Bet on Yourself, Do the Uncomfortable, and Accelerate Your Career

Julian Nachtigal

Founder Coach | 2x Founder | Investor

Following the rules and playing it safe won't get you the job you want.

What if I told you the people who do more unconventional things for their career move faster? Would you believe me? Well, it's true.

Most career advice tells you to work hard, get the experience, and wait for the opportunity to find you. So you do everything right. You hit your targets. You get good reviews. And you still watch people with less experience, less tenure, and fewer credentials move faster than you.

The people who accelerate unconventionally don't wait to be discovered. They cold email CEOs. They propose projects nobody asked them to lead. They ship things publicly. They make themselves impossible to overlook.

This course is four weeks of doing exactly that. It's taking real actions with real stakes: a cold email sent to someone you have no business emailing, a proposal shared with an actual decision-maker, something launched publicly with your name on it.

If you've ever felt like you're doing the right things but not moving fast enough this is why. And this is how you fix it.

Get what you want professionally by allowing yourself to be unconventional.

What you’ll learn

You won't just learn how to accelerate unconventionally. You'll have already done it, with real stakes and real people.

  • Know your current position on the team player spectrum: where are you, what you're missing and who sees you?

  • Understanding the conventional career trap and why doing everything "right" keeps you stuck

  • You'll start building in public, understand why your personal brand is a career asset and not vanity.

  • The discomfort ramp: how to systematically expand your risk tolerance

  • How to reframe "No": rejection is data, not verdict. It is not about you

  • Developing your voice online: turning what you know into content that opens doors

  • How to spot and pitch an idea your company hasn't done yet: the proposal playbook

  • Getting a yes from leadership: frame your idea as their problem solved, not your ambition

  • Volunteering for visibility: the right projects to lead and how to claim them

  • Launch publicly, build your reputation, and compound your career outside your company

  • How to build external reputation while employed: what's safe, what's smart, what's powerful

  • Being comfortable with launching something you aren't happy with

Learn directly from Julian

Julian Nachtigal

Julian Nachtigal

Executive Coach, Operator, Founder, Angel Investor (Figure AI, multiple exits)

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Who this course is for

  • You're a frustrated job seeker who's realized the application process is a black hole and the people getting hired got there differently.

  • You're an early career sprinter, 1–4 years in, already impatient, and willing to do uncomfortable things to compress the timeline.

  • You're a high performer with good reviews and no momentum, watching less experienced people move faster than you.

What's included

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Live sessions

Learn directly from Julian Nachtigal in a real-time, interactive format.

Lifetime access

Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.

Community of peers

Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.

Certificate of completion

Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.

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Course syllabus

8 live sessions • 4 lessons • 4 projects

Week 1

Aug 5—Aug 9

    Aug

    5

    Session 1 - Know The Game Before You Play It

    Wed 8/51:00 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)

    Know the Game Before You Play It

    • Aug

      5

      Know the Game Before You Play It

      Wed 8/51:00 AM—2:00 AM (UTC)
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Week 2

Aug 10—Aug 16

    Aug

    12

    Session 2 - Get Over Yourself

    Wed 8/121:00 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)

    Get Over Yourself

    • Aug

      10

      Get Over Yourself

      Mon 8/101:00 AM—2:00 AM (UTC)
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Schedule

Live sessions

1 hr / week

    • Wed, Aug 5

      1:00 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)

    • Wed, Aug 12

      1:00 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)

    • Wed, Aug 19

      1:00 AM—2:15 AM (UTC)

Projects

1-3 hrs / week

Most weeks will be about an hour, but one week will be more.

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