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POD OF JAKE#139 - PREETHI KASIREDDYPreethi is an entrepreneur, engineer, writer, and student. She is the Founder of DappCamp, a cohort-based Web3 development course for Web2 developers. Preethi previously founded a company called TruStory and worked as an early software engineer at Coinbase and a Partner at a16z after beginning her career in investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Follow Preethi on Twitter @iam_preethi.
[2:16] - Preethi’s unconventional path through investment banking, VC, software development, and entrepreneurship
[17:20] - Leaving a16z to follow her intuition and learn to code
[28:08] - Practices and processes Preethi fi...2023-08-0952 min
Rockstars Of EthereumPreethi Kasireddy on #RockstarsOfEthereum - S02EP04🌟Rockstars of Ethereum Vol. 2🌟 is a show about the journey and awesome work people are doing in Ethereum and Web3.0 ecosystem. In our today's episode, we have with us Ms. Preethi Kasireddy from Ethereum Foundation, A Entrepreneur, Engineer, Writer and Founder of DappCamp.xyz. In this video, Preethi shares her expertise on how a Web2 developer can start their journey on Web3 space and what are the qualities one should have before entering Web3. 📺 On the Brief: – Preethi's journey in Web3 – Favourite tutorials worked on – Upcoming crypto trends in 2022 – Preethi's journey from non-coder to coder – And how DappCamp.xyz he...2022-09-0333 min
Epicenter - Learn about Crypto, Blockchain, Ethereum, Bitcoin and Distributed TechnologiesPreethi Kasireddy: DappCamp – Becoming a Web3 DeveloperDappCamp is a 21-day cohort-based course for Web2 developers making the shift to Web3. It offers hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web 3.0 app on Ethereum. Participants are given the opportunity to collaborate with like-minded peers to learn and build together, and also meet world-class founders who built some of the most successful apps on Ethereum to understand best practices and common pitfalls.Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, started her crypto journey while at a16z and later joined Coinbase as a software engineer. After teaching herself Ethereum Dapp development during the 2017 ICO...2022-09-0254 min
DASARSector Teardown: Why do Investors love Banking & Financial Services sector? | Swatantra Episode-4https://youtu.be/6l8orIbM4V4
Transcript
[00:00:15.370] - Darshan Doshi
Hi, everyone. Welcome to Swatantra. This is a podcast series where we simplify investing. This is a podcast co-branded by Dasar and Proinvest Nirmiti. You know, the last time we did a sector deep down analysis with Rushabh, and today we are going to do another one with him on banking and financial sector. So, Rushabh, welcome. We're going to cover, again a sector analysis with you today. I have some big data points before I kind of ask you a question, and that is, India, almost 40% of the Indian p...2022-07-1500 min
The Delphi PodcastWeb3 Is Reimagining the Architecture of Applications: Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCampOur Web3 series continues with Preethi Kasireddy, Founder of DappCamp, a hands-on experience on how to architect, develop, and scale a Web3 app on Ethereum. We dive into the differences in Web2 and Web3 application architecture including decentralized storage, blockchain querying, L2 solutions and much more.
Show Notes:
(00:00:00) – Introduction.
(00:03:38) – Architecture of Web3 apps.
(00:18:38) – Thoughts the future of wallets.
(00:21:16) – Decentralized storage.
(00:28:31) – Querying the blockchain.
(00:33:47) – Aggregating fees for users.
(00:37:46) – L2 scaling solutions.
(00:42:23) – Cross-chain communication.
(00:45:01) – Closing questions.
