#81 Somil Goyal – Monetize Your Skills & Gain Experience

Somil Goyal is the founder of Project Brains. Somil has deep experience in finance and consulting with skills honed at Deutsche Bank and the Big Four. He runs an alumni angel network in the UK focused on digital industries and climate change. He has also managed and worked at start-up companies especially in fintech. ⏺️ Voics: https://www.voics.co/🎙️ Podcast University: https://bit.ly/3Dqip2S🎤 Podcast Accelerator: https://bit.ly/3f1ir81📞 Schedule Free Call: https://bit.ly/3GsNyTU(00:00) Introduction(03:06) What have you been up to since we last recorded?   (07:17) The shift in mindset of freelancers & remote working(10:45) The benefits of starting a side business (15:10) How to get more experience as a young professional  (19:50) Social capital and building an international network (22:26) What are the risks of offering your skills to multiple companies?   (26:53) The challenges for businesses to hire new employees (28:40) What's the advantage for companies hiring temporary employees?   (34:50) Understanding the problem statement & finding a logical solution (38:15) Measuring success on business outcomes(40:55) How do you determine your price point for your services?  (48:15) What have been the biggest challenge building a startup?   (54:25) How do you get your first customers on a marketplace?   Please leave a review:- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/36RrL9Y- Apple: https://apple.co/3uCwViFSocials:- YouTube: https://bit.ly/3HleVy2- Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3EE3FuG- Apple: https://apple.co/32ArW7D- LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- TikTok: https://bit.ly/314iZD6Services:- Career mentoring: https://bit.ly/3FCS3JA- Podcast consulting: https://bit.ly/3aYzm5w- Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3JqwkXASupport the show