87 | I lost my job. HELP! featuring James Perkins

In this episode James Perkins talks about unexpected job changes and what it’s like to work for start-ups.SponsorsHashnodeCreating a developer blog is crucial in creating an online presence for yourself. It’s proof of work for your future employer. Hashnode makes it easy to start a blog in seconds on your custom domain for free. It’s fully optimized for developers and supports writing in Markdown, rich embeds, publishing from GitHub repository, syntax highlighting, and edge caching with Next.js blogs deployed on Vercel. On top of these, Hashnode is free from paywall, ads, and sign-up prompts.Hashnode is a community of developers, engineers, and people in tech. Your article gets instant readership from their growing community.Check out Hashnode, and join the community.Daily.devdaily.dev is where developers grow together. It provides a community-based feed of the best developer news, helping you stay up-to-date. daily.dev aggregates hundreds of sources every few minutes and creates a personal feed for you according to your interests, whether it’s web dev, data science, or Elixir. Anything you might be interested in, it has the content for you.Check out daily.devShow Notes00:00 - Intro03:08 - Creating Content for Companies You Like05:57 - Startups: Phases and Funding08:08 - Layoffs11:32 - Startups and Unicorns15:30 - Payouts and Stock Options21:36 - Sponsor: Hashnode22:22 - Risky Startups28:26 - Black Market Share Deals30:45 - Where to find startup jobs36:19 - Job Confidence42:49 - Sponsor: Daily.Dev43:50 - Don't Burn Bridges48:16 - Final Thoughts and Community Shoutouts