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Shaunak Pandit on His Journey into Software Engineering and Co-Founding a Startup.
*Note: This conversation was recorded in Q1 of 2022. So a lot of the conversation is outdated but still wanted to share for the value it holds.
Shaunak Pandit is a full-time Software Engineer at Chewy and the Co-Founder and CTO of a personality based social networking app called BetterConnects. This conversation focuses on Shaunak's academic journey that propelled him to become a software engineer and about BetterConnects and why he is passionate about creating a personality-based social networking platform. We also talk about our recent travels, Greek life in University, our views on data collection, and he offers some valuable advice to upcoming graduates.
Hope you enjoy!
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3:43 Shaunak's Journey into SWE
8:30 Job Hunting Process
15:08 Greek Life
22:27 Traveling, TikTok, and Programming
35:36 Transitioning from UW to SCU
42:15 What is BetterConnects?
50:30 Motivation for Joining BetterConnects
56:12 Data Collection
1:02:12 Shaunak's Advice to Upcoming Graduates
1:05:51 The Allmighty Question
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If you would like to connect with Shaunak, you can reach out to him on LinkedIn.
If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach me via Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn.
This podcast is fueled by coffee. If you enjoyed the conversation and want to support the show, consider fueling the next conversation by buying me a coffee!
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By Alexander Lewis*Note: This conversation was recorded in Q1 of 2022. So a lot of the conversation is outdated but still wanted to share for the value it holds.
Shaunak Pandit is a full-time Software Engineer at Chewy and the Co-Founder and CTO of a personality based social networking app called BetterConnects. This conversation focuses on Shaunak's academic journey that propelled him to become a software engineer and about BetterConnects and why he is passionate about creating a personality-based social networking platform. We also talk about our recent travels, Greek life in University, our views on data collection, and he offers some valuable advice to upcoming graduates.
Hope you enjoy!
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3:43 Shaunak's Journey into SWE
8:30 Job Hunting Process
15:08 Greek Life
22:27 Traveling, TikTok, and Programming
35:36 Transitioning from UW to SCU
42:15 What is BetterConnects?
50:30 Motivation for Joining BetterConnects
56:12 Data Collection
1:02:12 Shaunak's Advice to Upcoming Graduates
1:05:51 The Allmighty Question
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If you would like to connect with Shaunak, you can reach out to him on LinkedIn.
If you enjoyed this conversation, have any feedback, or simply just want to chat, you can reach me via Twitter or connect with me on LinkedIn.
This podcast is fueled by coffee. If you enjoyed the conversation and want to support the show, consider fueling the next conversation by buying me a coffee!