# portfolio career (audio feeds) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover portfolio career. Page: Feed: --- ## [Taiwan's Startup Ecosystem: What Three Founder Calls Revealed](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/taiwan-startup-ecosystem) _2026-08-22 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Chips without GPUs, solar data moats, and AI guardrails — what three calls with Taiwanese founders reveal about hardware's comeback and why judgment is the career asset that compounds. ## [Portfolio Careers in Action: 25 Creators Discuss What’s Actually Working](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/portfolio-careers-in-action-25-creators) _2026-08-21 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ Portfolio Career Series: Episode 8 [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/211940950/91e8687502e74ea438a338e9d3dfde45.mp3) ## [Substack Now Lets You Personalize Posts with First Names — Here’s How](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/substack-now-lets-you-personalize) _2026-08-18 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ How to personalize Posts and emails on Substack with subscribers' names ## [A McKinsey Partner told me what AI actually makes valuable](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/a-mckinsey-partner-told-me-what-ai) _2026-08-17 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Neha Kabra sees more AI deployments in a quarter than most operators see in a career. Here's what's actually scarce. ## [An Honest Behind-the-Scenes Of My Multi-Pillar Business](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/an-honest-behind-the-scenes-of-my) _2026-08-14 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ From zero to a 7-stream Portfolio Career [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/210979561/59bf3db688ce0a6581fb0445c78b36f9.mp3) ## [My 2026 Portfolio Career in Numbers \[7 Income Streams With Examples\]](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/my-2026-portfolio-career-in-numbers) _2026-08-11 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ How I'm growing a diversified and profitable business through 7 different income streams ## [She Stole Someone's Note. Then Substack Deleted Her Account.](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/she-stole-someones-note-then-substack) _2026-08-08 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ About plagiarism, doing the right thing and speaking up ## [There’s a Business Hidden Between the Lines of Your CV \[How To Launch Your B2B Offer\]](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/theres-a-business-hidden-between) _2026-08-05 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ My framework to create a B2B offer to expand your Portfolio Career. ## [The Recruiter Hadn’t Read My Resume. They Told Me So — Twice.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-recruiter-hadnt-read-my-resume) _2026-08-01 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ A call about a “chief of staff on steroids” role, a masterclass in candidate experience, and a genuine question for you at the end because I know something the recruiter doesn't... ## [Portfolio Career: Stop Leaving Parts of You in the Drawer](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/portfolio-career-stop-leaving-parts) _2026-08-01 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ It's time to build something great inside out. ## [Dissecting Series A Rounds (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/UoEq1oh4Yv5E) _2026-08-01 · **Sponsored**_ Two real Series A cases: timelines, investor sequencing, and common founder mistakes. ## [90% of Authors Make Peanuts: What The Remaining 10% Are Doing Differently](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/90-of-authors-make-peanuts-what-the) _2026-07-29 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ How to get a book deal with a Big Five, strategies for authors and how to turn your book into a business ## [Your Job Already Moved Overseas — They Just Haven't Told You Yet](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/your-job-already-moved-overseas-they) _2026-07-27 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ AI won't take your job — global talent might. Alex Randall Kittredge and Cory Blumenfeld on offshoring, remote work, and how to become irreplaceable. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/208441259/218e5f79c70ab21014ac35b945651d3b.mp3) ## [The Real Reason Why People Are Not Joining Your Paid Community](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/the-real-reason-why-people-are-not) _2026-07-22 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ Welcome to the Portfolio Career Series: a weekly email series to help you build your portfolio career strategically, sustainably and mindfully. ## [Three people said they read my Substack. I nearly apologized.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/three-people-said-they-read-my-substack) _2026-07-20 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Three people told me in person that they read my newsletter — and I was embarrassed. Why being read feels like debt — and why that instinct belongs to a dead economy. ## [Sometimes You Are Stuck in a Place That Sucks](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/sometimes-you-are-stuck-in-a-place) _2026-07-18 · Veronica Llorca-Smith 🍋 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ 5 years ago, I was stuck. ## [What I’d Do Differently If I Launched a Cohort Today \[Portfolio Career Series\]](https://veronicallorcasmith.substack.com/p/what-id-do-differently-if-i-launched) _2026-07-15 · The Lemon Tree Mindset 🌳🍋_ How to launch a successful cohort. ## [Your job already moved to India. They just haven't told you yet.