In which Zain Raza deals with the importance of knowing history. This earns you the ability to recognize patterns, which allows you to learn from those who have gone through circumstances similar to yours in the past, so you don’t have to make your decisions blindly, as if you are the first person who was ever faced with those choices. Enjoy, thanks for listening, and don’t forget to share and leave your thoughts in a call in! - Zain

Hey UPStart Nation, this is Zain Raza (aka your friendly neighborhood coder), and I invite to come listen to the start of Principles by Ray Dalio. Dalio’s been called the Steve Jobs of Investing, and with good reason. The founder of Bridgewater Associates is one of the few people to have predicted the 2008 financial crash, so today we take a look at the principles that make him such a decisive leader, and how it can better our life as well, especially in our work. Enjoy, and keep on innovating!

Zain Raza returns to narrate his experiences encountering, coding, and collaborating on a project in Python Turtle for the first time. Using the drawing capabilities to recreate an old school maze game based off of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Zain's story includes lessons of MASSIVE value to anyone collaborating on a project in tech or otherwise! Plus a sneak preview to the next featured book at the end... enjoy! Thanks for all the support UPStart Nation, if you have any questions or thoughts leave a call-in and it will be featured. Keep on innovating everyone!

In which Zain Raza shares a personal story and the greater themes thereof in long form. Includes value, major points include thinking for yourself, always doing the right thing, and making your business, your innovative tech, your gift to the world about a greater cause. Send feedback if you find value, this episode literally could have been 2.5 hours long if we shared everything on our minds.

In this episode of the UPStarts Podcast, Zain Raza recounts a bad experience with a client and how to get over such humps. Just as importantly, Zain Raza talks about asserting yourself and how the mindset of security always leads to more mutually beneficial relationships. Enjoy #UPStartNation!