Social links:
Preethi’s Twitter
...2022-03-1651 min
Profoundly PointlessCryptocurrency Expert Preethi KasireddyAs an entrepreneur, engineer and investor, Preethi Kasireddy is one of the most influential people in cryptocurrency. We talk getting started in crypto, the future of digital currency, and the best investments. Then, we countdown the Top 5 Kinds of Hats.Preethi Kasireddy: 01:37ishPointless: 28:24ishTop 5: 54:16ishhttps://www.preethikasireddy.com (Preethi Kasireddy’s Website)https://www.instagram.com/preethikasireddy (Preethi Kasireddy Instagram)https://www.preethikasireddy.com/intro-to-cryptocurrency (Preethi’s Introduction to Cryptocurrency Course) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-07-071h 09
CryptoNews Podcast#6: Preethi Kasireddy on the History of Crypto and BitcoinPreethi Kasireddy is an entrepreneur, software engineer, writer, blockchain enthusiast and teacher. In this conversation, we discuss:- The history of money, crypto & Bitcoin- Crypto in Miami - Working at Goldman Sachs, a16z, Coinbase- Leaving a16z to learn how to code- The early days of Coinbase - Preethi's Intro to Cryptocurrency course - Crypto in India - The future of cryptoPreethiTwitter: @iam_preethiWebsite: preethikasireddy.com Instagram: @preethikasireddy Crypto Course: preethikasireddy.com/intro-to-cryptocurrency 2021-04-2145 min
Bharatvaarta#090 | Why Is Preethi Kasireddy Optimistic About India? | #LongIndia Series | BharatvaartaPreethi Kasireddy is an entrepreneur, investor, writer and a popular commentator on social media. Preethi is passionate about various aspects of India – from our culture to our thriving startup ecosystem. In this conversation on the #LongIndia series, we understand the reasons for her optimism, why she thinks India should adopt crypto, how Indian startups have changed over the last five years, what opportunities have emerged for Indian post COVID, what we can learn from America’s cultural decline, why we should recognize our strengths and encourage startup innovation. This is a fascinating outside-in perspective on Indi...2021-02-0542 min
RareErth PodcastA Rare Autodidact-Preethi KasireddyOn this Episode of RareErth Podcast, Manoj sat down with Preethi Kasireddy.
Preethi Kasireddy who was the Founder & CEO of TruStory. She was previously a partner at Andreessen Horowitz , an investment banking Analyst at Goldman Sachs, and a software engineer at Coinbase. From studying industrial engineering to becoming a CEO, Preethi’s career path has been a fascinating one. Preethi is also a well-known figure in the world of Blockchain and Crypto economics.
When she’s not immersed in Cryptocurrencies, Functional Programming, or giving back to the tech community through her writing and teaching you can find her sharing her excit...2021-01-1547 min
The Crypto ConversationBest of 2020 - Cryptopia the movie - Bitcoin, Blockchains & the Future of the InternetWe’re revisiting some of the best Crypto Conversation podcast episodes of 2020. In this episode, we talk with Torsten Hoffmann a documentary filmmaker. His new film Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet is now available online. Why you should listen: After writing a research paper on alternative currencies as part of his MBA at Oxford University, Torsten was intrigued by Bitcoin. In 2014 he started working on Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know it, his first documentary. Hoffmann’s award-winning first film looks at Bitcoin in the context of the history of mo...2020-12-2140 min
The Disruptive WarriorEpisode #9 - Preethi KasireddyPreethi Kasireddy identifies as an "autodidact, teacher, and forever-learner" we talk all things crypto, the importance of learning from first principles, her wild path to crypto, and her new course on the subject.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedisruptivewarrior/support2020-12-2149 min
Open Source Archives - Software Engineering DailyFacebook Open Source with Tom Occhino (Summer Break Repeat)
Originally published April 14, 2017. We are taking a few weeks off. We’ll be back soon with new episodes.
Facebook’s open source projects include React, GraphQL, and Cassandra. These projects are key pieces of infrastructure used by thousands of developers–including engineers at Facebook itself.
These projects are able to gain traction because Facebook takes time to decouple the projects from their internal infrastructure and clean up the code before releasing them into the wild. Facebook has high standards for what they are willing to release.
