAT’S

WHY we get PAID.

Don’t get me wrong, there are A LOT of BAD salespeople. Who

use bad tactics. Who should also:

SHUT UP.
But please, realize many of the cold-callers out there are early in

their careers and trying to learn. There IS a HUMAN on the other

end of those calls.

So be thankful for the sales reps who bring in revenue for YOUR

company so YOU can have a job.

And next time you think about publicly calling out salespeople

for doing their job, how ‘bout this?

SHUT UP.

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33. April Little
Founder & Chief Career

Maximalist, Little Talent

Group,
Over the last several years of my career I lost $300,000 dollars.

By failing to negotiate my salary.

My job search was fueled from a scarcity mindset.

I often launched my job search out of PISSTIVITY for my role, lack

of career progression, manager etc vs out of strategy aka "moving
on because it was time".

I took an active role in cheating myself by:

→ Accepting the first offer

→ NOT articulating my value
→ NOT asking the recruiter for the budget/range
→ NOT researching benchmark data
→ NOT comparing and contrasting benefits
→ NOT reviewing the new tax bracket my salary would push me
into and adjust my salary request accordingly
→ NOT considering the scope of responsibilities in relation to the
pay
→ Convincing myself to take a low ball offer because it "was the
best I could get"
→ Sharing my previous salary with the recruiter saying something
like "I can't take less than I'm making" sound like you?

But it wasn't the best I could get when I discovered several

instances of co-workers in the same pay grade making upwards
of $40k cash or more than me.
Or when I discovered that I was brought in at 50% of the pay
position for my role even though I was "over qualified".

I cheated myself by assuming negotiations start at the point of

receiving an offer.

I was grossly mistaken.

Negotiation starts at the point of speaking with the recruiter,

understanding the budget then providing your range that is
considerably more than what you're making, and preferably a
range to set you up for negotiations LATER.

When the recruiter shares the range, this is technically the first
offer made (high level of course) during the process.

By sharing this range, you can determine if YOU want to invest

more time and it sets YOU up to share your desired salary range.
This is called the anchoring principle. Look it up, it's similar to
opening statements during a trial, and it works for salary
negotiations :)

There is a strong correlation between that first discussion and

your final outcome.

Here's the deal, companies, people etc. will pay you/treat you as
cheaply as YOU allow them to.

You have more of an active say in your career than you think you
do.
Confusing what you're offered with what you are worth will

encourage you to use those pitiful numbers as your baseline for

your salary targets.

Today's lesson is everything I did NOT do. Wash, rinse, and

repeat.

Fun fact: You can lose out on upwards of 1 million dollars by not

negotiating over the course of your career. Considering that we

work over 50% of our lives, this is ALOT of money and a lot of

wasted time.

Assignment: Think of all the times you did not negotiate your

salary and you found out the full runway range for your role...add

it up and share your #'s below.

#salarynegotiation #aLITTLEadvice

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34. Shaan Puri
Serial Entrepreneur,

Angel Investor, and GP

Reese Witherspoon's production company, Hello Sunshine was

acquired for $900M

She's a baller, but I wanted to know why she was able to

pull off this deal.

Here's what I was able to dig up:

1. We're in the midst of a streaming war - Netflix, Disney and Hulu

are playing the long game - spending a ton of $$ to buy content

and outlast their opponents.

2. It's hard af to produce hit after hit. And platforms like Netflix +

Disney need hits to actually retain their

subscribers.

Hello Sunshine has already created 2 Emmy-winning series, “The

Morning Show” for AppleTV+ and “Big Little Lies” for HBO so they

have a record of producing the hits these services need to remain

growth.

We all saw what happened to Netflix's stock after they reported

losing subscribers.

3. They generated around $120m in revenue in 2021 and is

expected to almost double that to around $310m in 2022.

They not only bringing home bank, but they accelerating that

growth!
4. They are incredibly mission-focused, creating super fans. They
put women at the center at the center of every story and make
sure that they take the lead on-screen and off- screen.

Content is produced for women across platforms, starring strong

female characters, while being written and produced by women.

5. Reese Witherspoon's Book Club is an insane moat. It has 2.5

million members and she uses it to get data + feedback to create
more hit shows.

