Welcome to the Life in Tech podcast with Jay and Saad.
Each week we will be giving you our experiences, insights and opinions working in the Tech Industry. We'll also have special guests on the show, going into depth about their lives in Tech.
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Welcome to the Life in Tech podcast with Jay and Saad.
Each week we will be giving you our experiences, insights and opinions working in the Tech Industry. We'll also have special guests on the show, going into depth about their lives in Tech.
In this week’s episode Jay and Saad discuss their experiences with rejection and failure in the tech industry. They also share tips on how to embrace them to improve your skills and further your Tech career
In this weeks episode Jay and Saad discuss the current landscape in the tech world regarding mass layoffs and crypto scams that are on the rise. Topics discussed are of a sensitive nature and not suitable for those of a sensitive disposition.
Will the world regret creating Chat GPT? Will it replace our jobs in tech or will it be the best thing that has ever happened in the industry? This week Jay and Saad discuss this global tech phenomenon.
https://openai.com/blog/chatgpt
https://www.mogawdat.com/scarysmart
https://www.deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphago
https://www.deepmind.com/research/highlighted-research/alphafold
https://openai.com/
https://neuralink.com/
In this weeks episode Jay and Saad discuss their predictions for the world of technology in 2023 from AI (obviously) to Neo Brutalism and so much more!
In this week’s episode Jay and Saad are joined by Qais Amori VP of Engineering at Seera Group to discuss how to build and lead engineering teams from the perspective of building great product teams. Qais also shares his breakdown on what to look for when hiring, how to deal with team conflict and why building great software architecture shouldn’t be the only focus point of a tech leader.
In this week's episode, Jay and Saad discuss the importance of being a lifelong learner and go through some of the proven techniques and methods in learning new tech skills. Increasing mind capacity and retention.
In the his weeks episode Jay and Saad discuss something that affects us all in our careers. Imposter syndrome. What is it? How we live with it? And what to do about it?
In this weeks episode Jay and Saad discuss the unspoken occurrence of Quiet Firing. How to tell if your boss wants to get rid of you, and what to do about it.
In this week’s episode Jay and Saad discuss why you might be on the wrong career path, why companies should offer dual track career paths and defining the role of a “Principle” and “Distinguished” engineers and designers in the tech industry.
In this weeks episode Jay and Saad discuss the new phenomenon of 'Quiet Quitting', 'Laying Flat' and 'Letting it Rot' and the impact of these movements in the Tech industry.
This week Jay and Saad are joined by Christian Kemsies (Director of Product Operations) to discuss the role of Product Operations, how to hire and build great tech teams, working in agile correctly and so much more.
This weeks episode Jay and Saad have an in depth conversation with Warren Nugent Global Head of UX Design at Landmark Group. Warren goes into depth about his journey and experience leading tech teams.
Leading through the Covid Pandemic
Mentoring and nurturing teams
Leading in Tech
Moving to Dubai
Working with diverse cultures
Design Engineering
Imposter Syndrome
Importance of experimentation
How to be an effective Head of Tech
Empathy in management
Plus so much more
To find out more about Warren and his journey in UX Design, follow him on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/in/warrennugent/
This week we discuss identifying and dealing with conflict in the tech work place. Discover your attitude to conflict resolution via the Thomas-Kilman personality assessment (for conflict) https://theassessmentsite.com/?gclid=CjwKCAjwt7SWBhAnEiwAx8ZLaoWoVepNiWi3Q1omln9zlPvS7HNJKq7MCCUmaLoWiHgRvqQrHYnL9xoCyfUQAvD_BwE
In this weeks episode of the Life in Tech podcast Jay and Saad discuss the best ways to get into the tech industry. This episode is a real gem for anyone looking to enter or transition into the technology sector.
In this weeks episode we talk to Batsirai Madzonga, Head of UX Design at Al Hilal Bank in Abu Dhabi. In this insightful episode Batsirai talks us through his journey to the top of the UX Design field and about life being a designer in the UAE as well as, the future of design systems and running a design business in hyper inflationary Zimbabwe. To find out more about Batsirai check him out on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/batsi
In this weeks episode of the Life in Tech podcast with Jay and Saad, we discuss why we believe that the (somewhat mythical) role of the Design Engineer is the future of the Tech industry.
In this episode Jay and Saad discuss how to boost Tech (or any) team morale. How Leaders and colleagues can support their team members and allow them to gain confidence and give them space to perform at their very best.
Welcome to the Life in Tech podcast with Jay and Saad.
Each week we will be giving you our experiences, insights and opinions working in the Tech Industry. We'll also have special guests on the show, going into depth about their lives in Tech.