Tom Occhino manages the React team a...2020-06-191h 04
Software Engineering DailyFacebook Open Source with Tom Occhino (Summer Break Repeat)Originally published April 14, 2017. We are taking a few weeks off. We’ll be back soon with new episodes.Facebook’s open source projects include React, GraphQL, and Cassandra. These projects are key pieces of infrastructure used by thousands of developers–including engineers at Facebook itself. These projects are able to gain traction because Facebook takes time to decouple the projects from their internal infrastructure and clean up the code before releasing them into the wild. Facebook has high standards for what they are willing to release.Tom Occhino manages the React team at Facebo...2020-06-191h 05The Crypto ConversationCryptopia the movie - Bitcoin, Blockchains & the Future of the InternetTorsten Hoffmann is a documentary filmmaker who has completed two full length blockchain films. Bitcoin: The End Of Money As We Know It from 2015, and his new film Cryptopia: Bitcoin, Blockchains and the Future of the Internet which is now available online. Why you should listen: After writing a research paper on alternative currencies as part of his MBA at Oxford University, Torsten was intrigued by Bitcoin. In 2014 he started working on Bitcoin: The End of Money As We Know it, his first documentary. Hoffmann’s award-winning first film looks at Bitcoin in the context of...2020-06-1837 min
Chats with Kent C. DoddsPreethi Kasireddy Reinvents HerselfSoftware development isn't limited to "nerds." During her time at Andreessen Horowitz, Preethi met thousands of entrepreneurs. What she realized was that software engineering is what these entrepreneurs use to change the world. They're able to code the future they believe in using software engineering.A lot of people were surprised that Preethi gave up a promising career in venture capital to become a developer. But, Preethi says that the greatest artists reinvented themselves often. There's something unique and special about the periods in our lives where we are working on improving ourselves. We kind of lose...2020-05-1933 min
Chats with Kent C. DoddsPreethi Kasireddy Reinvents HerselfPreethi Kasireddy chats with Kent about how she gave up her promising career in venture capital to become a developer.2020-05-1933 min
The Entrepreneurial Coder Podcast#21 - Preethi Kasireddy - The Tradeoffs Between Entrepreneurship and EmploymentPreethi is engineer, author, and blogger who writes on a wide range of topics at her site, preethikasireddy.com. She’s the author of “Fundamentals of Functional Programming” which focuses on teaching functional programming from a beginner’s mindset. Preethi is an avid traveler and you can find her on Instagram at preethikasireddy where you can follow along.Preethi's LinksPreethi's WebsitePreethi on TwitterPreethi on YouTubeTruStory2020-02-2052 min
The BreakdownRob ‘Crypto Bobby’ Paone and Preethi Kasireddy on fundraising, halvings, and the long steady slog of cryptoRob Paone, aka Crypto Bobby, got his start as a popular crypto YouTuber and has gone on to help build a number of crypto companies before launching his own technical recruitment firm. Preethi Kasireddy is the founder of the TruStory debate platform. In two individual interviews as part of The Breakdown’s end of year extra, both argue that a big part of the 2019 story was the slow, steady slog of building, and that, in some ways, 2020 may be poised for more of the same. 2019-12-2522 min
Crazy WisdomHow can we incentivize a common pursuit of truth? - Preethi Kasireddy (CEO of TruStoryI sit down with Preethi Kasireddy from Trustory and we talk about the importance of debate for a shared understanding of the truth. Find more about Preethi here: https://twitter.com/iam_preethi Find more about Trustory here: https://www.trustory.io/2019-10-1052 min
The Look Up! Podcast with Marc WeinsteinThe Illusion of the Infinite with Preethi KasireddyIn this episode, I interview Preethi Kasireddy. Preethi is the founder of a new social media app called TruStory which is changing the way we engage in conversation online. Rather than rewarding users with likes, TruStory offers different incentives that reward users for the quality of their arguments and their openness to the opposing perspective. Preethi and I discuss what it’s like posting on social media with tens of thousands of followers, flat earthers, critical thinking, the art of conversation, and how the internet offers us an “illusion of the infinite” when really it’s just repetition of pre-exis...2019-06-3059 min
The Look Up! Podcast with Marc WeinsteinThe Illusion of the Infinite with Preethi KasireddyIn this episode, I interview Preethi Kasireddy. Preethi is the founder of a new social media app called TruStory which is changing the way we engage in conversation online. Rather than rewarding users with likes, TruStory offers different incentives that reward users for the quality of their arguments and their openness to the opposing perspective. Preethi and I discuss what it’s like posting on social media with tens of thousands of followers, flat earthers, critical thinking, the art of conversation, and how the internet offers us an “illusion of the infinite” when really it’s just repetition of pre-exis...2019-06-3059 min
Hanselminutes with Scott HanselmanBlockchain explained with TruStory's Preethi KasireddyThere's a ton of hype around "blockchain" and sometimes it's overwhelming. Scott sits down with Preethi Kasireddy for a blockchain primer. This episode is a great clear explanation about what's interesting, what's useful, and what's coming with blockchain technologies.
