Recently took a trip out to Seattle visit one of my best friends from college. In today's podcast we reflect on our journeys getting into BIg Tech, the formative moments in our friendship, and ultimately what drove us to succeed together at Georgia Tech. Rohan Banerjee works as a Mechanical Engineer at Microsoft and previously interned at Tesla, Microsoft, and Panasonic. He graduated with a mechanical engineering degree from Georgia Tech, where we met during our freshman year. I sincerely hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave any and all feedback in the comments! Much appreciated. Rohan's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rohan-banerjee1/ Ben's IG: https://www.instagram.com/benswolfson Ben's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@benswolfson Ben's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjwolfson/ 00:00 Intro 1:30 Rohan's untraditional path to Tesla 8:55 How we became friends 18:08 Ben's indecision around computer science 23:00 How to find your path in college 30:49 Hardware vs. Software in Big Tech 40:04 Performing under pressure 41:58 Going to war for multivariable calculus 46:08 Don't back down mentality 51:17 Elon Musk stories from Rohan's time at Tesla 56:09 Ben's influencer lore 1:15:10 Achieving balance 1:17:44 The trap of trying to maximize income 1:25:05 Building quality friendships 1:37:44 Impact of skipping a grade during childhood 1:44:04 The importance of self-reflecting 1:50:10 What makes a great friendship 2:00:44 General advice on breaking into Big Tech 2:08:10 Closing remarks