Catch interesting conversation with Anuj Gupta and Bhavin Doshi about top misbeliefs about AI amongst leaders.

#hiring #startup #pakkanimbu Summary In this episode, Abha Bhakoo (https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhabhakoo/), VP Talent at Lightspeed India, discusses how developers, architects, and engineering managers can determine if they are a good fit for early-stage startups. She explains the different types of companies and personas that recruiters work with, such as builders, scalers, and leaders. Abha highlights the qualities that early-stage startups look for in candidates, including hands-on experience, resourcefulness, and the ability to work with ambiguity. She also emphasizes the importance of cultural fit, business acumen, and decision-making ability. Abha provides insights into the compensation structure of early-stage startups, including the significance of ESOPs. Lastly, she advises professionals to network, be open about their needs, and assess their strengths and areas for growth before considering a move to an early-stage startup. Keywords early-stage startups, fitment, builders, scalers, leaders, hands-on experience, resourcefulness, cultural fit, business acumen, decision-making, compensation, ESOPs, networking, #softwareengineer Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Background 05:58 Qualities Founders Look for in Early-Stage Startup Candidates 12:01 Navigating Compensation and ESOPs in Early-Stage Startups 23:13 The Value of Honesty, Transparency, and Open Communication 27:00 Committing to the Long-Term: Understanding the Vision and Motivation This episode is also available as podcast on all major platforms, including Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music. This episode's sponsor is 10xBluejay, Shift Left Incident Management Powered by AI. If you aren't using them, you are missing out!! It automatically handles the creation of alerts and adds a ton of intelligence to them going forward! Request a demo from them TODAY! Do check them out: http://10xbluejay.com/?utm_source=pakkanimbu&utm_medium=youtube&utm_campaign=engineeringUnplugged&utm_content=educate! Find Bhavin Doshi on other platforms: LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/bkdonline/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/PakkaNimbu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Telegram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://t.me/pakkanimbu⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@pakkanimbu⁠⁠

In this conversation, Bhavin Doshi interviews Anuj Gupta (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anujgupta-82/) about career counseling for developers in the field of AI. They discuss whether developers should switch to an AI team, the importance of being AI aware, and how to make oneself more AI aware as a software developer. They also talk about the wrong steps to take in adding AI to one's resume, how to catch companies that glorify AI in job descriptions, and the critical questions to ask to understand the depth of AI work in a company. The conversation concludes with a discussion on the role of AI engineers and the future of AI.

Keywords

AI, career counseling, software development, AI team, AI awareness, resume, job descriptions, AI work, AI engineers, future of AI

Takeaways

- Developers should consider switching to an AI team based on their interest and passion for AI, rather than just following trends.

- Being AI aware is important for all developers, even if they don't switch to an AI team, as AI is becoming more prevalent in various fields.

- To make oneself more AI aware, developers can start with a project, learn the foundations of AI, and understand the limitations and nuances of AI.

- When applying to positions with an AI component, it's important to ask critical questions about the depth of AI work in the company and not be swayed by glorified job descriptions.

- AI engineers play a crucial role in optimizing AI systems and require a combination of software engineering and AI knowledge.

- The future of AI will involve the evolution of roles and demands, and it's important to focus on what one is naturally good at and continue learning and adapting.

Titles

The Future of AI

The Role of AI Engineers

Sound Bites

- "Should I switch to an AI team? Should I worry about leaving behind the regular software development and just switch to an AI team?"

- "AI requires very specialized UX design because AI systems still make a lot of mistakes"

- "It's more about being aware of AI and being aware of what AI's effects are on your craft."

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Switching to an AI Team

04:43 Specialized UX Design for AI Systems

09:24 Being AI Aware as a Software Developer

24:08 Becoming More AI Aware through Hobby Projects

29:36 The Role of AI Engineers

35:28 The Future of AI

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