Gagan Sandhu

uh to silicon valley and i've been here i've been working in many different companies and then two plus years ago i decided to launch zine which is the name of my company x-i-l-i-o-n and we'll discuss more in detail in a little bit but the idea was i became financially independent and i looked around and i saw that other people

uh to silicon valley and i've been here i've been working in many different companies and then two plus years ago i decided to launch zine which is the name of my company x-i-l-i-o-n and we'll discuss more in detail in a little bit but the idea was i became financially independent and i looked around and i saw that other people

Well, especially people who were similar to me, people who work in comfortable jobs, have decent income. And I looked around and typically immigrants, I'm like, hey, I think I'm ready to hang up my boots, so to speak, to take a leap and build something on my own. They're like, how come? I'm like, I think I've... Enough to, as you said, I have enough to achieve financial independence.

Well, especially people who were similar to me, people who work in comfortable jobs, have decent income. And I looked around and typically immigrants, I'm like, hey, I think I'm ready to hang up my boots, so to speak, to take a leap and build something on my own. They're like, how come? I'm like, I think I've... Enough to, as you said, I have enough to achieve financial independence.

And then they're like, but I don't. And I'm like, okay, here's the things I did. Have you done the same thing? They're like, I didn't know that I needed to do those things. And I kept talking to different people. kept getting similar story.

And then they're like, but I don't. And I'm like, okay, here's the things I did. Have you done the same thing? They're like, I didn't know that I needed to do those things. And I kept talking to different people. kept getting similar story.

And then I realized that actually there is need for something like Zillion, which can help people make great financial decisions and become financially independent sooner.

And then I realized that actually there is need for something like Zillion, which can help people make great financial decisions and become financially independent sooner.

Yeah, great question. I think if, as I said in the first question there, I started as an undergrad in mechanical engineering. And what I realized was I worked in the industry for three years after college in India. And one of the things I realized while working, it was an automotive manufacturing facility.

Yeah, great question. I think if, as I said in the first question there, I started as an undergrad in mechanical engineering. And what I realized was I worked in the industry for three years after college in India. And one of the things I realized while working, it was an automotive manufacturing facility.

My biggest learning there was that a lot of the innovation in manufacturing and automotive had happened. Paints of innovation had slowed down considerably. If you go back, I'm talking about 98, 99, 2000. Around that time, if you think about it, the internal combustion engines were running really well, highly efficient. A lot of the electronics was already factored in.

My biggest learning there was that a lot of the innovation in manufacturing and automotive had happened. Paints of innovation had slowed down considerably. If you go back, I'm talking about 98, 99, 2000. Around that time, if you think about it, the internal combustion engines were running really well, highly efficient. A lot of the electronics was already factored in.

A lot of innovation had happened. And when I looked around, I felt that by graduating from college as a technical person, even if it's mechanical engineering, I was hungry for knowledge. So I realized very early on in my career that I am a knowledge worker. And for me to continue to be successful as a knowledge worker, I had to consistently update my knowledge.

A lot of innovation had happened. And when I looked around, I felt that by graduating from college as a technical person, even if it's mechanical engineering, I was hungry for knowledge. So I realized very early on in my career that I am a knowledge worker. And for me to continue to be successful as a knowledge worker, I had to consistently update my knowledge.

And that actually has been the theme of my career all along. What I mean by that is that once you realize that something is critical, like in my case, I figured it is knowledge. So after about a year of working in the mechanical engineering industry, I decided that I needed to upgrade my skills and get into this new industry. Back in the late 90s, tech was brand new.

And that actually has been the theme of my career all along. What I mean by that is that once you realize that something is critical, like in my case, I figured it is knowledge. So after about a year of working in the mechanical engineering industry, I decided that I needed to upgrade my skills and get into this new industry. Back in the late 90s, tech was brand new.

Internet had just started to become popular and a lot of things were happening, exciting things. I decided that I was going to get into tech, so I decided to come to the US. So I took the GRE exam for grad school and started my journey. That journey took, if you think about it, 98 I graduated from college and 2005 is when I actually entered the knowledge industry, the tech industry.

Internet had just started to become popular and a lot of things were happening, exciting things. I decided that I was going to get into tech, so I decided to come to the US. So I took the GRE exam for grad school and started my journey. That journey took, if you think about it, 98 I graduated from college and 2005 is when I actually entered the knowledge industry, the tech industry.

the journey wasn't simple it wasn't straightforward it wasn't even a straight line journey it took many different turns many different jobs two different continents many different cities but i was able to make that journey but one thing that was consistent and constant in that journey was knowledge and this is something i would like to share with all your listeners is

the journey wasn't simple it wasn't straightforward it wasn't even a straight line journey it took many different turns many different jobs two different continents many different cities but i was able to make that journey but one thing that was consistent and constant in that journey was knowledge and this is something i would like to share with all your listeners is