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reactgeekon How can I use my skills for good?

If you have tech skills, you can use your free time to teach / mentor someone that couldn't go to college. You could literally change someones life, and their family's too.

reactgeekon Ask HN: What specialties can get a senior web developer more salary?

Demonstrate soft skills: leadership, people management. And also get into the business side of the company, understand how they measure success, propose new ideas...

Leaders need and trust people with these three skills: soft skills, business skills and technical skills.

Some positions might be:

- Tech Leader - Team Leader - Product Management - CTO

reactgeekon Ask HN: What publications do you have a paid subscription to?

MIT Technology Review is worth it.

reactgeekon Ask HN: Best book/resources on business modelling?

Measure what matters - John Doerr | To understand how to measure success (with OKRs).

Empowered - Marty Cagan | For digital product leadership insights.