How Ben got his dream job at Notion by building side projects Beginner Maps

Ben Lang is the Head of Community at Notion. He attributes almost all of the opportunities that have come his way to the side projects he has built out of passion.

Believe it or not, The International Hummus Day is his creation.

And so, in this episode we talk about:



00:00 Teaser

01:43 Power of side projects to open up opportunities

16:42 Decentralised approach towards the Notion community and why it may not be the best approach for others

22:24 Community building lessons learnt at Notion

28:57 How to start with angel investing



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Links and Resources:



Ben Lang - https://benlang.me/

International Hummus Day - https://hummusday.com/

Giving away your legos - https://review.firstround.com/give-away-your-legos-and-other-commandments-for-scaling-startups

The All-In Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/2IqXAVFR4e0Bmyjsdc8QzF?si=b3996ae0fcc44f27

How I Built This - https://open.spotify.com/show/6E709HRH7XaiZrMfgtNCun?si=6bdf9240fa424495

The Knowledge Project - https://open.spotify.com/show/1VyK52NSZHaDKeMJzT4TSM?si=a23837c2373d4105

The Tim Ferriss Show - https://tim.blog/podcast/



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