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Personal brand outlasts software and needs early attention
Personal brand outlasts software and needs early attention
Peter advises that personal brand is more important than any product because software can be forked or cloned but a name cannot. He recommends building visibility early, as attention is the scarcest resource in a world where building is fast.
- Speaker
- Peter Steinberger
- Source timestamp
- 12:51
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