Gotthilf: Career growth requires managing perceptions and storytelling, not just impact
Gina Gotthilf · Scaling Duolingo, embracing failure, and insight into Latin America’s tech scene | Gina Gotthilf · Oct 19, 2023 · at 11:04
Gina Gotthilf, Latitud co-founder and former Duolingo growth VP, reflects on her early career after an advisor dismissed her resume despite her heavy academic course load.
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“My one learning there that has stuck with me, and I think can work for other people too, is that it's not just about Doing things that actually matter and like, and learning. It's about being able to tell the story and it's about understanding what other people perceive as valuable. I'm not talking about net value, but I'm talking about if you want to grow in the world, it's understanding that psychology of how humans react to what you're showing them.”
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