Thread by @GabrielPeterss4

never compete when applying for jobs, there are hundreds of applicants with better grades and universities than you. but none of them will be making a personalized demo

i used this demo to get all my interviews like openai over two years ago before moving to sf

or when interviewing at midjourney, i spent a weekend making a full canvas image generation tool to make sure they knew exactly what i'm good at. don't wait for them to ask interview questions

this is still live, links are on my github

companies literally just wanna know if you are good at what they need. if you can explain this in a simple and concrete way, hiring you vs some perfect grade university student is a no brainer. you'll be the less risky option

always suggest working for free and suggesting a specific task you can trial working on up front, and push for making it happen on the call. nearly all companies will make sure to pay you but it lowers the perceived risk and commitment

shove the demo in peoples faces, it's super impressive and people will immediately get more helpful to intro you to other companies when you remove all doubt about your abilities. it's a win win for all parties

go to events, show everyone your demo. post it on all social media and try to go viral. post it in cold dms and emails

you need to make something that immediately catches peoples attention and is interesting. for example i suggested a friend of mine who is applying to ai jobs to make a diffusion model that solves mazes, it's super cool and impressive