Most of the time, she recommends books that she has already
met with the author to negotiate a deal where Hello Sunshine can
produce a film/TV adaption. If the book is crazy well received in
the book club, she knows it'll be worth it to start production.

Reese know's her business basics: you gotta test that market!

6. Hello Sunshine's main business model is selling shows to

streaming services (Netflix, Apple TV etc.)

Unlike other production companies that also have branding

agencies / sell to live TV / sell merchandise. Hello Sunshine is
laser-focused on creating shows that they then sell to streaming
services.
Crazy impressive to see and curious to see which other

celebrities will execute a similar playbook (Kevin Hart, Lebron

James and others all have 7 to 8-figure production companies)

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 35. Amy Cuddy
Social Psychologist, Bestselling

Author, International Keynote Speaker

When we feel powerful, we expand.
When we feel powerless, we shrink.

But even MORE important:

When we expand, we feel powerful.
When we shrink, we feel powerless.

And those feelings of power and powerlessness affect our entire

mindset. When we feel powerful:
• we see challenges not as threats, but as opportunities
• we feel more optimistic and less pessimistic
• we see solutions, not limitations
• we see strangers as potential allies, not competitors
• we cultivate an abundance mindset, not a scarcity mindset
• we take action, rather than passively watching and building
resentment
• and we courageously approach life, others, and the world,
rather than fearfully avoiding it.

And when we have the courage to approach life, as Anaïs Nin

said, “Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage.”

So today, open up. Breathe more deeply and slowly. Take longer
strides and swing your arms. Practice an expansive yoga pose.
Sit up straight. Allow your body to lead your mindset.

by The New York Times

#mindset #power #psychology #personalgrowth #change

#courageousleadership #exercise #bodylanguage
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 36. Nikhil

Narayanan
Head of Creative, TCS
I lost a former colleague earlier today.

To cardiac arrest.

Induced by stress.

She was too young.

We used to be good friends. But miscommunication, time and our

jobs had turned us into acquaintances.

The last I heard, from a common friend, was that she was under

tremendous stress at work.

She was in advertising.

I am no expert on other industries, but advertising is one that has

normalised inhuman working hours.

People flaunt dark circles caused by a lack of sleep like a badge of

honour.

When you leave work at 6 in the evening, you are asked whether

you are taking half a day off. Jokingly.

"If you aren't willing to work 16 hours a day, 7 days a week, you

aren't cut for this, dude," some say with condescension.

Well, sc*w that.

The thing is, advertising isn't as important as people in the
industry make it out to be.

We are not out there curing bloody cancer.

At best, we are trying to convince people to choose a fancier

hospital through messages that often create false hope.

That's about it.

We might be needed, but we aren't indispensable.

We might be creative, but we are not artists.

We might be necessary, but we are not that important.

So slow down.

It's just a job. Treat it like that.

#advertising #agencylife #stressatwork #themoraltroll

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37. Dina Calakovic
Co-Founder, Authority Marketing
My boyfriend hit me yesterday.

He busted my lip and nearly chipped my tooth.

What did I do?

You see, he is my boxing trainer and accidentally punched me

when we were sparring.

I should have kept my guard up.

So I wrote this to show you the Power of Words.

Whether you're writing a LinkedIn profile, email or business

proposal - words always work For or Against you.

There's no in between.

Watch how you use them.

#copywriting #writing #business

#ami2much4u

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38. Aakash Gupta
Group Product Manager, Affirm
5 lessons from Netflix’s 67% decline:

1. Competition changes your market

2. Content CAN trump product
3. Entertainment is hits-driven
4. Big tech is always a threat
5. The tyranny of spend

From 2011 to 2021, Netflix did not report a single quarter of

decreasing subscribers. This year, it’s reported 2. In the

process, it’s declined from $300B in market cap to $100B. For

students of product growth, it’s an amazing case to study.

1. Competition changes your market

In the first phase of the streaming wars, Netflix was dismantling

the dominance of cable TV. It could pay the major content

houses (like HBO & Disney) for the rights to their shows &

movies. That has changed with the entry of these players.

In the new second phase of the streaming wars, each player is

keeping their content exclusive. You don’t see Stranger Things

on HBO Max, Obiwan on Netflix, or Game of Thrones on

Disney+. This has changed the nature of the market Netflix plays

in.

