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  • Today, I talk to Akash Bobba. We discuss how he landed a Meta internship as a freshman, a Palantir internship as a sophomore, and how he got into Berkeley MET, one of the most competitive programs in the USA. Enjoy!

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    0:00 - Introduction

    0:42 - Akash's Journey into Software Engineering

    2:34 - From Childhood to First Project

    5:27 - Why Akash Started Coding

    9:12 - Dominating Hackathons

    13:26 - BeamJobs: Crafting the Perfect Software Engineering Resume

    14:36 - Lessons from Hackathons

    18:04 - Picking the Right Team

    19:48 - High School Speech and Debate

    21:44 - Sharpening Leadership Skills in Model UN

    23:13 - Inside the Berkeley MET Program

    28:11 - Securing a Meta Internship as a Freshman

    29:44 - How to Land a SWE Internship as a Freshman

    32:20 - Palantir vs Meta Internship Differences

    33:22 - Struggling to Get an Internship

    35:24 - Thoughtful Thursday Insights

    35:40 - Choosing the Right Projects

    36:55 - Life at Palantir

    38:30 - Getting Involved in Blockchain at Berkeley

    40:31 - Must-Join Clubs at Berkeley

    44:21 - Top Classes for Engineers at Berkeley

    47:07 - Software Engineering Course Breakdown

    47:29 - Best and Worst Classes

    52:52 - Akash's Favorite Activities at Berkeley

    54:59 - Inside Hyper House

    58:34 - Living with Lots of Roommates

    1:02:46 - Making Friends in College

    1:10:57 - East vs West Coast Cultural Differences

    1:13:22 - Advice to My Younger Self

    1:17:16 - What's Next for Akash

    1:19:10 - Final Thoughts

    I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).

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    In episode 2 of Lift Off with Aman Manazir, I talk to math prodigy Sunny Sahu. We discuss how he got machine learning internships in high school, how he got a full scholarship to the University of California-Berkeley (and why he broke it), and why he turned down a $500,000/yr job offer at Headlands Technologies and so much more. Enjoy!

    0:00 - Introduction

    01:19 - Why Sunny Took Calculus At Age 11

    05:19 - How Math Olympiad Changed Sunny’s Life

    10:22 - Sunny’s Experience at USA Math Camp

    11:36 - Writing a Great Software Resume: BeamJobs

    12:51 - Sunny Gets Humbled at Math Camp

    14:43 - How Sunny Landed Machine Learning Internships in High School

    18:08 - Math Club at Rolling Meadows High School

    19:34 - How Sunny's Father Changed His Life

    21:30 - Why Sunny Chose to Pursue Computer Science

    23:23 - How Sunny Landed a Full Ride Scholarship

    30:44 - Breaking the Scholarship Contract

    32:06 - Why Sunny Chose Berkeley Over Princeton

    36:12 - Sunny Takes Graduate Classes as an Undergrad

    39:42 - Sunny’s Advice for College Freshmen

    44:09 - Which Path Should CS Students Pursue

    51:54 - How Sunny Landed the $500,000 Quant Trading Offer

    55:56 - How to Prepare for Quant Finance

    59:30 - Where People Mess up Their Quant Interviews

    1:02:16 - Will Sunny Take the $500,000 Quant Offer?

    1:03:30 - Why Did Sunny Choose to Pursue a Statistics PhD?

    1:08:17 - Sunny’s Research Experience & Advice

    1:13:14 - Sunny’s Struggles With the Family Startup

    1:16:05 - Sunny’s Advice to Tech Entrepreneurs

    1:19:39 - Should You Create a Startup or Work in Industry First?

    1:22:34 - Sunny's Biggest Challenge

    1:25:22 - Sunny’s Advice for Young People

    1:29:43 - Where Sunny Sees Himself in 10 years

    1:31:16 - Outro

    I'm Aman Manazir, a career coach and former software engineer. I make videos about making it as a computer science student and landing your dream job. I post new videos regularly, run a tech interview podcast, and run an email newsletter (https://amanmanazir.com/newsletter).

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    Aadil Manazir is my younger brother. In this episode, we discuss how he landed a $500,000+/year job offer in quant trading at age 20, how he secured a Google software engineering internship (and turned it down) in his free time, and how he packed on 30+ lbs of muscle and much, much more.

    00:00 - Introduction

    01:00 - 8th Grade MathCounts

    05:29 - American Mathematics Competition

    06:16 - High School Math Club

    08:29 - Elite Math Summer Camps

    12:36 - Writing a Great Software Resume: BeamJobs

    13:47 - Summer Research Camp

    15:28 - Why Aadil Picked the University of California Berkeley

    18:25 - Transition to College Life

    23:20 - Aadil’s Introduction to Software and Quant Internships

    27:18 - John Deere Software Internship

    31:15 - Aadil’s Sophomore Year

    32:10 - Aadil’s Grind to Land a Quant Internship: 60 Interviews

    38:20 - Aadil’s Reaction at Getting a $130/hour Quant Internship at IMC Trading

    43:40 - Aadil’s Experience Working at IMC Trading

    47:30 - How Aadil Landed a Jump Trading Internship

    54:50 - Aadil’s $500k+ Quant Salary

    56:20 - How Aadil Got a Google Software Internship for Fun

    58:22 - How to Become a Quant

    1:00:55 - How to Prepare for Software Engineering Interviews

    1:04:22 - The Value of Obsession

    1:07:27 - You Don’t Need to Be a Genius

    1:09:20 - How Self-Improvement Changed Our Lives

    1:18:40 - Aadil’s Gym Transformation Story: Adding 30 lbs of Muscle

    1:22:13 - How Looksmaxxing Changed Aadil’s Life

    1:29:50 - Was Bodybuilding and Looksmaxxing Worth It?

    1:35:30 - What’s Next for Aadil?