The journey over the last 14 years has been anything but a straight line to starting Take Some Risk and growing a team. After high school I went to college to study public relations as the industry and job opportunities sounded cool and I could barely afford to go to University. College was “affordable” even
I’m a software engineer for a tech company in San Francisco, on a team that builds mobile apps with React Native. I wasn’t always a software engineer, or even a tech person. In fact, I spent the first half of my 20’s trying out different jobs in different fields, looking for exactly what I’ve found
How was your University time? My time at university was a very unique one. I went with the intention of getting a degree in IT/Computing. Back then there weren’t as many options as what exists today in the IT industry. There only existed Networking and Programming. I chose Programming. My days consisted mostly of dreading
How was your University time? Honestly, it was the most exciting period of my life. Coming from an Army background, I have had the chance to meet a lot of people throughout. But coming to University, it was taken a notch higher. I didn’t just meet people from different walks of life, but also got
How was your University time? I’ve graduated from University of Kent,UK in Business studies and before enrolling to university I had no idea what I want to study. My high-school major was accountancy, but to be honest it wasn’t really for me. So I thought that since I have no specific interest, let’s go for
Often when I sit with someone who’s uncomfortable in their current job, the first thing I ask them is, “Pie in the sky, what do you want to do?” And almost 75% of the time the answer I get from a job-seeker is, “I don’t know”. The largest part of making the next move in
We spend most of our time at work, so when you chose a job and a career, make sure it is meaningful and fulfilling. Don’t worry about your friends or family or what is expected of you, or what everybody else thinks or does – make your choice, and whatever will make you look forward
The Journey Before I tell you about myself, I would like to share with you the most important advice that helped me on my career journey and that is – “knock and it shall be opened”. Whatever your situation, you should always try to apply for that job, even if you doubt you’ll get it,
In 2014, I took two months of leave from my job at Google. I had just gotten a big promotion based on my work as an engineer and tech lead for the previous six years. I was a leading expert on a large, critical part of the DoubleClick online advertising system, and before I left,
I would sum my life as a roller coaster ride; fast paced, sometimes upside down, but lots of fun. I was born and brought up in a small town in India with the de facto Indian career norms to be a doctor or an engineer. Instead of being discouraged by that orthodox populus around me,