2. Content CAN trump product

In this new market, Netflix’s higher quality streaming product only

matters on the periphery. Sure, its search, smart downloads, &

home page algorithm are best in class. But the main turf for

competition has shifted to content.

This is a major takeaway for product leaders. Unlimited

optimization of every surface isn’t always how to move the needle.

3. Entertainment is hits-driven

There is a big difference between products that solve problems

and products that entertain. For products that entertain, hits

matter.

Netflix’s outdated approach of Metacritic rated 40-70 niche

shows isn’t going to work anymore. Disney recently surpassed

Netflix in subscribers due to its Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar

blockbuster HITS.

4. Big tech is always a threat

Big tech has come in with its own hits. Arguably some of the best

new shows are from big tech: Apple with Ted

Lasso, and Amazon with The Boys. Big tech is also a threat in

markets Netflix WANTS to enter, like gaming & advertising.

Big tech just completed a beat-down in ads. Apple’s privacy
changes took the air out of stocks like Meta & Snapchat. Amazon,
meanwhile, grew a $40B ads business in just a
few years. Always build a moat against big tech.

5. The tyranny of spend

When a paid acquisition channel, like content budget,

starts working, it can become tyrannical. The temptation
becomes: let’s just keep doing more of this. But this has led
Netflix’s economics to more closely resemble media than tech.

This has led to multiple compression. DTC companies have fallen

similarly. Their tyranny was performance marketing. SaaS
companies too. Those with expensive outbound sales motions
have fallen. To maintain tech multiples, companies must generate
operating leverage as they grow.

This usually means: create a differentiated product. What if Netflix

had positioned its product as a $60 cable bundle
and compensated the competition more to stave off their entries?
Maybe it wouldn’t have worked. But maybe it could have.

Maybe it still can.

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 39. Mark P. Jung
VP of Marketing, Sales Impact

Academy
Creating is hard. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.

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 40. Luke Matthews
Founder, Wizard of Odd Marketing
I'm 37 & I'm traveling the UK in a campervan.
How do I work u ask.....

I have 3 Sim Cards with data on them.

I'm generally able to get a signal in most places except

deep in the Scottish Highlands.

I run a Ghostwriting agency for LinkedIn & Twitter.

Fri - Sunday, I make sure I have fast WiFi.because I create around

80+ posts for clients on those days.

During the week, I make sure I'm able to be online from noon till

sundown for my work.

I explore in the mornings.

So far, I've...

Visited all of Northern Scotland, including the stunning isle of

Skye.

Visited a ton of whisky Distilleries like Glenfiddich & Talisker.

Seen quirky fishing villages, castles & beautiful rugged

landscapes.

My van isn't luxury, but it gets the job done.

If you want to learn about how to grow on LinkedIn or
follow my adventures, ring my bell.

PS 3 days in, and my whisky withdrawals are gone...

Next up is quitting coffee!

➤ Would u try campervan life?

➤ Am I crazy to take basically no days off?

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41. Madison Butler
Chief People Officer, GRAV
The supreme court overturned Roe V. Wade this morning.

As a woman who has needed an abortion and had access, I

deeply understand the way the earth has shaken beneath us
today.

We woke up today with less rights than women 50 years ago.

5 people have dictated healthcare for millions.

5 people have changed the trajectory of millions of lives.
5 people have decided that their ideals should be reflected in
everyone.

This is democracy.

22 states will make accessible healthcare illegal.

Making abortions illegal doesn't stop abortions, it limits access
to safe ones.

Making abortions illegal doesn't impact the wealthy, it harms

those with limited resources.

Making abortions illegal doesn't stop abortions, it prevents those

without access to passports, flights, and support access to safe
ones.

Abortions are healthcare.

Access to healthcare is a human right.
Abortion access save lives.
If you're an organization committed to equity, how are you
supporting your people today?

Yes, I said people.

This is your reminder that all kinds of people need access to
abortion care, not just women.

If you're so concerned with ending abortions, start talking about

access to birth control, tubal ligations, sexual education and
prevention.

If you come to my page to tell me you're pro-life, please know

that you are not pro-life, you are forced birth.

Not all adults want children.

Not all pregnancies can be prevented and everyone should have
the choice to decide what to do with their body.

Birth control fails and our refusal to educate on this topic should
be seen as a failure.

