Gagan Sandhu
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which is natural, but I think we need to find those times in your career where, in our careers, where we can work long for periods of time to build more equity, so to speak, with our employer or to build more skills. So maybe we are not, the work long part is we are doing somewhat long at the work, but also we are putting extra time to learn more skills. And that way we can actually
which is natural, but I think we need to find those times in your career where, in our careers, where we can work long for periods of time to build more equity, so to speak, with our employer or to build more skills. So maybe we are not, the work long part is we are doing somewhat long at the work, but also we are putting extra time to learn more skills. And that way we can actually
I think we can mitigate the side effects of ageism a decent bit. Does that make sense?
I think we can mitigate the side effects of ageism a decent bit. Does that make sense?
Will I hire someone who's older? So let me address that. So Minxie also asked whether I would hire someone who is, let's say, over 40 and comes to Zillion. I think the honest answer is yes, I consider everyone. And one of the things I learned early on in my career is to hire the best person for the job.
Will I hire someone who's older? So let me address that. So Minxie also asked whether I would hire someone who is, let's say, over 40 and comes to Zillion. I think the honest answer is yes, I consider everyone. And one of the things I learned early on in my career is to hire the best person for the job.
So if right now, if I'm looking for, let's say, a marketing person who can come in and really take our marketing to the next level, I'll be looking for the skills that will help us get there. If those skills are in a 23-year-old or a 35-year-old or a 47-year-old, doesn't make as much difference as what is the specific thing I'm looking for. And sometimes experience is an asset there.
So if right now, if I'm looking for, let's say, a marketing person who can come in and really take our marketing to the next level, I'll be looking for the skills that will help us get there. If those skills are in a 23-year-old or a 35-year-old or a 47-year-old, doesn't make as much difference as what is the specific thing I'm looking for. And sometimes experience is an asset there.
And I would definitely look at that. So I don't think it's ageism as such. I would put it as it's skills. If you have those skills that I'm looking for. And again, we are a small company. We are a startup. Our needs, our skill needs might be different from, let's say, Google. That is a 27, 26 year old company. They might know probably even 30 year old company at this point.
And I would definitely look at that. So I don't think it's ageism as such. I would put it as it's skills. If you have those skills that I'm looking for. And again, we are a small company. We are a startup. Our needs, our skill needs might be different from, let's say, Google. That is a 27, 26 year old company. They might know probably even 30 year old company at this point.
Our needs are different and our skill needs might be different as compared to some of the established ones.
Our needs are different and our skill needs might be different as compared to some of the established ones.
Thank you so much, Vince. This was so much fun. Thank you.
Thank you so much, Vince. This was so much fun. Thank you.
Hey, thank you so much, Vince. Thank you so much for reaching out and rekindling old memories from business school. And I'm so happy to be doing this with you. And I'm a fan of you and what you're doing. So thank you so much.
Hey, thank you so much, Vince. Thank you so much for reaching out and rekindling old memories from business school. And I'm so happy to be doing this with you. And I'm a fan of you and what you're doing. So thank you so much.
Great. So my story is not very different from a typical immigrant to the US, and the US is a big magnet for immigrants. So I came here in the early aughts, 2001, 2002, to pursue grad school at Arizona State. And I liked the way things are here. I got a job. Incidentally, though, even though I came here to do something related to tech,
Great. So my story is not very different from a typical immigrant to the US, and the US is a big magnet for immigrants. So I came here in the early aughts, 2001, 2002, to pursue grad school at Arizona State. And I liked the way things are here. I got a job. Incidentally, though, even though I came here to do something related to tech,
My undergrad was in mechanical engineering, but I'm like, yeah, mechanical engineering, a lot of innovations happened in the 20th century. I should switch to something related to tech. So I went to grad school for that. By the time I graduated, nobody wanted to hire in tech because we were going through a huge recession and
My undergrad was in mechanical engineering, but I'm like, yeah, mechanical engineering, a lot of innovations happened in the 20th century. I should switch to something related to tech. So I went to grad school for that. By the time I graduated, nobody wanted to hire in tech because we were going through a huge recession and