Transition into Tech

📌📌Save this if you are building a startup and you are about to hire your first team. I had a people problem. It took me almost a year to recognise it, so let me save you time and money. February 2025. No app. No momentum. £15,000 wasted. December 2025. We prelaunched and 2200+ people joined in three days. So what changed? Not the idea. Not the market. Me. I have been building products for 14 years, but this was the first time I was fully responsible for hiring the team. And hiring is not “part of the job”. It is a different job entirely. The first two versions of Xeruit did not work. Not because the concept was weak. Because the execution was. By the third build, the product was finally right. The hires were not. Here is what nearly killed it: • People who loved frameworks more than shipping. • People who needed one more conversation before acting. • People who avoided messy work and defended scope like a legal contract. • People who asked for tooling, process, and headcount before progress. • People who were always in meetings and somehow never responsible. • People who delivered beautiful work that no customer cared about. • People who sounded impressive and moved exactly nothing. Everyone was professional. Very few were useful. That combination is expensive. And sometimes fatal. What I know now: Good hires usually look boring. They do the work themselves. They own outcomes. They move without permission. They care about real progress, not perfect plans. Hiring slowly feels uncomfortable. Hiring wrong is expensive. If you are building a startup, a SaaS product, or any new business, progress is not linear and confidence is not a prerequisite. Shipping is. Keep the vision, fix the execution, relaunch faster, and let the market vote. Building Xeruit, one iteration at a time. Follow @thefadeadeniyi for more founder stories. Comment NEWSLETTER if you want to read from me and I will share the full breakdown, the hiring signals I missed, the questions that would have exposed it, and the simple operating system I use now to hire execution first builders.

Let me give you a career saving truth no one tells you: stop putting your next move in the hands of a biased line manager. I have seen it happen too many times. Smart, capable professionals miss out on opportunities because their manager gave a reference coloured by politics, ego, or personal opinion. Not because of performance, but because of power dynamics. Here is the thing. Your line manager is human. Which means they can be emotional, defensive, or even subtly punitive when asked to comment on your work. Maybe you once disagreed with them in a meeting. Maybe you did not stroke their ego enough. Maybe they just did not want to lose you from their team. And that is why your references should go through HR. HR is neutral. They follow a standard policy. They confirm dates, job title, and employment facts. No bias. No agenda. No whispered sabotage dressed up as “honest feedback.” If your organisation has a policy that references must be handled by HR, stick to it. If they do not, ask for one. Protect yourself. Because your career trajectory should never be at the mercy of someone else’s politics. Your future is too important to gamble on whether your manager decides to champion you or quietly block your next step. 👉🏾 Comment newsletter and I will send you my weekly insights on clarity, career growth, and becoming undeniable in the workplace. I am Fadé, your corporate mum teaching you what school should have taught us. career growth corporate life leadership tips workplace politics professional development career advice hr strategy executive presence job search tips emotional intelligence career moves business clarity career acceleration high performance corporate mum

📌📌 Save this if you’re in a season of building your career 📌📌 I’ll be honest. I didn’t know where the real power in tech lived. Early in my career, I chased roles that looked impressive but kept me small. Nobody told me which careers shape industries, pay at the top, and open doors globally. I had to learn the hard way. That’s why I’m sharing this list, so you don’t waste years where I did. Positioning yourself in the right lane changes everything. 1. Product Management My last role was a PM. It is the decision-making seat in tech. PMs set vision, align teams, and own outcomes. Leading without coding taught me how powerful this lane is. 2. Cybersecurity Guardians of digital trust. Every breach makes this role more powerful. Demand is global and the pay is elite. I wish I had known sooner how much weight this path carries in boardrooms. 3. Cloud & Infrastructure AWS, Azure, Google Cloud. The backbone of everything digital today. The people who master this? Untouchable. I overlooked it until I realised every product depends on it. 4. Data Science & AI The role of the decade. Turning data into billion-dollar decisions. I love this space so much I’m building an AI app right now. I once feared data, now I see fluency here as modern gold. 5. Strategy & Transformation Where tech meets the boardroom. Roles include Transformation Head, Strategy Lead, or Innovation Director. You’re not just executing projects, you’re reshaping how the business runs. This lane shifted my career. 6. UX & Human-Centered Design Silent power. You design how the world experiences technology. Every click, every scroll, every tap. I once thought design was optional. Now I know it’s everything. 7. Leadership & Executive Roles CTO, CIO, Head of Transformation. The mistake is waiting to feel ready. I never felt ready, but stepping up built the career I’m proud of. 💬 Which of these 7 careers would you step into if nothing held you back? @techlerator trains and coaches people to break into tech. Comment “tech” and we’ll share how to chat with us. I’m Fadé, your corporate mum, telling you what I wish I knew years ago.

