From Geek to Star. Your Tech career. Your Way Forward.

"I feel my salary is not progressing. Which career path to follow? Continue in Tech expertise, switch to Tech management, can I do both?" This newsletter gives you insights, inspiration and a structured framework for you to thrive in your tech career in the age of AI, where you will need all your human skills (including nurturing your Geek skills!) to differentiate yourself from the machine, be valued and recognized as you should.

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From Geek to Star #19 - "Writing specs is so yesterday“...?

The one thing many engineers hate doing which may be the most important to be AI-ready"

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #18 - Career Resilience in the AI age

How to navigate your engineering career amid frequent changes

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #17 - Zoom in: The AI report 2025 by LeadDev

This week, let’s nurture your curiosity and your network with a quick read worth your time.

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #16 - with no Experience, AI is your biggest competitor

Young graduates in tech are finding it harder and harder to find a job, and it is not just a temporary phase. Here's what to do.

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #15 - Nurture yourself and your Network

Curiosity and relationships compound: here’s a simple rhythm to make them grow.

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Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #14 - Speaking CEO / CxO languages

Revisit key actions from NL #9 and learn a simple framework to start talking C-suite

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #13 - Hard-Skills 2.0 – Did your AI habits stick?

Let's revisit the 3 habits from NL#8 and take a step back on what matters most to hone hard skills

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #12 - Soft Skills are not just about communication

What “the Future of Jobs 2025” by the World Economic Forum has to teach us.

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Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #11 - Building Experience

In this age of AI, your experience matters even more...

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Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #10 - The approachable Geek

Building your tech career doesn’t happen just behind your screen

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #9 - The Business-Savvy Engineer

How well can you pitch your industry to a non-tech friend?

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu

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From Geek to Star #8 - AI for Your Hard Skills (and Why It’s Not Optional Anymore)

From software engineers to ops, those who co-build with AI - and think critically - are pulling ahead.

Khang Nguyen Trieu

Khang Nguyen Trieu