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

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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