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🔑 From Google Layoff to Full-Time Youtuber | Shao Chun Chen

🔑 From Google Layoff to Full-Time Youtuber | Shao Chun Chen

A unique story of layoff rebound, FI at 35, and building a thriving Youtube channel

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🔑 Day in the Life of a Portfolio Careerist

🔑 Day in the Life of a Portfolio Careerist

INSIDE: Why I Stopped Time-Tracking, My Exact Weekly & Daily Schedule, 7 Unconventional Productivity Strategies

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 Leveraging AI as a non-technical business owner | Sherry Jiang

🐧 Leveraging AI as a non-technical business owner | Sherry Jiang

INSIDE: Building Your First AI-Powered App, 3-Step Workflow, Real-World Project Examples

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 From Growthaholism to a Minimalist Business | Yong-Soo Chung

🐧 From Growthaholism to a Minimalist Business | Yong-Soo Chung

INSIDE: $142K to $8K Monthly Overhead, Growth On Your Own Terms, AI and No-Code Tools

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 Building a Sustainable Fractional Business | Moritz Kaffsack

🐧 Building a Sustainable Fractional Business | Moritz Kaffsack

INSIDE: Why Fractional Execs Struggle, 15 Years in Consulting, Landing (and Keeping) Long-Term Clients

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 How to Negotiate an Extended Leave

🐧 How to Negotiate an Extended Leave

INSIDE: How I Negotiated a 6-Week Leave at 23, How You Can Too, The Muscle of Asking For What You Want

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 Becoming a Fractional CTO | Sergio Pereira

🐧 Becoming a Fractional CTO | Sergio Pereira

INSIDE: Software Engineer to Fractional CTO, Sergio's Monthly Income, Feast-Or-Famine Cycles, How He Finds Clients

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 Achieving Life Dreams Before Financial Independence

🐧 Achieving Life Dreams Before Financial Independence

INSIDE: Sailing Enthusiast Buys a Houseboat, Farm Couple Buys Abandoned Property in Rural Japan, Mom Gets Second Home in Italy

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 The Deferred Life Plan

🐧 The Deferred Life Plan

INSIDE: Small-Town Dreams to Happiness Trap, Hidden Dangers of "I'll Be Happy When...", Practical Steps to Break Free

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 Q&A on Building a Portfolio Career

🐧 Q&A on Building a Portfolio Career

INSIDE: Solopreneurship, Why Portfolio Careers, Best and Worst Parts, Advice, Money

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 From Professor to Ali Abdaal's Head of Content | Ines Lee

🐧 From Professor to Ali Abdaal's Head of Content | Ines Lee

INSIDE: Teaching at Cambridge to Working on NYT Bestseller, Setback Mental Tactics, Pros & Cons of Creator Economy, Non-Obvious Advice

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang
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🐧 From Software Engineer to CPG Founder | Josh Wang

🐧 From Software Engineer to CPG Founder | Josh Wang

INSIDE: Career Coaching, High-Protein Indian Food, Managing Biz With Spouse, Earnings $ Before Quitting, Why Personal Branding

Dexter Zhuang
Dexter Zhuang