Hey, Jim. Thanks for your article and candor. At one point you note, “It seemed many people at EA Global conferences were also looking for jobs.” How does that affect the tenor of the conferences?
Not sure what you are thinking about—but if it is a concern about it all being transactional and everyone focused on just themselves (“must get job”), I didn’t feel that. Going to the EA conferences was the best thing to do to better understand the community, feel the positive energy of 200 to 1400+ smart, passionate people working to improve the world, and to talk with people who could help me test my fit to pivot into the space. I feel we are not fully tapping into all the interest out there. So that made me more open to the entrepreneurial route through Catalyze Impact. I am also still applying for jobs.
Hey, Jim. Thanks for your article and candor. At one point you note, “It seemed many people at EA Global conferences were also looking for jobs.” How does that affect the tenor of the conferences?
Not sure what you are thinking about—but if it is a concern about it all being transactional and everyone focused on just themselves (“must get job”), I didn’t feel that. Going to the EA conferences was the best thing to do to better understand the community, feel the positive energy of 200 to 1400+ smart, passionate people working to improve the world, and to talk with people who could help me test my fit to pivot into the space. I feel we are not fully tapping into all the interest out there. So that made me more open to the entrepreneurial route through Catalyze Impact. I am also still applying for jobs.