009 - Lessons from an industry veteran | Saad Fazil from VentureDive from Desi Career Podcast

009 - Lessons from an industry veteran | Saad Fazil from VentureDive

1 hour Posted Apr 9, 2021 at 8:22 pm.

Intro 

Student Life 

Choosing a career & peer pressure 

Would he pick Computer Science again? 

Figuring out what you want to do 

Generalist vs Specialist 

Do engineering jobs need engineers? 

What's different about studying from the US  

Social Skills 

Unconventional, actionable advice for students 

Why hard work and Intelligence are not enough? 

Avoid shortcuts! 

Why I love my audience! 

What is Product Management? 

Freelancing and working for free 

Technology as an equaliser/enabler 

What is VentureDive?  

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Show notes

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - Student Life

4:20 - Choosing a career & peer pressure

9:30 - Would he pick Computer Science again?

10:20 - Figuring out what you want to do

13:55 - Generalist vs Specialist

15:20 - Do engineering jobs need engineers?

17:15 - What's different about studying from the US

23:15 - Social Skills

26:00 - Unconventional, actionable advice for students

31:25 - Why hard work and Intelligence are not enough?

36:55 - Avoid shortcuts!

40:58 - Why I love my audience!

43:15 - What is Product Management?

49:00 - Freelancing and working for free

50:55 - Technology as an equaliser/enabler

54:42 - What is VentureDive?

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