32. Nyasha w/ Clint Mukarakate - How starting out a career in tech in Zim compares to starting one in the US

Zimbabweans, What's Next?

Career in tech in Zim vs America 1:00 What does Clint do 2:00 Compare and contrast what’s it like starting a career in tech in Zim versus in the US 3:00 How long have we been in the tech industry 4:00 Clint getting involved in startups in late high school Co-founding projects Funding being the biggest problem 2 years after high school - went to HIT Being involved in developer communities in college 9:00 When Clint knew he wanted to get into computer science 12:50 Nyasha Studying MPC to keep options open Engineering is not construction work! 13:45 Getting into USAP which assisted me getting a scholarship at a top university, University of Pennsylvania 14:30 Deciding to study Electrical Engineering even though I knew I would probably go to work as a software engineer 17:00 Software engineering interviewing process being really tough Not committing to Leetcode 18:38 it’s ok if you don’t get what you were looking for. 20:00 My role at Morgan Stanley building ops for risk management Get good at working with data 28:00 Is the route of a career in tech more straightforward in the US 31:00 Why its still worth levelling up your skills 35:00 Remote work 38:00 Is the aspiration for Zim tech workers to get opportunities abroad - how can they reach their fullest potential within the country. 43:17 Issues living in America 54:00 The interesting side effect of being a developer in Zim 57:00 Rapid fire questions What’s been your favorite philosophy of life Don’t be scared to go after what you want