I have always found the question hypocritical. The person asking me never really knows what they want to do with their life—how should I know?
The reality is that answering the question is hard. It’s a lifelong journey.
Of course people try to sell you the solution. Something just feels off? about the “GET RICH QUICK, JUST FOLLOW THESE 10 STEPS” pitch.
But at the end of the day. It’s your life. You have to bear the consequences.
So what should you do?
Honestly, I do not know.
But I do think we can help.
Who is We?
We are a few people—former founders and investors and operators—who now run a program called “Insider.” We, perhaps like you, did not know what we wanted to do with our lives.
But we had a pretty simple idea: “What if we just spent all of our time trying to help people find interesting opportunities?”
And, so far, people have said it’s been really helpful.
I think there are a few reasons. The main reason is that, while you only may make a few big career decisions in your entire life, we get to think about this stuff all day. There’s more noise than ever before. A big part of our job is looking past the BS and filtering for the good stuff. We really try to avoid distracting you and wasting your time (e.g. we will not send you ai-generated garbage or invites to boring happy hours).
Instead, you’ll be paired with someone on our team. Think of them like your agent (a bit like a Hollywood movie star would have). They’ll learn about your preferences and then send you opt-in introductions to interesting opportunities. Sometimes those will be introductions to founders of new and exciting under-the-radar startups. Other times it’ll be introductions to like-minded people you would enjoy meeting.
Our service is completely personalized. We use some software but it’s not magic AI. It’s a human who cares a lot about helping you in the best way possible.
To join, you just apply here. It takes just a few minutes. And if you’re accepted, you’ll get an email from someone on our team. (Also note that it’s completely free to the talent we work with—we only make money when companies pay us for matching them with a new hire.)
Of course, reach out if you have any questions. hi@nextplay.so.
Hope we can help!