http://fortune.com/2015/03/06/bitcoin-book-boom/
https://blockgeeks.com/guides/what-is-blockchain-technology/
https://www.ethereum.org/
https://www.stateofthedapps.com/
https://www.coindesk.com/layer-2-blockchain-tech-even-bigger-deal-think
https://ethereum.stackexchange.com/questions/47229/what-exactly-is-ethereums-layer-2
2019-04-0431 min
The Blockchain and Us: Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and theWhy the Blockchain Space Needs Better Access - Alexis Gauba, she(256), Mechanism LabsAlexis Gauba speaks about co-founding she(256), mentoring and teaching blockchain literacy, starting points for people with an interest in blockchain technology, how students can make the best of the available programs in blockchain education, teaching coding to underrepresented minorities, her current research questions at Mechanism Labs, the importance of usability in blockchains, how to design interdisciplinary research projects, and much more.
Alexis is a Co-Founder of she256, a nonprofit dedicated to increasing diversity and breaking down barriers to entry in the blockchain space. She is studying Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at UC Berkeley and has been actively involved in...2019-02-2037 minThe Blockchain and Us: Conversations about the brave new world of blockchains, cryptoassets, and theHow Skin in the Game Leads to Truth - Preethi Kasireddy, TruStoryPreethi Kasireddy speaks about the information problem on the Internet and how her company TruStory combats it, how messed up incentives lead to false information that hijacks our minds, why active participation in the information we consume leads to better thinking in life, why changing one's mind is good, the most important skills for entrepreneurs, and much more.
Preethi is the Founder and CEO of TruStory, a platform for users to discover and validate claims that people make online, whether in a blog post, whitepaper, website, or social media post. Before founding TruStory, Preethi was a Software Engineer at Coinbase...2019-02-0628 min
BlockChannelEpisode 51: Curation and Scam Filtration, with Preethi KasireddyOn this episode of BlockChannel, Mckie, Dee and Dr. Petty finally get a chance to sit down with Preethi Kasireddy. Preethi, a crypto-native and CEO and Founder of TruStory (and former Coinbase/a16Z employee), sits down to fill us in on her storied background while watching crypto mature over the years. She also breaks down her technical and architectural decisions as to why she opted to build atop of Cosmos; come enjoy while we listen to her wax poetic on her next big project in the opener of Season Freedom.
