đ Hey, what are you doing?
Side hustle check-in alertđ¨ Plus the latest tech opportunities to apply to, and a feature from an awesome virtual meeting platform that we know youâll love.
Hey, remember over the summer when we were all hyped up on our side projects? How we were super optimistic and excited about how they were going to help us break into the tech industry?
Our side project newsletter in June became one of our most loved newsletters. Sooo, weâd like to check in with you a few months later, in the thick of the busy fall season, and askâhow is it going?
BecauseâŚwe know it can be rough. đ
Thinking of dropping your side hustle?
The best of us get hit with seasons of uncertainty, doubt, and dips in productivity.
Especially if youâre juggling school or a full-time job (psstâŚyouâre amazing)
If youâre thinking of dropping itâthat you donât have what it takes⌠đł
As long as you show up every day, you literally cannot fail. âŹď¸
âIf youâre consistent and show up every day, your success is inevitable. There is no way you could do something every day for three years and get worse at it. Your brain literally wonât let it happen.â -Sahil Lavingia via Alice LemĂŠe
Just. Keep. Going.
Youâre learning and practicingâit doesnât have to be perfect, it just needs to be done.
Youâre building equity in yourself and it is going to pay off. Trust the process.
Bye Zoom links đ (we wonât miss you)
People are saying âthis is what being remote is supposed to feel like!â
Orbital is an always present virtual space for meetings, quick chats, office hours, etc.
And get this: everything is at the same link. đ¤Ż
You create an avatar that you can move around the space, and you only hear people who are close to you. Your team or community can fully customize your virtual officeâŚor planet!
Theyâre changing the game with:
Spotify plugins that let you bring the vibes in
Custom avatars and emojis that let you show your personality
Whiteboards, sticky notes, link libraries, revamped screen sharing
+ more
Another little tidbit of side hustle advice
We often imagine our projectâs success as it getting bigâthe bigger the scale the better. We keep our eyes on our metrics and strive to reach the largest possible audience for our blog, newsletter, podcast, app, online store, etc.
But paradoxically, Derek Thompson shared that âin a weird way, the best way to produce things that take off is to produce small things. To be a small expert.â
Heâs talking about being nicheââniche at scale is something that I think young people should aspire toâ
Because the internetâs audience is absolutely massive. Out of the billions of people online, there will be people that are interested in your super-specific thing. But if your goal is to attract everyone your side project will get lost in the ocean of internet contentâŚand youâll get disappointed fast and set yourself up to fail.
Opportunities in Tech Right Now âŹď¸
Internship đ¨âđť
Product Management, Roblox (Summer â22)
Marketing & Community Relations, EatStreet
Brand Marketing, DraftKings Inc.
New Grad đŠâđ
Product Marketing, Adobe Photoshop (MBA Internship)
Creative Marketing Copywriter, Ancestry
Product Marketing Writer, Oracle
Marketing Copywriter, Sana Commerce
Product Manager, Recommendations & Discovery, Pandora
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Written by Jacqueline Mastrelli