How Shre geared off the established path by building community and consulting
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Shre is the fractional Head of Community for Lenny Rachitsky’s paid community of 10,000+ product-minded people - one of the most popular paid online communities. But that’s not it. He has pivoted away from lucrative careers in management consulting and at big companies in his pursuit for more meaningful work. Today, he is a consultant and describes himself as Dobby - a slave elf from the Harry Potter world who freed himself. In this episode: 2:50: Why he has “only taken paycuts” 10:10: Does he compare himself with his peers from college? 13:42: Why quitting a job shouldn’t be too scary in your 20s 18:35: How Shre realised it was time to move on from his big startup idea 26:15: How he went from member to Community Manager at Lenny’s community 40:00: Being “Dobby” 41:20: How he pitches himself to new clients 46:30: How he finds opportunities that have not been posted publicly 51:22: Rapid-fire round
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