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176: Career Karma with Ruben Harris
01:44 - Ruben’s Superpower: Believing in people more than they believe in themselves and helping people to meet their potential.
03:00 - How Ruben Developed His Superpower
- Natural Belief In Self
- Father and Mother’s Example
06:35 - Benefits Of Being Underestimated
- Conquering Challenges
- Career Karma Coaches And Squads
11:15 - Career Karma Success Story
13:50 - Fires Lit Inside
15:03 - Origin Of Career Karma
- App Launched January 2019
- CareerKarma.com/schools
- Learn And Experience The Companies
- Breaking into Startups
- The Reality of Breaking Into Startups: The First Product You Build Is Yourself
18:10 - How Career Karma Secured Funding
23:38 - What Makes The Success Of Career Karma Different
- Culture of Experimentation
25:25 - What It Feels Like To Know You Are Doing What You Are Meant To Be Doing
- Pay Attention To The Patterns In Your Life
31:21 - Impact of Coronavirus
36:15 - Who Will Benefit From Remote Work
38:00 - The Career Karma Team
- Pay It Forward
42:30 - If You Want To Be A Master In Life, You Have To Submit To A Master
44:30 - What’s On The Horizon For Career Karma
48:20 - The Biggest Lesson Ruben Has Learned Thus Far
LINKS:
- State of the Bootcamp Market Report 2020
- Remote Working Tips and Complete Guide to Telecommuting in 2020
- How to Pay for Coding Bootcamp: The Ultimate Guide
- Income Share Agreements: State of the Market 2019
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Special Guest: Ruben Harris.