I'm convinced that if I knew exactly what I needed to do, 3 hours of work a day would be enough. But since I don't, I have to put in 8 to 12 hours. The price of ignorance.
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Building mini-companies / side projects teaches you more than any course It teaches you things related to engineering, marketing, and product. Things you could never learn as quickly any other way. And on top of that, it does it well. In a lasting way. Lessons learned the hard way stick better than ones explained on a whiteboard.
The new Pomodoro is working until you run out of tokens. And then it's time to hit the gym
🇨🇭 How do you find a job in Switzerland? I’ve found a job in Switzerland twice. Both times without much work experience. I’ve also been on the other side, hiring people. How did I do it? Here are my tips 👇
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1️⃣ Your CV is a sales page, not a historical record. The same principles apply: → It should be understandable in 6 seconds → It should talk about benefits, not qualities → It should build trust That’s it. The rest is details.
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2️⃣ A structure that works: 💬 First things first: Name, phone number, email, LinkedIn and portfolio (if you have one). 💥 Elevator Pitch: 3–4 lines where you sum up who you are, your key strengths and the value you bring. It’s the trailer. Make them want to watch the whole movie. 💼 Experience: Company, role, dates. But here’s the important part...
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For experience, forget about duties. Nobody cares that you “managed projects.” What matters: → What you achieved → How much impact it had → What changed because of you Use the STAR method: Situation, Task, Action, Result. Example: “Reduced onboarding time by 40%, from 3 weeks to 10 days”
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📖 Education: Degree, institution, year. 🛠️ Skills: Languages, software, technical tools, etc...
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3️⃣ Format One page. Two max if you have 10+ years of experience. Space is valuable. Only include things worth their weight in gold. No filler. Clean design: plenty of white space, wide margins, professional font. Avoid weird tables, too many columns and heavy images. Less is more.
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4️⃣ The war against the robots: Many companies use ATS (software that filters CVs before a human sees them). Read the job ad and look for keywords. Include them word for word in your CV. Always save it as a PDF (unless they explicitly ask for Word). The layout won’t shift.
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5️⃣ What sets you apart from the rest: → Relevant personal projects → Certifications that matter → Publications or talks → Volunteering with impact This shows you have initiative. That you don’t just do what you’re asked.
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6️⃣ Last point: tailor your CV to each job posting. If they’re looking for leadership, move that experience to the top or highlight it. If they’re looking for creativity, highlight your innovative projects. It’s not cheating. It’s being smart. Your CV isn’t a static document. It’s a sales tool that should evolve.
I really do try to work smarter, not harder. But fuck, I'm so dumb.
Little by little, I can see the work I’ve put in over the past few months paying off. It’s always the same. A period of intense work where everything feels like a struggle and it seems like you’re not making any progress. That only pushes you to work harder.
Yeah, making over 100k a year is great. My main goal when I came to Switzerland was to find a better life: to escape the lower middle class and find hope for a brighter future.
I'm moving back to Spain 🇪🇸 For those of you who missed yesterday's big news: over the next few months, I'm leaving my job in Switzerland and moving back to Spain to work on my projects full time. I have too many ideas and too much to do. And not enough time.
How hard it is to work under uncertainty while everyone else seems so sure of their future. You watch the world move forward while you stay frozen in space and time, building with broken boards a project you don’t even know will ever see the light of day.
Choosing which problem to solve is one of the most important things, not the hours you work. That’s where the biggest challenge lies: finding where you can add the most value and aggressively prioritizing it.