If you're thinking about the next stage of your career:
Pick an industry, not a job.
Here's why:
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Entrepreneurs and investors are always looking for industries, sectors, and product categories that seem poised for
unstoppable growth.
Similarly, the companies and people in these industries can generate career momentum.
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So make the market realities work for you.
Some hot sectors?
• AI
• Biotech
• Cloud computing
• Crypto and blockchain
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A strong market pulls success out of even mediocre startups.
Focus on a sector that's hot.
Pick a company. Then find a job that's most aligned with your skills and aspirations.
Your specific job won't matter nearly as much as the company growth trajectory.
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As Sheryl Sandberg says:
“If you're offered a seat on a rocket ship, don't ask what seat. Just get on.”
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Working at a high-growth company — or even a modestly impressive company in a hot industry — can do a lot for your career.
It can strengthen your personal brand and endow you with legitimacy.
And it may increase your odds of strategic serendipity.
Pick an industry, not a job.
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