S1 E41: An unpopular view on impostor syndrome (Curtis / @curtiseinsmann)

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Curtis Einsmann joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got into Amazon's internship, earned an SDE I position and after years at Amazon has broken out to start working freelance.We discuss what it was like to work at Amazon, how he dealt with imposter syndrome and the lessons he learned from Amazon that helps him now work asynchronously at Gumroad, where he's only had 4 meetings this year!🔗 Discussed LinksThe Medium article that started it all: "Amazon shouldn't have hired me"Master the Code ReviewHow Gumroad works🙋 Guest LinksCurtis' WebsiteCurtis' BlogCurtis' TwitterCurtis' LinkedIn❓Listener SurveyIf you have 3 minutes, take our short listener survey.❤️ ReviewsIf you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, that will help others find the podcast as well! You can share your favorite guest or topic!Some other areas you can leave us reviews! Spotify, Podchaser.🗺️ WebJoy LinksWebJoy WebsiteWebJoy TwitterWebJoy InstagramWebJoy TikTokWebJoy YouTubeTo stay up to date, you can subscribe to Little Bit of WebJoy which sends out a monthly email letting you know what's new in the WebJoy community.

Curtis Einsmann joins the show to talk about his origin story, how he got into Amazon's internship, earned an SDE I position and after years at Amazon has broken out to start working freelance.

We discuss what it was like to work at Amazon, how he dealt with imposter syndrome and the lessons he learned from Amazon that helps him now work asynchronously at Gumroad, where he's only had 4 meetings this year!

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Listener Survey

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❤️ Reviews

If you could leave us a review on Apple Podcasts, that will help others find the podcast as well! You can share your favorite guest or topic!

Some other areas you can leave us reviews! Spotify, Podchaser.

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Eddie
Host
Eddie
💻 Eng Manager, Design System @Glassdoor 💬 Helping software engineers grow their career with empathy. 🎙Host of @WebJoyFM. Tweets in 🇺🇸/🇲🇽
Curtis Einsmann
Guest
Curtis Einsmann
Creator of https://t.co/lTtU2YmpLN, writing https://t.co/UIopxVuXZa, sharing my knowledge and journey. Software engineer @gumroad, prev @awscloud
S1 E41: An unpopular view on impostor syndrome (Curtis / @curtiseinsmann)
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