Breaking Into Applied AI: Build a Personal Brand by Just Taking Notes in Public
brandon_galang · x · 2026-10-20
Brandon Galang suggests a low-pressure path into applied AI careers: treat personal branding as 'taking notes that happen to be public.' Write down what you tried, what worked, what you're still figuring out—like a public Slack channel no one's forced to join. No need to inflate accomplishments; over time people can see what you know and how you work, and you can stand behind every word because you actually did it.
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