Empor.top - https://empor.top the stories of top companies. Highly engaging and readable long form stories (AI generated). Primarily, I made it for myself but in the last 30 days I got >10k hits so I'm contemplating making it a full blown project.
I've been an individual contributor and a manager as well. here's my simple guide to make the most of 1:1
1. Talk about getting a promotion (even if you don't want one) - this will help you get better regardless
2. Talk about 'taking over' some of your manager's work - perhaps temporarily while he/she is on vacation. (This indicates leadership)
3. Talk about doing something that makes you a 'world class X' (well at least you need to become the best at X in your company. If your manager can't help you get there at least he/she should reduce obstacles)
4. Talk about how you can be less of a burden for the manager (from the manager perspective, the best reportee is the one you do not need to manage)
1. The mom test (already mentioned) - idea validation
2. Zero to one by Thiel - contrarian original thinking
3. The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz - Operating lessons
4. Paul Grahams essays and pretty much all content put out by YC
Beyond this it’s all about the nature of the founder and where /how you see value