Stop painting unwanted pregnancy as a "miracle" and

mind your own uterus.

Bonus Tip: It is free to mind your own body and it is free to not
harass people online about the choices they make for their
bodies, families and lives.

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42. Wes Kao
Co-Founder, Maven
I don't know who needs to hear this, but you didn't just get
lucky.

You might have been at the right place at the right time but you
also worked for years to have the skills, experience, and instinct
to capitalize on luck when it came your way.

Don't tell yourself it was only luck.

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43. Amelia Sordell
Founder, Klowt
I just cancelled ALL our employee benefits. They were a total
waste of money .

- Unlimited holiday. Gone.

- Unlimited learning (we pay for courses). Gone.
- Unlimited books from Amazon. Gone.

Because NO ONE was using them.

So instead, we’ve introduced:

- 30 days paid holiday.

- £100 towards your commuting cost, monthly.
- £45 towards your wellbeing, monthly.
- £10 towards your home WiFi bill, monthly.

These new benefits are actually costing me more than the ones
we had before, but they’re so much better.

Because they’re what the team actually want.

Besides, if you’re employee benefits don’t benefit your

employees, what’s the point of having them?

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44. Ankur Warikoo
Founder, Nearbuy.com
I scored 57/100 in English in Class 12!

I honestly did not expect this disaster!

I had been a top performer across all subjects, all through
school.
I felt like a failure.

But here I am today!

So for anyone feeling like how I felt back then, remember…

Your marks do not have the power to define you.

YOU have that power.

Take it from someone who has failed several times.

The fact that you are still here is the biggest gift you have. You
have time.
You have you.
Make the most of it.

#failure #success #life #warikoo

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45. Jessica Williams
SVP of People, Refine Labs
When you think of high-functioning alcoholism, you should think
of me….

There are, without a doubt, people at your job struggling with

addiction at this moment.

I have severe anxiety and depression, and my number one coping

mechanism used to be alcohol, which I now know is like pouring

gasoline on a damn fire. At the height of my addiction, I would

drink all day long, but my Type A Overachiever traits would also

drive me to work crazy long hours for my job.

I went to jail for a DUI on a Friday, returned to work on Monday,

and received a promotion and a $15,000 salary increase; not a

single soul at my job knew what happened the weekend before. I

was a level 10 shapeshifter and could and would pretend to be

whoever anyone wanted me to be. As you could imagine, this

type of mixed signaling fed my addiction for years. I would say,

“look at my life and my career; I’m fine,” and that was all a lie.

As we all know, money can make problems go away, so I was able

to get the DUI expunged from my record; for a long time, I acted

like that never happened, but it did, and I put myself and

everyone around me in danger.

“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt

herself.” - Hannah Gadsby

2.5 years | 912 days | 21,900 hours —> This is how long I’ve been

sober!

I honestly didn’t think I could last two weeks, so I never everrrrr

thought I would say it’s been years since I had alcohol. Not even

a sip!

Little did I know that when I started this journey at the beginning

of 2020, it would be the dumpster fire of a year. But no matter

what happens, I no longer use alcohol to avoid problems, mask

my feelings, or numb the pain. I now know the sense of serenity in

the middle of a storm.

I’m grateful that WE RECOVER because we are all more than any

of the worst things we’ve ever done.

My mom bought me this arrow necklace for my birthday to signify

that I’m headed in the right direction. Forever grateful for this

lifelong journey that I’m on; it’s been a beautiful surrender.

#WordToTheWise: I know without a shadow of a doubt

everything good in my life right now is because I got help and

stopped self-medicating.

Special shoutout to Cheri Garcia for being so open and honest on

LinkedIn; you inspired me to do the same!

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46. Shreyas Doshi
Advisor to fast-growing startups. ex-

Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo.

An observation about Product Managers who get promoted

quickly early on:

They consistently turn high ambiguity into clarity, clarity to

alignment, alignment to plans, and plans to shipped product. No

matter what problem you give them, they surprise you with their

ingenuity and energetic action.

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47. Allie K. Miller
AI Entrepreneur, Advisor, Investor
I was miserable in my first job. I was underpaid, undervalued, and

underwater.