Show Link(s):
TruStory: http://trustory.io
Intro/Outro...2018-12-1229 min
a16z Podcasta16z Podcast: Building Companies in Crypto, from People to Codewith Tina Bhatnagar (@tinab), Preethi Kasireddy (@iam_preethi), Lily Liu (@calilyliu), and Kim Milosevich (@kimbatronic)
Whether it’s sharing the decision-making behind joining a crypto company to the perspectives of a passionate early adopter (or relative latecomer), this episode of the a16z Podcast -- based on a panel from the “Intro to Crypto” event that Andreessen Horowitz and #Angels put on in April 2018 -- covers what it takes to build companies in crypto, from people to code. You can find other sessions from the event, covering the building blocks of crypto to decentralization to the regulatory landscape...2018-07-1727 min
Upfront VenturesBlockchain Technologies, Scalability, And Project Governance | Upfront Summit 2018Michael Carney sits down with Garry Tan, Nick Tomaino, and Preethi Kasireddy to dig into key issues involving blockchain technology.2018-03-0828 min
CodeNewbieS3:E3 - What is cryptocurrency? (Preethi Kasireddy)What is bitcoin? How do cryptocurrencies work? What is the blockchain? Preethi Kasireddy, a blockchain engineer, gives us a gentle introduction to the world of digital currencies. She walks us through how it all works, what developers should care about, and how she transitioned from a career in finance to being a blockchain engineer. Show Links Partner with Dev & CodeNewbie! (sponsor) Bitcoin Ethereum Satoshi Nakamoto's paper on Bitcoin Satoshi Nakamoto (author of Bitcoin paper) Solidity Ethereum white paper How does Ehterium work anyway? (Preethi's blog post) Ethereum docs Hack Reactor Coinbase Codeland Conf Codeland 2019 Preethi...2018-02-1241 min
Fish SauceEp 18: Passion Driven Career with Preethi Kasireddy🎙Today, we release a new episode Preethi Kasireddy, CEO/Founder of Schelling - a stealth start-up in the blockchain space 📈. If you're interested in taking the plunge into a new career or the world of blockchain, this is the episode for you! 🎧 Listen now on your favorite podcast player. 2017-12-1832 min
The Bitcoin PodcastTBP172 - Life After Silicon ValleyWhat does half a trillion dollars of cryptocurrency mean? We've been saying for months now, that 2018 will be the year institutional money starts flooding the Crypto market. It's the next phase of the "bubble" forming patter. Like in the internet boom of the late 90's, we first saw early adopters, institutional money, and finally mass populous adoption and then the bubble burst. We're still very early, straddling the early adopter/institutional money phase. Also Preethi Kasireddy says goodbye to Silicon Valley and says hello to L.A. She has a passion for understanding things at a fundamental level and sharing...2017-12-171h 28
Changelog InterviewsMy roadmap to become a blockchain engineerPreethi Kasireddy, a self-employed blockchain and smart contract Engineer, joined the show to talk about why she left the best job in the world at Andreessen Horowitz on the deal team, how she got entrepreneurship envy, the roadmap she laid out in 2015 and where she’s at today as an engineer, her excitement for blockchain-based technologies, and why blockchains don’t scale.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:CircleCI – CircleCI is a continuous integration and delivery platfo...2017-11-081h 04
Changelog Master FeedMy roadmap to become a blockchain engineer (The Changelog #271)Preethi Kasireddy, a self-employed blockchain and smart contract Engineer, joined the show to talk about why she left the best job in the world at Andreessen Horowitz on the deal team, how she got entrepreneurship envy, the roadmap she laid out in 2015 and where she’s at today as an engineer, her excitement for blockchain-based technologies, and why blockchains don’t scale.2017-11-0800 minThe Changelog: Software Development, Open SourceMy roadmap to become a blockchain engineer (Interview)Preethi Kasireddy, a self-employed blockchain and smart contract Engineer, joined the show to talk about why she left the best job in the world at Andreessen Horowitz on the deal team, how she got entrepreneurship envy, the roadmap she laid out in 2015 and where she’s at today as an engineer, her excitement for blockchain-based technologies, and why blockchains don’t scale.