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-bangalore-strategy) _2026-07-11 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ How the same corporate offshoring playbook that emptied American factories in 1994 is now emptying American cubicles, one JPMorgan and Microsoft campus at a time. ## [\[From the Archive\] Laid Off Twice: How I Built a Portfolio Career Instead](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/from-the-archive-laid-off-twice-how) _2026-07-09 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Kintsugi, the Japanese art of mending pottery with gold. ## [The One Email My Boss Sent That Changed How I Think About Work Forever](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/always-attend-the-wedding-go-to-the-funeral) _2026-06-14 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ There are only two times all your favourite people gather in one place: your wedding and your funeral. Here's why you should always show up — no matter the cost. ## [She Left BlackRock With No Plan. Four Careers Later, Here's What She Learned.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/raffaela-rein-portfolio-career-no-master-plan) _2026-06-05 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Raffaela Rein on building a portfolio career across BlackRock, Rocket Internet, CareerFoundry and BoardLens — and why the first move off the ladder is smaller than you think. [Listen](https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/200549789/e899322b65ef2c0c8b6f7360375a99db.mp3) ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/s40xiFVV1Eq2) _2026-06-05 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [So Who Reads "ARK Strategy" Anyway?](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/substack-subscriber-analysis-ark-strategy) _2026-06-05 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I analyzed 2,100 Substack subscribers and 3,379 LinkedIn followers to find where readers come from, who actually engages, and which platform drives growth. ## [Why a Side Hustle Is Your Best Protection Against Layoffs](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/portfolio-career-side-hustles-corporate-ladder) _2026-06-02 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ The loyalty-for-security deal is dead. Here's why a side hustle is career insurance — and how a portfolio career hands you leverage before a layoff ever hits. ## [BlackRock → Porsche Board → AI Founder. None of It Was Planned.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/non-linear-career-blackrock-to-ai-founder) _2026-05-30 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ From BlackRock analyst to Porsche board director to AI founder — Raffaela Rein on what actually compounds across a non-linear career, why calculated risk beats the ladder, and the first move if you're feeling the pull. ## [20 Million Tokens Later, I Built an App](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/claude-code-20-million-tokens) _2026-05-24 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I used Claude Code, 20 million tokens, SQLite, and Streamlit to build a working database and web app in a weekend—and learned why human judgment still matters. ## [The Cost of Competence: Why the Floor Is Shrinking Under White-Collar Work, and What to Stand On Instead](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/cost-of-competence-shrinking-floor) _2026-05-19 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ The AI job panic is missing the point. A three-part strategy memo on shrinking competence, the wrong shoes, and why a humanities degree may be the most undervalued asset in your career — by Alex Randall Kittredge. ## [Did A Humanities Degree Just Become More Valuable?](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/humanities-degree-age-of-ai) _2026-05-11 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ AI can summarize Foucault, imitate Woolf, and explain Kant in seconds. But the real question is whether humanistic judgment, taste, and interpretation are becoming more valuable, not less. ## [What I Wish Someone Had Told Me About S-Corps](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/s-corp-election-fractional-operator-2026) _2026-05-05 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I asked Claude how to start an S-Corp. It gave me the wrong New York tax address. The recovery taught me more about portfolio-career infrastructure than the tax savings ever could. ## [The AI Job Panic Is Missing the Point](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-ai-job-panic-is-missing-the-point) _2026-05-02 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Apollo economist Torsten Slok argues AI could expand employment through the Jevons paradox. Here’s what that means for knowledge workers, careers, and the future of professional work. ## [The AI Bubble: Startups Funded Before Product-Market Fit](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-ai-bubble-startups-funded-before) _2026-04-29 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ A conversation with a funded AI startup founder revealed the clearest sign of market froth: companies raising capital before they know which urgent customer problem they're solving. ## [The Wrong Shoes: How a Non-Linear Career Path Got Built](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/the-wrong-shoes) _2026-04-18 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ A three-act story of building a non-linear, portfolio career — from hedge fund analyst to startup Chief of Staff to founder — and the framework that emerged. ## [Web Coding With AI, Live (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zN1oKXoMP8pU) _2026-04-18 · **Sponsored**_ Collaborative screen sharing with simultaneous remote control, open source. ## [I Spent an Afternoon With Founders Building the Next American Century. Here's What They Told Me.](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/deep-tech-nyc-2026-american-manufacturing-hard-tech) _2026-04-12 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ Deep Tech NYC 2026: Materials Science, Drone Infrastructure, and the Future of American Manufacturing ## [Space Lasers, Tissue Samples, and the Pitch That Taught Me Where My Edge Ends](https://alexrandallkittredge.substack.com/p/space-lasers-tissue-samples-and-the) _2026-04-01 · Alex Randall Kittredge · ARK Strategy_ I pitched two deep-tech startups through Plug and Play — a space laser company and a biomedical tissue testing firm. I lost both. Here's what failing taught me about the real limits of portfolio careers, why transferable skills aren't the same as transferable credibility, and the diversification discount no one talks about.