But I learned some important lessons:

1. No amount of hard work will fix a toxic work environment.

2. Your time and energy are valuable - regardless of how much

someone is paying you.

3. Others can't always see how much you're worth. That's their
problem.

Shoutout to the mentors all over the world helping others

recognize their worth. It literally changes lives.

#leadership #management #mentorship

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48. Chris Walker
CEO, Refine Labs
Was your pipeline down in April?

Ours is down 43% MoM.

I'm not mad about it. It makes perfect sense why.

That's what happens when the S&P 500 plunges nearly 9% in

April, its worst monthly decline since March 2020.

That’s what happens when company valuations get slashed by

more than 50%, shocking the system, making it much harder to

raise money and causing most companies to cut spending

dramatically to extend runways.

That's what happens when you compare March vs. April - March

being the last month of a major quarter for B2B buying cycles vs.

April being the first month of typically the slowest quarter for B2B

buying cycles.

Oh, not to mention there's continued uncertainty &

growing risk that the war in Ukraine will tip a fragile global

economy into a slump.

If your pipeline is down month-over-month - sometimes it has

NOTHING to do with your Google Ads. It has nothing to do with

your content programs. It has nothing to do with Marketing at all.

It's sad to see companies blaming Marketing for missing the

pipeline number last month given the circumstances.

It makes perfect sense why pipeline would be down in April and it
has nothing to do with Marketing performance.

#marketing #b2b #demandgen

p.s. A great way to measure this is to compare MoM

pipeline performance of other sources like outbound and partner.
If outbound and partner pipeline dropped similarly (oftentimes
these sources drop more than marketing), that’s an indication that
this is a BUSINESS problem, not a marketing problem.

But everyone needs a scapegoat and people love to blame

Marketing :)

p.p.s. Comparing Marketing Performance MoM is totally sub-

optimal and leads to knee jerk reactions, poor strategy decisions,
and overall wasted time & energy worrying about nothing."

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49. Jalonni Weaver
Sr. Analyst, Talent Acquisition, Slalom
Use your PTO. Take mental health days. Use your PTO. Take
mental health days. Use your PTO. Take mental health days. Use
your PTO. Take mental health days. Use your PTO. Take mental
health days. Use your PTO. Take mental health days. Use your
PTO. Take mental health days

#mentalhealthwellness

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50. Jennifer Welsh
Founder, Money School
The fake American dream:

• Six-figure salary
• Big house
• Nice car
• Work til you're 65

Show your friends.

Work hard ➡ buy things ➡ keep working? Hamster wheel

Here's the new American Dream:

• Reduced expenses
• Increased savings
• Time as currency
• Freedom

Fastest way to get there?

Investing > material things

Out with the old and in with the new. Freedom's in style now.
Goodbye, things.

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51. Adam Broda
Founder, Broda Coaching
Why hire students with 0 years experience?

- They’re great at working w/ limited budget

- Infuse new generational perspectives
- They can teach you something new
- They bring a learning mindset, train them in critical skills to
remove single points of failure
- Someone asking lots of questions can inspire creative ideas for
change
- People excited to learn and work can positively boost your team
culture
- Keep staffing, relocation, hiring costs low
- Improve the diversity of your team
- Give established employees the ability to grow through
mentoring and teaching
- Outsiders who haven't been brainwashed are the best people to
give feedback
- Their experiences matter far less, and you focus on bringing in
greater character
- They are the next generation, like it or not, you'll need them
eventually

The best teams blend people with different experiences.

Managers shouldn’t ignore true, entry level candidates.

We need ideas from everyone.

#studentvoices #hiringtips
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52. Chip Huyen
Co-Founder, Claypot AI
So I wrote a 5400-word lecture note on the basics of data
engineering for my students, covering:

* data formats (row- vs. column-based, text vs. binary)

* ETL
* batch processing vs. stream processing
* training datasets

This is a work in progress. Feedback much appreciated!

https://lnkd.in/gvSBRHf

#datascience #dataengineering #machinelearning

#mlengineer #mlops

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53. Isobel Cowell
Head of Social, Kurogo
LinkedIn reminder: for every photo you see of someone in
a big, fancy, aesthetic office…

There’s someone sat working in their childhood bedroom

I had to move back into my family home after uni…

Something I told myself I would never do

And then the pandemic hit…and then I changed my mind on my

career…and then I really struggled with graduating uni…

And before I knew it, I was sat working in the room I used to play
Bratz in

And moving back home means:

Family asking you to drop stuff at the post office during

your work hours
Cats snoring during work meetings
People around you not understanding why you’re
working such long hours

❤ So shoutout to everyone who is still hustling while living at

home!

