Ep 194: Being Your Own Boss

About this episode

This episode discusses the concept of being your own boss in the context of architecture and career management.

Being your own boss isn’t about starting a firm. It’s about control, momentum, money, and owning the tradeoffs shaping your career long before you noticed.

Topics covered

• being your own boss
• career control
• tradeoffs in architecture

Keywords

• control
• momentum
• money
• career tradeoffs

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