You're four roles in one. Your tools should be too.
You write the copy, run the ads, file the contractor invoices, and review GitHub PRs before lunch. Friction between SaaS tabs eats more hours than the work itself.
Viktor lives in Slack with you. Same colleague writes briefs, drafts emails, builds landing pages, opens PRs, and pushes back when a campaign is bleeding money.
"Viktor is now an integral team member." — Patrick O'Doherty, Director, Yarra Web
Hey, it’s Mildred 👋🏼
OK it’s basically impossible to NOT talk about AI nowadays when talking about work. I’d actually love to know how much people are talking to their friends about AI - I’m really not that much lol.
That aside - we’ve got some super smart people in the GW community who would love to tell you what they think! Listen below!
What happens when work identity and self-identity become the same thing (37 mins)
Madalina Buzdugan on career breaks as privilege, generative AI's climate problem, and prompt efficiency.
Some advice: Batch your prompts and be concise to reduce AI's energy use, and prepare for identity crisis in a post-productivity world.
Your 'figure-it-out-ability' is a career asset! (26 mins)
Jiten Rama on thriving in chaos, mentorship over management, and LLMs as foundational knowledge.
Some advice: LLMs work like generalists (foundational knowledge + context), and AI will become as normal as Face ID within a few years.
From screens to streets: Why local community work is the future (36 mins)
Jon Saltzman on going back to the 90s, AI as human mirror, and why community matters now.
Some advice: Internet-era careers are ending as AI automates digital work, pushing us back toward local, physical community work.
Generalist with a PhD longer than you can pronounce?! (26 mins)
Shern Tee on trusting students to do their best, asking what's the opposite, and the no-AI pitch emerging.
Some advice: There's a "no-AI" pitch emerging as the opposite of the AI-everything trend, and specialists should diversify their LinkedIn beyond their field.
