I grew up in Cuba, taught myself everything, and still hit the portfolio catch-22
Hey PH! I'm Daylen. Born in a small town in Cuba where "career resources" meant a library with books from the 60s. I taught myself digital marketing, became CMO at a Canadian startup, then founded an agency in Miami. The one thing nobody tells you: being self-taught means you're always fighting to prove what you know. Clients want portfolios. You need clients to build portfolios. I hit that...
Building solo from Cuba 🇨🇺 and aiming to help 100M freelancers w/ Swapster
Hey everyone! I'm Daylen, the founder of Swapster -apologies in advance for my grammar mistakes, I'm not writing in my mother tongue. I've been a freelancer for almost 10 years now. I've suffered: Not being hired for not having an strong enough portfolio Struggling with tools and none to ask a simple question Dropping out Coursera, and others... Being responsible for my own upskilling, but all...
