Negotiations for Hackers
summary
Covers concrete negotiation moves: practice asking for No’s, use mirroring and we language to build rapport, and name a high anchor (study: anchoring wheel 10 vs 65). Gives numbers and tradeoffs — a $5,000 early raise becomes about $300,000 over a career — and shows exact things to push on in offers: assignment of inventions, non-compete, NDAs. Explains practical tactics: salary research sources, sending proposed contract language, and phrasing to make approvals easy.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 4:06even small salary increases make a big difference
- 5:03Develop a habit of asking
- 9:44other resources
- 13:05create a connection
- 14:56Mimic Octopus!
- 15:12more body language
- 16:19my salary history is none of your business
- 21:33Embrace discomfort
- 22:16clauses to watch out for
- 27:35Make it easy for them to give you what you want
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