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Entrepreneurship permeates the culture of Silicon Valley - the innovation capital of the world.
The advent of the Digital Age has democratized innovation and entrepreneurship.
Never before has it been more possible for anyone from anywhere, with a great idea and a burning desire to succeed, to make it big, and in the process, change the world in a relatively short period of time.
HP, Intel, Apple, Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Yahoo, eBay, Amazon, Google, Facebook and many, many, many other iconic companies all started with just an idea. Taking a startup from idea to IPO has taken on mythical proportions in Silicon Valley and beyond. Many dream the dream, with hopes of launching the "next big thing".
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Paid By Monday: Build a Side Hustle with AI in One Weekend
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https://www.eventbrite.com/e/paid-by-monday-build-a-side-hustle-with-ai-in-one-weekend-tickets-2003248984639?aff=oddtdtcreator&keep_tld=trueAI is here, freeing us to do more work and build abundance into our lives. Side hustles such as building a consulting practice, content creating, or sales reach out are more accessible than ever.
Unfortunately, most "build an AI side hustle" content is made by people whose only business is selling AI side hustle content. This isn't that. Mohit has built real revenue for companies like SurveyMonkey and CompStak — and runs his own ventures that have made $30,000+ per month — using the same AI-assisted process he'll walk through here.
In 60 minutes, you won't just hear why a side business matters — you'll leave with a shortlist of ones you're already qualified to start.
Here's how the session works: Mohit makes the honest case for why a second income matters in 2026 and which roles AI is reshaping fastest. Then you do the work live — running a sequence of AI prompts against your own LinkedIn or resume to surface side businesses built on the expertise you already have.
What you'll walk away with:- A clear read on where you stand — the specific roles AI is reshaping, and why a side income is a hedge, not a hobby
- A live, hands-on exercise: run AI prompts against your own LinkedIn or resume to surface businesses you're already qualified to run
- A personalized shortlist — not generic "start a newsletter" advice, but directions built from your background and leverage
- An honest view of what "start this weekend" actually takes — so you leave knowing whether this is for you
- The opportunity to take your talents even further through Mohit's course — always updated with the latest strategies.
Who this is for: Professionals — especially in roles AI is reshaping (marketing, finance, ops, HR, legal, recruiting) — who want a second income stream and are ready to build, not just bookmark.
Finding the idea is the easy part. Mohit spends the end of the session on the part most people get wrong — actually getting paid.
Register today and start your journey towards building a side hustle that makes money by Monday.ABOUT MOHIT ASTHANA
Mohit Asthana is a sales consultant, real estate investor, and entrepreneur born and raised in Silicon Valley. In his work, he uses a wide variety of AI solutions to streamline communications, drive engagement, and build revenue streams. He’s helped notable companies including SurveyMonkey, SocialCycle.io, and CompStak build significant revenue through his processes, and does the same today through his venture at CampusCareerConcierge and in his commercial real estate investment business. Connect with him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mohitasthana/2 attendeesHow to Use AI to Build Your Personal Brand in 2026
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Most professionals already have the raw material for a strong personal brand. It is sitting inside their resume, LinkedIn profile, portfolio, past projects, presentations, client work, and career stories. The challenge is knowing what to extract, how to package it, and how to share it consistently.
In this Albert’s List webinar, we’ll explore how AI workflows can help professionals build visibility online without starting from scratch every week. Whether you are employed, between roles, freelancing, consulting, building a side hustle, or exploring your next move, a stronger personal brand can help others understand your expertise before they ever meet you.
We will demonstrate how tools like n8n and ComfyUI can help transform existing career assets into LinkedIn posts, short-form video scripts, content ideas, visual assets, audio concepts, and repeatable workflows.
Attendees will leave with a clearer understanding of how AI can support personal branding, career visibility, and opportunity creation in 2026.1 attendeeHow to Land a Software Engineering Job in 2027
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The software engineering market didn't collapse. It split — and most candidates are still preparing for the market that existed three years ago.
Openings exist, but they've concentrated. AI-adjacent and infrastructure roles are competitive to fill while generalist roles sit far below their pre-2022 baseline. The entry rung has thinned as AI absorbs the well-bounded work that used to train junior engineers, which pushes recent grads and career changers into a crowded middle already occupied by laid-off mid-level engineers. Time-to-hire has stretched. Fully remote postings are rare.
The bigger change is one almost nobody is preparing for: the interview itself got rebuilt. After a wave of real-time AI assistance in remote coding screens, companies responded in two directions. Some dragged interviews back on-site. Others redesigned the assessment — adding rounds where you're handed an AI assistant and evaluated on whether you can prompt it, catch its mistakes, and defend the result. Follow-up questions became the filter. Narrating your reasoning out loud went from nice-to-have to the thing you're actually scored on.
If your prep strategy is "grind 500 LeetCode problems," you are optimizing for a screen that increasingly isn't the deciding round.
Join software engineer and mentor Phong Lam for a working session on what's actually required to land a software engineering role right now. He'll cover:- Where the market genuinely split, and which side of it your background currently sits on
- Why interview loops changed in 2026 — on-site returns, AI-assisted rounds, and follow-up questions as the real filter
- How to prepare by pattern, not volume: recognizing question families instead of memorizing solutions
- The new prep skill nobody practices — debugging and defending code you didn't write
- How to talk about using AI in your work without sounding like you've outsourced your judgment
- How mid-level and senior engineers coming off a layoff avoid reading as "generalist" on paper
- Where the openings actually are, including the non-obvious companies quietly hiring software talent
- What career changers and recent grads can do to clear a bar that moved after they enrolled
Come with your questions, your loop stories, and the roles you're targeting.
ABOUT PHONG LAM
Phong Lam is a senior software engineer at Circle, with past stops at DoorDash, Walmart, and IBM. Alongside his career he mentors junior and senior engineers on algorithmic problem solving, web frameworks, and navigating interviews. Connect with him on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/phongtlam/.1 attendee
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