Saltarelli: Serving as someone's right hand is the best career launchpad
Nick Saltarelli (Nick Salto) · How to Build a Brand of the Future · Jun 23, 2022 · at 58:57
Midday Squares co-founder Nick Saltarelli is asked by Sahil Bloom how he would rebuild his career and network from scratch with zero capital in a new city.
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“And go become the right hand person to the right person, because that is a launch pad that, like, I mean, putting yourself secondary to someone is always the best way.”
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