And HUGE shoutout to my mum for making me the pink curtains of

my dreams when I was 5

Did you move home after uni??

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54. Elfried Samba
Head of Community and Social,

Ioconic
Representation matters ❤

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55. Brianna Doe
Demand Gen, Inventables
I worked for 6 months straight, usually 14-hour days, without

taking PTO.

When I finally requested a day off, my manager said no (and

hung up on me).

One month later, I put in my notice.

The company's response: "We need you, and we love the work

you're doing. Why don't you take a couple days off to rest and

reevaluate?"

I refused.

Taking care of your mental health is just as important as hitting

your KPIs. It’s okay to choose yourself. 😊

#mentalhealth #careerdevelopment

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56. Patrick Seibt
#1 Sales Content Creator on

LinkedIn 2022
In January I spoke with several SaaS companies who wanted
to hire me.

Almost all of them were the same.

"It's an outbound role, so you will be responsible for your own

pipe."

"Fair, what does your tech stack look like?"

"Well, we have Sales Navigator. Uhm. Yeah."

This honestly made me laugh.

And I don't want to call anyone out.

But if your job ad says you only hire "sales rockstars".

Please provide a rockstar tech stack.

This is 2022, not the 90s.✌

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57. Chris Do
Founder & CEO, The Futur
I was sitting in the darkened auditorium of the Nokia Theater. My
knees were knocking and hands trembling. It was icy cold inside
but that's not why I was shaking. I was there to accept an award
at the 2010 Emmys, and I was terrified. Why? I had to give a short
speech. Just thank people, without stumbling, in front of a few
thousand people. Gulp. As an introvert, I couldn't think of
anything more terrifying.

For context, this was four years before I started lecturing, writing
posts, recording podcasts and YouTube videos.

My wife elbowed me and said knock it off. “You have to relax,”

she whispered. Moments later, a page was whispering my name,
searching for me in the dark. It was go time!

Now, my heart was really racing. I kept reciting the few phrases I
had prepared, still making last minute edits. My head was
jumbled. Make it memorable, touching, inspiring yet be humble.
I'll settle for a coherent string of words and not fainting on stage.

By sheer luck, the ceremony was running long. We were

instructed to step on stage, take the award and head back. No
speech. Maybe guardian angels exist after all! Everyone else was
upset, but I was all smiles. The rest was a beautiful blur.

It's hard to believe how much has changed—all because of that

single first step.
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58. Charles Miller
Founder, Writing to Riches
Apple didn't make an ad that said:

"3GB of storage."

They made an ad that said:

"1,000 songs in your pocket." Benefits over features, always.

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 59. Heather

Monahan
Top 50 Keynote Speaker In

The World 2022

I didn’t write my first book until I was 43.

I didn’t start my podcast until I was 44.

I didn’t give my first TedX talk until I was 45.

I didn’t become faculty at Harvard until I was 46.

At 42 when I was fired, I thought it was over for me.

Now, I know I’m just getting started.

Meet me live at noon est on clubhouse today so we can get you

started too

#motivationalspeaker #motivation #confidencecreator

#coachingonline #clubhouse #freebie #furlough

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 60. Dan Koe
Founder, Modern Mastery
How to get ahead of 99% of people:

- Go quiet for 3 months

- Laser in on 1 BIG goal
- Self-educate like mad
- Apply everything you learn
- Fail as much as possible

Every month, take a break. Disconnect.

Bursts of intensity are how you blow past everyone else.

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 61. Daniel Pink
#1 New York Times

bestselling author of 7 books.

One easy, inexpensive way to improve mental & physical health:

Time in nature.

A new program in Canada gives some doctors the option of

providing patients with a free annual pass to the country's

national parks -- a prescription for nature.

Fascinating idea.

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 62. Ash Rathod
Brand Story Strategist | Managing

Director, Digital Focus Creatives

The colour of my skin started to change two years ago...

