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Nyasha Presents - Zim Beyond The Degree

Nyasha Presents - Zim Beyond The Degree

By: Nyasha Z
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 Nyasha is the host of Nyasha Presents: Zim Beyond the Degree, a podcast dedicated to exploring the inspiring journeys of Zimbabwean entrepreneurs, changemakers, and leaders navigating life after university. Although the podcast has been on a hiatus for the past year, it remains a platform for celebrating the hard work, courage, and hope that define Zimbabwe’s next generation. Stay tuned for updates as Nyasha continues to shine a spotlight on the stories of those breaking barriers and making a mark beyond the classroom.Nyasha Z Social Sciences
Episodes
  • 32. Nyasha w/ Clint Mukarakate - How starting out a career in tech in Zim compares to starting one in the US

    32. Nyasha w/ Clint Mukarakate - How starting out a career in tech in Zim compares to starting one in the US
    Jun 25 2023
    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
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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • 31. Nyasha w/ Brandon T. Bande - Choosing the path of entrepreneurship as a developer

    31. Nyasha w/ Brandon T. Bande - Choosing the path of entrepreneurship as a developer
    Mar 7 2023
    Brandon 1:00 intro 2:30 How Brandon got into software development 13:13 Telecommunications at Midlands State University 15:00 Brandon is not looking for a job 19:23 Who is Brandon working with 22:00 What advice would you give someone who doesn’t know what to start building, what their startup should be based on? 25:00 Don’t build a solution no one will use 32:00 How do people get remote gigs Disappointing a client 36:00 Zimbabwean developers all around the world come together 41:00 Interest in space 45:00 Rapid fire
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    52 mins
  • 30. Taku rates working at Microsoft 9/10, talks black identity & invoking coding interest in minorities

    30. Taku rates working at Microsoft 9/10, talks black identity & invoking coding interest in minorities
    Feb 20 2023

    1:40 Who is Taku

    3:55 When did Taku move to North America

    4:28 Taku talks about the black experience in Canada

    5:37 Identity crisis as an African international student in a predominantly white city.

    9:12 The culture shock of having black people who don’t necessarily make you feel like you belong.

    10:26 Black boys who code Pre university kids Invoking the interest in them

    12:00 Why is it important for minorities to be involved in tech

    15:00 What’s it like working at Microsoft as a software engineer 9 out of 10 experience

    17:40 Tech layoffs

    18:50 What other plans does Taku have besides tech

    23:00 Taku explains some of his tweets NYC Patriarchy

    27:00 Patriarchal society ideals being confused with human nature

    33:00 Is Taku still listening to Tuku

    34:00 If Taku could build an app what would it be about?
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    39 mins

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