Dominik Nitsch | Generalist & Multipreneur
Entrepreneur, Lacrosse Athlete, Writer & Productivity Nerd. Frameworks & strategies for those who don't want to specialize. Join hundreds of generalists and unlock your full potential. 🔓
Your friends would help you find a flat. Why not a job? [#129]
Your friends would help you find a flat. Why not a job? [#129] "Hey, you'd be unreal at this" - said nobody ever (but they should) You can also read this in your browser. This newsletter also goes out to >1.5k readers for the first time. Hell yeah. When a friend is looking for an apartment, what do you do? You keep an eye out for something that fits what they want. You share it on your story, or post it to a portal like flatsforfriendz. You ask around: your friends, friends of friends,...
Too senior for IC, too operational to lead? [#127]
Too senior for IC, too operational to lead? [#127] The seniority trap nobody warns you about. Good news: you can climb out. Here's how. You can also read this in your browser. Here's a line I've heard more times than I can count since building Generalyst: "I'm too operational for a leadership role, too senior for an IC [= individual contributor] role." If that's you, here's what to do about it. Let's go. Recognize leadership isn't the end-all, be-all "Man, when I'm really successful, I wanna...
AI fluency is the most-wanted skill on the job market [#125]
AI fluency is the most-wanted skill on the job market [#125] Can't find a job? Burn through a few million tokens and watch your chances skyrocket. You can also read this in your browser. There's one skill every startup founder looks for: AI fluency. If I were hunting for a job right now, that's where I'd allocate most of my time. Let me give you a few proof points: A candidate I placed called me to hire two AI automation engineers. "Figured I'd call you as this is a skill most people would...
Are you an NPC? [#121]
Are you an NPC? [#121] High agency is great, but using agency to buy more agency misses the point. You can also read this in your browser. "Eventually, the only thing left for humans is agency." – Akshay Kothari, Notion Co-Founder I spent most of last weekend hanging out with my lacrosse teammates, most of them Gen Z or whatever comes after that. Phrases like "digga was ist das für ein Bot" (= "dude this guy is such a bot") or "der ist übelst der NPC" (= "he's such an NPC", NPC referring to...
Generalists don't have a skills problem. They have a story problem. [#119]
Generalists don't have a skills problem. They have a story problem. [#119] How to position yourself as a generalist. You can also read this in your browser. In the welcome email to my newsletter, I ask every new subscriber: "If I could dedicate one newsletter issue to you, what would it be about?" One answer that keeps coming up, in a variety of forms: "I don't know how to position myself. I've done a lot of different things, but how do I tell a coherent story?" I've struggled with this a...
Build your life now, not after you’ve "made it" [#117]
Build your life now, not after you’ve "made it" [#117] What you’ll regret not trying. You can also read this in your browser. A friend of mine recently finished his studies, dabbled in a few different things, and is now looking at the next career step. So now, he’s weighing joining a startup or going into the corporate world. I asked him: “what’s the lifestyle you wanna live?” And his answer surprised me: “I’ve always dreamed about becoming an actor and going to acting school; I wanna design...
How to Hire Generalist Talent 101 [#115]
How to Hire Generalist Talent 101 [#115] Hiring specialists is easy. But finding the right generalist for your startup? This is how you do it. You can also read this in your browser. Hey there! Even if you're a jobseeker, this one might be interesting for you - you'll get an inside look at the logic of hiring managers. Today, we’re taking a look at the startup side of things: how to actually hire a generalist, what to look out for, and how to run the process. Let’s dive in. 🤿 A few years ago,...
Don't build a life where the reward is 5 years away [#113]
Don't build a life where the reward is 5 years away [#113] What if you died tomorrow? You can also read this in your browser. Founders and athletes share a dangerous superpower: the ability to delay gratification for years. We all work hard for some distant goal in the future: achieving a breakthrough innovation, having a life-changing exit, competing in a major international tournament, maybe even in the Olympics. And we make a lot of sacrifices on the way. Gratification exists on a...
How to 10X your chances of getting a job interview [#111]
How to 10X your chances of getting a job interview [#111] Six steps to beating out the other few hundred applicants to the generalist position of your dreams. You can also read this in your browser. One question that pops up a lot recently is: how do you find a job as a generalist? Today, I want to explore what I’d do if I was currently on the job hunt - based on my experience running a recruiting business for generalist positions in early-stage startups. Let’s dive in. 🤿 The biggest...
How I took agency over injury rehab & personal training [#109]
How I took agency over injury rehab & personal training [#109] The public health system isn't made for athletes. Here's how you make your own rehab + training system. You can also read this in your browser. The beauty of building a generalist career is that you get to do a broad variety of things. The beauty of writing a newsletter about building a generalist career is that you get to write about a broad variety of things. Today won’t be about interviewing, hiring, bootstrapping, generalist...
Entrepreneur, Lacrosse Athlete, Writer & Productivity Nerd. Frameworks & strategies for those who don't want to specialize. Join hundreds of generalists and unlock your full potential. 🔓