I began to hide. No camera on video calls and no face to face

networking anymore. (And this had a massive impact on my
business because I was unable to fully be myself).

As a usually quiet but confident person, the sudden onset

of my Vitiligo exacerbated my mental health which was already on
an emotional edge due to a huge personal change in my life.

I managed to get through this because I had a family around me

who loved me unconditionally.

The other massive pivotal change I remember was one of my

clients gave me the space to talk (via email) about these recent
changes and sent a really nice message which I'll remember for a
long time. It was probably a small thing for her. But a HUGE thing
for me.

The reason I post this today is for two reasons.

1. It doesn't take much to be nice to someone else, and give them

the words of encouragement they probably need.
You don't know how much it will help their wellbeing.

2. It's emotionally draining trying to keep up with what you think

others think of you. Be yourself and be kind to
yourself. You're good enough. And others know this too.
Once you embrace this, I promise you will be the best version of
yourself.

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#selfcare #mentalhealth #bestadvice Ash Rathod

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 63. Brigette

Hyacinth
Keynote Speaker on Leadership,

HR, Artificial Intelligence and

Digital Transformation
I HIRED a person over 50. You can't imagine the resistance I had
to overcome. The HR manager was not impressed. She said he
"won't fit into our culture," "he is overqualified." etc. I had to put
my foot down to get him hired.

Everyone is looking for that 18 year old with 20 years experience.

He was one of the best hires I ever made. He made a huge

difference for the company. You can’t Google Experience.
Employers if you want good talent you need to be considering the
"Overqualified" candidates.

Our society needs to change. All that should matter is if the

candidate has the right skills and attitude to do the job. It’s time
to stop discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age.

Agree?

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64. Reno Perry
Co-Founder & CEO, Wiseful
Don't let 'hustle culture' hijack your holidays.

It's ok to slow down.

So many people I know are exhausted trying to find a new

job, handle their current job, get through school, etc.

The work will be there when you get back and the world
will be fine, I promise.

#careers #jobsearch"

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65. Sophie Miller
Founder, Pretty Little Marketer
Hi I’m Sophie, I’m in my twenties and… I don’t drink.

Yeah I’ll take a water with ice and lemon please.

Perhaps if I’m feeling crazy I’ll opt for a Pepsi Max (because it’s far

superior to Coca-Cola, I said what I said)

And here’s why I’m telling you this…

Because I’m tired of the “oh just have one”

the “but are you *sure* you don’t want a drink?”

the “ugh don’t be so boring”

or the oh-so-invasive “you don’t drink? What? Why?”

Some of your friends don’t drink.

And they don’t owe you an explanation.

So next time your mate opts for an orange juice instead of a gin…

Or they’re having a read of the mocktail menu rather than flicking

to the wine section…

Don’t make them feel like a sore thumb for not pandering to the

“norm” of drinking culture.

Let them enjoy their drink of choice in peace ✌

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66. Catalina Valentino
Founder & CEO, Pivot
My Uber Driver told me I was too pretty to be in business.

I should try modelling instead.

He didn’t believe me when I said I was in #business.

“You’re too pretty for that”

“Why don’t you try modelling instead”

Hm.

I thought we were past this.

Why is it that a #woman has to pick one; beautiful or

smart.

It’s 2022 people. WOMEN CAN BE BOTH TOO

Now, we could just choose to be one of those from the “well

that’s just the way it is” crew, but that’s not who I am.

I’m here to lead change. Create harmony.

And where would that get us? Change isn’t created by sitting
around doing nothing.

#bethechange
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 67. Joel Lalgee
Business Development Consultant,

Hirewell
I’m posting this today with a slight hesitation that it may be taken
wrong…

Here’s the heart behind the post.

I’ve noticed that many people face a huge pressure to find

a deeper purpose and meaning in their work. ( I don’t think
influencers help with this…)

We hear comments like -

“They need to be passionate about our mission” and “We need

someone that shares our vision,”

Is it possible to experience fulfillment in our work?

Yes, I believe that.

Will everyone have this experience?

I don’t think so.

But we ALL need to provide for our family.

IMO work cultures can often be filled with false postiviity that can
be detrimental to the environment they are looking to create.

I think sometimes you have to be okay with employees seeing

their job as,
A job… and what’s wrong with that?

