If only I knew this shit in college

I was invited to talk about my 6 years work experience to students of the engineering school MINES Saint-Étienne.

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1. If only 

   I knew this shit
   in college
   

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2. I was a
   particularly
   dumb student
   

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3. I am a
   particularly
   dumb professional
   

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4. But I know
   slightly more now
   

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5. This is the talk
   I wish my dumb
   student self
   had heard
   

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6. @mehlah
   

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7. If only I knew
   Startups were for me
   

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8. I startups
   

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9. Your work
   has impact
   

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10. Your work
    is more fun
    

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11. Your work
    is more fun
    

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13. Less of this
    

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14. More time spent
    working directly
    on the product
    

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15. Your work
    uses cool tech
    

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16. You also get to
    wear may hats
    

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17. You’ll be filthy rich
    

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18. You’ll be filthy rich
    X
    He worked with Saul !
    

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19. Do it for love of
    product and
    somewhat
    reasonable salary
    

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20. If only I knew
    How to improve myself
    

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21. Don’t rely on work
    for growth
    

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22. Build ridiculous
    side projects
    

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23. Do open source
    

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24. Share what you
    learn
    

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25. You’ll meet
    people
    

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26. People will
    meet you
    

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27. Dumb experiments
    become smart
    patterns
    

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