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Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
Jay & Saad
22 episodes
1 day ago
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.
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Episodes (20/22)
Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#21 Embracing rejection and failure
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
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2 years ago
34 minutes 4 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#20 Layoffs, Crypto scams - can things get any worse?
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.
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2 years ago
35 minutes 40 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#19 Is Chat GPT a mistake?
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/
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2 years ago
36 minutes 3 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#18 2023 Tech Predictions
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!
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2 years ago
21 minutes 41 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#17 Building and leading engineering teams with Qais Amori
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.
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2 years ago
1 hour 15 minutes 15 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#16 Learning how to learn
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.
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3 years ago
30 minutes 10 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#15 Let’s talk salary with Christian Kemsies
In this week’s episode Jay and Saad are joined by a familiar guest, Christian Kemsies to discuss everything related to salary.
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3 years ago
55 minutes 17 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#14 Is LinkedIn Toxic?
In this weeks episode Jay and Saad discuss the popular digital professional networking platform, LinkedIn, and it’s affect on the tech industry.
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3 years ago
26 minutes 43 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#13 Imposter syndrome never goes away
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?
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3 years ago
32 minutes 19 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#12 Your boss doesn’t like you (Quiet firing)
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.
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3 years ago
39 minutes 58 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#11 Is your career on the wrong path?
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.
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3 years ago
39 minutes 14 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#10 Is your team quietly quitting?

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. 

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3 years ago
39 minutes

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#9 Christian Kemsies: Hiring, Agile and Product Operations
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.
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3 years ago
1 hour 7 minutes 34 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#8 Handling toxic work environments
This week Jay and Saad discuss working in toxic work environments and how to handle challenging work situations in the Tech industry (and beyond).
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3 years ago
27 minutes 12 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#7 Warren Nugent: becoming a tech leader
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/
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3 years ago
1 hour 6 minutes 40 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#6 Conflict in the tech office
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
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3 years ago
40 minutes 50 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#5 How to get into the Tech Industry.
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.
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3 years ago
26 minutes 43 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#4 Batsirai Madzonga: What does a Head of UX Design actually do?
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
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3 years ago
1 hour 17 minutes 19 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#3 Design Engineer: The Future of Tech
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.
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3 years ago
38 minutes 29 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
#2 Boosting team morale in 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.
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3 years ago
25 minutes 3 seconds

Life in Tech with Jay & Saad
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.