Join the discussionChangelog++ members support our work, get closer to the metal, and make the ads disappear. Join today!Sponsors:CircleCI – CircleCI is a continuous integration and delivery platfo...2017-11-081h 04Software Engineering DailyEthereum Platform with Preethi KasireddyEthereum is a decentralized transaction-based state machine. Ethereum was designed to make smart contracts more usable for developers. Smart contracts are decentralized programs that usually allow for some a transaction between the owner of the contract and anyone who would want to purchase something from the contract owner.For example, I could set up a smart contract where a listener sends my smart contract some ether and I send the listener a podcast episode automatically. Smart contracts can also interact with each other, to network together complex transactions. In the same way that web development has been...2017-10-1153 min
Front End Happy HourEpisode 043 - Our first drinkWe all had to start somewhere. In this episode, we are joined by Preethi Kasireddy to talk with us about her and our experiences of being a beginner to coding.
Guests:
Preethi Kasireddy - @iam_preethi
Panelists:
Ryan Burgess - @burgessdryan
Derrick Showers - @derrickshowers
Stacy London - @stacylondoner
Picks:
Preethi Kasireddy - Front End Happy Hour
Preethi Kasireddy - Changelog
Preethi Kasireddy - Software Engineering Daily
Preethi Kasireddy - Twitter
Preethi Kasireddy - freeCodeCamp
Ryan Burgess - We All Started Somewhere - Preethi Kasireddy - React Rally
Ryan Burgess - Fed Up
Derrick Showers - CS50
Derrick Showers...2017-10-0158 min
Пятиминутка React#20 - MobX вместо Redux?Стоит ли использовать MobX, если у нас уже есть Redux? Если да, то когда, в каких проектах, для кого MobX подойдёт лучше?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83v8cdvGfeA - Understanding MobX vs Redux (4min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76FRrbY18Bs - Preethi Kasireddy - MobX vs Redux: Comparing the Opposing Paradigms - React Conf 2017 (25m)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGVwMkrL2n0 - Comparing Redux and MobX with two CTO's and React experts (1h17m)
http://frontflip.me/2016/06/15/why-mobx-and-not-redux.html - «Уговори меня поменять Redux на MobX» - Frontflip Podcast
https://egghead.io/courses/manage-complex-state-in-react-apps-with-mobx
Пятиминутка React - подкаст о React и смежных технологиях в мире JavaScript. http://5minreact.ru2017-06-0108 min
5 minutes of React#9 - MobX over ReduxShould I use MobX over Redux? When, why and whom should try MobX?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83v8cdvGfeA - Understanding MobX vs Redux (4min)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=76FRrbY18Bs - Preethi Kasireddy - MobX vs Redux: Comparing the Opposing Paradigms - React Conf 2017 (25m)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGVwMkrL2n0 - Comparing Redux and MobX with two CTO's and React experts (1h17m)
https://egghead.io/courses/manage-complex-state-in-react-apps-with-mobx
5 minutes of React - podcast about React hot topics and JavaScript ecosystem. https://5minreact.audio2017-05-3100 min
Greatest Hits Archives - Software Engineering DailyFacebook Open Source with Tom Occhino
Facebook’s open source projects include React, GraphQL, and Cassandra. These projects are key pieces of infrastructure used by thousands of developers–including engineers at Facebook itself.
These projects are able to gain traction because Facebook takes time to decouple the projects from their internal infrastructure and clean up the code before releasing them into the wild. Facebook has high standards for what they are willing to release.
Tom Occhino manages the React team at Facebook and works closely with engineers to determine what projects make sense to open source. In this episode, Pree...2017-04-141h 03Open Source Archives - Software Engineering DailyFacebook Open Source with Tom Occhino
Facebook’s open source projects include React, GraphQL, and Cassandra. These projects are key pieces of infrastructure used by thousands of developers–including engineers at Facebook itself.
These projects are able to gain traction because Facebook takes time to decouple the projects from their internal infrastructure and clean up the code before releasing them into the wild. Facebook has high standards for what they are willing to release.
