Valley Girl Newsletter

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A Great Meltdown from Within

39 implied HN points • 20 Nov 23

🕹 Technology AI Startups Corporate culture Venture Capital Leadership

Losing key leadership can have negative impacts on a company's morale and productivity.
Companies need motivated teams who believe in winning to succeed.
The challenges faced by a company like OpenAI can affect the larger AI startup ecosystem.

Welcome!

275 implied HN points • 23 Sep 20

The newsletter is called Valley Girl by Apoorva Govind, a senior engineer at UberEats.
The blog contains Apoorva's experiences as an engineer at companies like Uber and Apple.
Readers can find Apoorva on Twitter as @Appyg99 and subscribe to the newsletter for updates.

How to waste your career, one comfortable year at a time

7 HN points • 28 Sep 20

Complacency can be harmful - don't stay in the same job too long without challenging yourself.
Loyalty should not hold you back - it's okay to leave when you're no longer passionate.
Prioritize learning over money in your career's early stages to avoid missed opportunities.