QUIT! with Dan Benjamin
Quit is about change, the challenges of improving your career, making tough decisions, and starting something awesome.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 79 minutes
- Episodes
- 121
- Years Active
- 2012 - 2020
41: You're Going to Get Googled
Dan talks with callers about resume honesty, getting a job, and getting fired.
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40: Getting Through the Door
Dan talks with guests and callers about the resume and getting through the door and into the interview.
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- Authentic Jobs
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39: He's Got a Truck
Dan talks about small business success and failure.
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- Why Generation Y Yuppies Are Unhappy
Lucy is part of Generation Y, the generation born between the late 1970s and the mid 19…
38: Sweatpants In The Dark
Dan is joined by Shloky, returning from his crypt, to discuss redefining your company and job from within, taking over your boss' job Klingon Style, and more, with calls from live listeners.
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37: What I Really Wanna Do Is PAINT
Dan is joined by Moises Chiullan and Joel Bush to talk about being fired, leaving your industry, starting something new, and Up in the Air.
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36: No Ties and a Dog in the Office
No Ties and a Dog in the Office
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- Steve Ballmer to retire as Microsoft CEO | The Verge
Microsoft has just announced that CEO Steve Ballmer will retire within the next 12 months. …
35: Fear and Risk
Dan is joined by Jen Simmons to discuss fear, risk, reinventing your job, listener emails, and more.
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34: Let's Just Be Friends
Dan responds to your emails, takes calls, and discusses the fear of success.
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33: Like, Finish Your Degree Man!
Dan is joined in studio by Haddie and Jena, later they take calls to discuss internships that lead to jobs and the appropriate time to negotiate.
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32: Glad That PR Cleared It
Dan is joined by Tim Van Damme who left Instagram for a position at Dropbox. Later they take calls and discuss when it's the right time to move on.
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31: Selling Margot Tenenbaum Dresses on Etsy
Dan takes calls and discusses competition, employment, hobbies, and when to narrow your focus.
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30: Personal Independence Day
Dan talks about the risks of coasting, being energized, making your passion your work, regaining independence, and staying in your job with calls from listeners.
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29: The Burden of Being Number One
Dan and Haddie are joined in the studio by the host of ScamSchool.tv and NSFWshow, Brian Brushwood, and, the founder of Amplifier and host of the upcoming 5by5 show The Capital, Joel Bush. They discu…
28: XOXO, A Love Story
Dan and Haddie talk to Andy Baio and Andy McMillan about the 2013 XOXO conference September 19th-22nd in Portland, OR, and discuss broader issues including the courage it takes to produce an independ…
27: Oh, Have I Got Your Attention Now?
Dan and Danielle talk about the film adaptation Glengarry Glen Ross (1992) and discuss the toxic, cut-throat world of sales. Later they take calls and they hear from Studio Kittie, Angry Guy, and mor…
26: This Is Not My Beautiful Life
Dan is joined by Matt Haughey, founder of MetaFilter and briefly Glenn Fleishman to discuss what it truly means to run a business.
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- 5by5 | The Pipeline #6: Matt Haughey
Dan and …
25: Hang Up, I Don't Care
Dan and Haddie discuss 26-year old CEO David Karp's use of profanity at the end of his release about Yahoo's recent acquisition of Tumblr. Later they take calls and talk about the various issues that…
24: Scott Johnson
Dan interviews Scott Johnson, founder of FrogPants Studios, a hub of nerd and geek media including comics, web art, illustration, podcasts, and more. Scott hosts and produces 9 shows, both daily and …
23: That's What The Money's For
Dan discusses the pros and cons of working remotely and, later, takes calls and talks to Robert Sha, the creator of the Capsule minimalist wallet, Josh Centers, the new managing editor for TidBits, a…
22: Depressed in the Midwest
Dan is joined by Associate Producer Danielle Moser to discuss dressing up for work as it relates to interviews, productivity, and how it can affect the way you think about yourself and your outlook. …