Zak Slayback is a principal at 1517 Fund, a venture capital fund that prioritizes working with dropouts. He wrote the excellent book "How to Get Ahead", one of my most recommended books on careers, and runs Get Ahead Labs where he teaches how to write outstanding cold emails.
Learn more about Zak:
https://zakslayback.com/
https://www.1517fund.com/
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Timestamps:
02:35 Zak Slayback
04:45 Using opportunity cost, signaling theory, and incentives to accelerate your career (https://zakslayback.com/frameworks-success-opportunity-cost/)
14:35 How to set career goals (https://zakslayback.com/ambition-mapping/)
20:15 Rene Girard and Mimetic Desire
24:30 The difference between a mentor, a coach/consultant, and an advisor (https://zakslayback.com/whats-difference-mentors-advisors-coaches/)
35:40 Finding a mentor (https://zakslayback.com/professional-mentor-dream-job/)
44:30 Fighting mental blocks against reaching out to potential mentors
47:30 Why you should start a personal website (https://zakslayback.com/why-start-a-website/)
56:15 What the most important "meta-skills" are and how to stack talents
01:05:35 Most over-looked sections of the book
01:09:00 The future of higher education: the new 95 theses from 1517 Fund (https://medium.com/1517/a-new-95-ec071200d98f)
01:23:05 What Zak thinks the most exciting trends in technology are
01:35:15 Rapid fire questions
Links:
The End of School and Building a Valuable Skillset with Zak Slayback
Deschool Yourself and Find Your Focus – With Zak Slayback
Zak's book - How to Get Ahead (highly recommended!)
Ambition Mapping
Rene Girard and Mimetic Desire
Why Tacit Knowledge is More Important Than Deliberate Practice
How to Get Your Dream Job and Mentor in 6 Easy Steps
What’s The Difference Between Mentors, Advisors, and Coaches?
How to Get Ahead When You Have Nothing to Offer
“Why Should I Start a Website?”
Frameworks for Making Better Decisions: Opportunity Cost
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
The New 95 Theses
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