Podcast Episodes

#217 - How to Get Your First Tech Job - Straight from a Recruiter

Henry Ngo is a tech recruiter who wants to see you win the game of job hunting. 

We chat about:

• The Importance of a compelling hero section in resume…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

#216 - Take-Home Coding Challenges Suck. Here’s 3 ways to Beat Them...

I might be in the minority on this one but I cannot stand these types of interviews.

IF you must participate, you might as well give it your best shot…

10 months, 4 weeks ago

#215 - Building Software with AI: Dr. Robert Toth on the Future of Coding, Cursor and True Prompt Engineering

I used to roll my eyes when someone talked about "prompt engineering."

Then Dr. Toth showed me what's possible in a video where he created facial reco…

11 months ago

#214 - A step by step guide to building a really good side project

Let's cut to the chase.

Here's the video for building a side project: Watch on YT

Grab the cheat sheet for side projects here.

Here's the waitlist for t…

11 months, 1 week ago

#213 - The Google Interview: Luck, LeetCode, and What Actually Matters

Can you believe I never asked Zubin about his interview at Google?

I failed the Google interview a couple times (so far) but Zubin crushed it.

And he d…

11 months, 1 week ago

#212 – Learn Fast(er): The Uncomfortable Method That Actually Works

Your most powerful skill as a software developer isn't how many languages you know or what technology you've used.

You're real power is in how fast yo…

11 months, 1 week ago

#211 - 5 Things Salespeople Know About Getting Hired (That Developers Don’t)

Want to get hired faster? Start thinking like a salesperson.

Developers often struggle with the job search—not because they lack skills, but because t…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

#210 - Why You Keep Failing Tech Interviews (And It’s Not Your Fault)

A student at Parsity recently bombed a tech interview—and it wasn’t just their fault. 

The hiring process in tech is broken, with endless interview ro…

11 months, 2 weeks ago

#209 - Zuckerberg, Rogan, and the AI Takeover: Should Engineers Be Worried?

Zuckerberg went on JRE and told the world that AI will replace mid-level engineers soon.

Are we talking about the same mid-level engineers here?

AI fea…

11 months, 3 weeks ago

#207 - From Addict to Software Developer: A Story of Habit Stacking

Learning to code didn’t change my life.

Getting sober and exercising did however.

10 years ago I was lost in addiction and headed on a path to jail or …

11 months, 3 weeks ago