Tom Occhino manages the React team at Facebook and works closely with engineers to determine what projects make sense to open source. In this episode, Pree...2017-04-141h 03
Software Engineering DailyFacebook Open Source with Tom OcchinoFacebook’s open source projects include React, GraphQL, and Cassandra. These projects are key pieces of infrastructure used by thousands of developers–including engineers at Facebook itself.These projects are able to gain traction because Facebook takes time to decouple the projects from their internal infrastructure and clean up the code before releasing them into the wild. Facebook has high standards for what they are willing to release.Tom Occhino manages the React team at Facebook and works closely with engineers to determine what projects make sense to open source. In this episode, Preethi Kasireddy inte...2017-04-141h 05
The Women in Tech Show: A Technical PodcastPath to Programming with Preethi KasireddyPreethi Kasireddy is a Software Engineer with a passion for sharing everything she learns. Preethi explained how she learned to code in her free time and her experience at a boot camp in San Francisco. Preethi also talked about one of the first projects she built and her initiative to start an email-based course targeted at advanced beginner and intermediate programmers.2017-03-1400 min
Product Hunt Daily Top 5(1/23) ▲ 15 | Breaking Into Startups: Episode 18 - Preethi Kasireddy; Why an I-Banker/VC Quit to Become a Software EngineerProof that you can break into tech from any background2017-01-2400 min
Product Hunt Daily Top 10(1/23) ▲ 15 | Breaking Into Startups: Episode 18 - Preethi Kasireddy; Why an I-Banker/VC Quit to Become a Software EngineerProof that you can break into tech from any background2017-01-2400 min
Breaking Into Startups#18: Preethi Kasireddy - How Investment Banker & a VC quit her job to became a Software EngineerAfter excelling at Goldman Sachs and top venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, Preethi Kasireddy decided she wanted to leave “the best job in the world” to become a software engineer.
In her blog post called Why I Left the Best Job in the World, she talks about why she left VC to join Hack Reactor in order to learn how to code. In this episode Preethi shares what motivated her to leave finance for tech, her incredible work ethic, her 5 am workout schedule, and the lessons she learned on her journey to becoming a software engineer.2017-01-2300 min
Software Engineering DailyCommodity Discussion with Preethi KasireddyA previous episode of Software Engineering Daily called “You Are Not A Commodity” received a lot of feedback, both negative and positive. The episode was a monologue I wrote about why engineers should build products on their own as a default career path, rather than work at a large corporation as a default career path. A reddit thread about the episode was almost entirely negative. Most of the emails I received about the episode were very positive. Other regular listeners wrote in and said they had mixed feelings. One of those listeners was Preethi Kasireddy, a previous gues...2016-09-1536 min
Business and PhilosophyCommodity Discussion with Preethi Kasireddy
A previous episode of Software Engineering Daily called “You Are Not A Commodity” received a lot of feedback, both negative and positive. The episode was a monologue I wrote about why engineers should build products on their own as a default career path, rather than work at a large corporation as a default career path.
A reddit thread about the episode was almost entirely negative. Most of the emails I received about the episode were very positive. Other regular listeners wrote in and said they had mixed feelings. One of those listeners was Preet...2016-09-1533 min
Hackers Archives - Software Engineering DailyVenture Capital to Software Engineering with Preethi Kasireddy
Changing your occupation to a software engineer is easier today than ever before.
Former Andreesen-Horowitz partner Preethi Kasireddy saw excited software engineers coming through the doors every day, pitching their ideas.
This was her impetus to take the leap and make the career switch to software engineering. She is attending Hack Reactor, a 12-week coding boot camp.
Questions
Why did you leave the “best job in the world“?
Why are you becoming a software engineer?
What is Hack Reactor?
Is college a scam that overcharges and underdelivers?
What is the most c...2015-09-2354 min
Software Engineering DailyVenture Capital to Software Engineering with Preethi KasireddyFormer Andreesen-Horowitz partner Preethi Kasireddy saw excited software engineers coming through the doors every day, pitching their ideas.This was her impetus to take the leap and make the career switch to software engineering. She is attending Hack Reactor, a 12-week coding boot camp. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2015-09-2357 min