How to Get Ahead of 99% of People In the Age of AI - 50 Tips

If I was starting over in my 20s today, in the middle of the AI era, this is exactly what I would do. 50 tips on career, AI tools, agentic engineering, money, and playing the long game. Filmed all over Korea. Newsletter: https://getpushtoprod.substack.com CHAPTERS 0:00 Intro 2:52 Tip 1: Your Feed Is Not The Market 4:01 Tip 2: Never Ask The Barber 5:08 Tip 3: Demos Lie, Production Tells The Truth 7:08 Tip 4: Don't Judge Your Insides By Someone Else's Outsides 8:43 Tip 5: You Are Not Behind 10:44 Tip 6: Fear Is A Crowded Trade 12:39 Tip 7: Own The Problem, Not The Code 14:04 Tip 8: Taste Is The Moat 15:58 Tip 9: Learn Agentic Engineering 17:49 Tip 10: Ship Things That Last 19:19 Tip 11: Follow The Cost Of Being Wrong 20:52 Tip 12: Become The Top 10% 22:12 Tip 13: Learn The Layer Below 24:26 Tip 14: Read More Code 27:18 Tip 15: Ignore Titles, Focus On Shipping 28:01 Tip 16: Learn Where The AI Fails 29:29 Tip 17: Have A T-Shaped Portfolio 30:35 Tip 18: Master AI Tools 32:08 Tip 19: The World's Best Tutor Is An AI 32:35 Tip 20: Push It To Prod 33:45 Tip 21: Communication Is Your Biggest Leverage 35:35 Tip 22: Become Worth Vouching For 36:54 Tip 23: Do What Feels Like Play 38:12 Tip 24: Follow The Money 39:12 Tip 25: Take The Risk Before You Can't 40:26 Tip 26: Optimize For Slope, Not Salary 41:40 Tip 27: Own The Ugly Work 43:07 Tip 28: Be The Bridge From AI To The Business 45:15 Tip 29: Network Before You Need It 47:00 Tip 30: Win The New Interview 49:38 Tip 31: Pick The Manager, Not The Logo 51:31 Tip 32: Find Great Mentors 52:33 Tip 33: Teach To Learn 54:19 Tip 34: Pick One Direction And Stick With It 56:06 Tip 35: Build And Learn In Public 57:14 Tip 36: Audit Your Expenses 57:50 Tip 37: Your First $100K Is The Hardest 58:27 Tip 38: Set It And Forget It 59:17 Tip 39: Pay For Your Own AI Tools 1:00:35 Tip 40: Rest Is Non-Negotiable 1:01:19 Tip 41: Build Your Escape Hatch 1:02:44 Tip 42: Train Like Your Life Depends On It 1:03:33 Tip 43: Be An Early Adopter 1:05:33 Tip 44: Follow The Leaders In The AI Arena 1:07:31 Tip 45: Bet On Yourself 1:08:29 Tip 46: Ship It Slightly Embarrassed 1:09:57 Tip 47: Luck Is Preparation Meets Opportunity 1:11:00 Tip 48: First Job, Not Final Job 1:11:53 Tip 49: Build For Future Models 1:13:18 Tip 50: Don't Let AI Atrophy You 1:14:58 Outro Find me here: LinkedIn / Threads: @jonnykvids Instagram: @johnkimlife