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Day 1 of Getting Hired Without Begging Most people aren’t underqualified. They’re undervalued. Because your CV isn’t just a document. It’s a positioning tool. Today I stopped writing mine like a diary and started writing it like a sales page. Clear outcomes Sharp positioning Aligned with the next role I’m going after I used my own AI-powered app to scan and fix the gaps. What I found? Most people are hurting their chances with how they present their experience. No job boards No random rejections Just strategic moves from Day 1 Day 2 is all about LinkedIn. Follow if you’re tired of being invisible.

Are you joining me? I’m a tech founder. And I’m applying for jobs. Sounds wild, right? But here’s the truth, I’ve helped so many people fix their CVs, land better roles, and negotiate more money… Now I’m turning the mirror on myself. 💻 I’m using my own tool. ✍🏽 Rewriting my own CV. 📉 Facing real rejection. 📈 Sharing every move. I’ve given myself 45 days to get hired publicly. No hiding. No filters. Just real strategy, real feedback, and real outcomes. This isn’t “watch me win.” This is “watch me do the work.” Day 0. I’m all in. You in? #BuildInPublic #45DayJobChallenge #JobSearchJourney #DocumentTheProcess #CareerGrowth #LinkedInGlowUp #GetHiredWithMe #FAChallenge

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Ever found yourself managing timelines, answering dev questions, and calming down stakeholders… but your title isn’t “Product Manager”? Do you translate tech speak into plain English for everyone else? Do you keep asking “why” until things finally make sense? Yeah, you might already be a PM. (You just didn’t get the memo.) If you’ve been doing the job without the support, It’s time to make it official, and smarter. Ready to upgrade your skills with AI? Tap the link in bio and join the AI Product Management Program. #ProductManagement #PMlife #TechCareers #WorkSmarter #BuildBetter #AIforPMs #techlerator #30daystechleratortribechallenge

I knew I could do more - Michelle Michelle’s journey from administrative assistant to product manager is a powerful reminder that career growth doesn’t always mean starting over, it means starting smarter. With a sharp eye for detail, strong communication skills, and the drive to contribute beyond her title, she leaned into what she already knew and took the leap. Today, she leads remote teams, builds impactful digital products, and owns her time, all because she dared to believe there was more. For those looking to break into product management, here’s a few advice: • Leverage the skills you already use daily, organisation, coordination, people management. • Learn the fundamentals of product tools and agile methods (Jira, Scrum, Notion, etc.). • Start small, volunteer, freelance, or improve internal processes. Every project counts. • Talk to PMs. Their stories will guide and inspire you. • Apply before you feel 100% ready. Growth begins outside your comfort zone. Takeaway: You don’t have to reinvent yourself. Just realign with who you’re becoming. #CareerChange #ProductManagement #WomenInTech #RemoteWork #CareerGrowth #PMJourney #FromAdminToPM #BreakIntoTech #TechCareers #DigitalCareers #ProductManagerLife #CareerPivot #SuccessStory #Motivation #SkillUp #WorkFromAnywhere

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