#work #job #recruiterlife #recruiter

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 68. Marshall

Goldsmith
Thinkers50 Hall of Fame, #1

Leadership Thinker, #1 Exec Coach,

#1 NYT Bestselling Author.

Nobody will remember:

- Your salary
- Your fancy title
- How many hours you worked

But,

People will remember:

- The time you spent with them

- If you kept your promises
- How you made them feel

#MarshallGoldsmith #EarnedLife #Remember

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69. Dan Kelsall
Co-founder, Offended
Get up at 5am if you want to be successful.

What a crock of shit.

I work ‘til 1am most days. The only way I’m functioning at 5
is by snorting coffee and injecting speed into my eyeballs.

Everyone’s different. Some early birds, others night owls.

Where some of you bounce out of bed in the early hours of the
AM, I snooze my alarm 73 times, chisel the sleep from my eyelids,
trip over the cats, brush my teeth with moisturiser, wash my face
with toothpaste, and lie on the bathroom floor, sobbing.

Where some of you drift off peacefully at 10pm, I often find myself
wide awake at 2am, eating crisp butties and watching conspiracy
theories on YouTube about how Elon Musk actually killed Tupac.

Where some of you tap tap tap away on your laptop on the
morning train and shout so loudly down the blower that
the entire carriage gets to know that you live up your boss’ arse, I
fall asleep and dribble on the person sitting next to me.

There’s no blueprint for success. No straight path. No set way of

living. From what I can see, it’s just a shit load of hard work and a
bit of luck.

So let’s all stop telling other people how to be successful, shall

we?

After all, wherever we get to, none of our paths will look the same.
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70. Darren McKee
Vice President of Sales, Skye
My son told me he got kicked out of a group this week at
school.

He was smiling

I was confused.

His next words made me smile with him.

“It’s all good. I started another group and two people from the
old group joined mine!”

Leaders will always lead.

Builders will always build.

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71. Matt Turck
Managing Director, FirstMark
I am a venture capitalist. Here's my daily routine.

8am: Wake up hungover from a crypto dinner.

While in bed, tweet how refreshed I feel from a great night on my

Eightsleep and my 1-hour morning meditation.

9am: look at my reflection in the mirror and say “you are *not*

getting disrupted by Tiger”. Repeat 10x, increasingly loudly.

10am: Look at the list of deal announcements on VC newsletters.

Feel vaguely nauseous. “Should have done that one”. Then “oh,

that one, too. And probably that one…”

11am: Haven’t tweeted in a while. Time for some thought

leadership. What would Naval say?

11:30am: Debate how to reach out to a founder to tell them I

“heard good things”. Email? Too cheugy. Text? Creepy. Telegram?

Bit desperate. Signal? This job is so hard.

1pm: Lunch with another VC. We both agree founders shouldn’t

take the highest valuation term sheet and should instead choose

us because we bring value. Glad we got that settled.

2pm: I do a “walk and talk” with the CEO of a startup I invested in.

I share tips about scaling that I learned from my 9 months of

operating experience as a product manager at Salesforce 5 years

ago.
They don’t say much but I know they appreciate my insights.

4pm: I try to connect my MetaMask to my Coinbase account so I

can buy the NFT that I already told everyone I own. Nothing

works, gosh this is complicated. Try to find an explanation on

YouTube, end up on Netflix.

Tweet that I am “going down the web3 rabbit hole”

6pm: Time for drinks. Hear how the founder I wanted to reach out

to this morning got 12 term sheets this afternoon and got

preempted. Oh well. Gossip about how the Midas List means

nothing. Make plans to go kitesurfing with another VC.

11:30pm: Watch Succession. Tweet “wgmi”.

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72. Sam Browne
Top LinkedIn Creator
Learn the Secrets of the Linkedin Algorithm [in]

Use these tips to build a 10k audience. 📈

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Download the Free PDF:

https://lnkd.in/eH3nNidJ

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© Richard van der Blom recently released his annual Linkedin

algorithm report for 2022.

There are some big surprises in here.

I've compiled a shortlist of key takeaways from the report for

Linkedin content creators.

Let me know which of these tips is most helpful to you, and how

they might change your content creation strategy on Linkedin.

#personalbranding #digitalmarketing #linkedin

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CURATED BY JOSUE VALLES