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Connect with Iris on LinkedIn or IG 🚀 linkedin.com/in/iris-guo/ instagram.com/irisimpact/

Without referrals, it’s really hard to get interviews or even get your resume seen... Iris shares practical advice on getting hired: networking isn’t just showing up, it’s learning what people need and finding small ways to help. She explains how young people can stand out by us

Connect with Iris on LinkedIn or IG 🚀 linkedin.com/in/iris-guo/ instagram.com/irisimpact/

How do you break into product? Iris talks about the classic no-experience barrier in PM, why side projects can help create your own product experience, what product work actually looks like day to day, and the people skills that matter when you're influencing without authority.

Once you know what’s worth investing in, you start to cut the noise... Chloe talks about trying lots of things early, then going deep once you find what really clicks.

Without a coding background, it's so hard for ideas to come true... Chloe talks about how vibe coding gave her a way to finally build the ideas she had as a startup co-founder.

En Xian also talks about education can still be the safer move when you want stability without giving up passion projects.

"How I feel can make the whole room feel the same way" En Xian talks about choosing universities through real human connection, joining lots of clubs to figure things out and learning how your energy affects the people around you.

Gabryel also talks about the pressure of grade 12, the anxiety of stepping into a tougher post-secondary workload, and how his dad’s experience with CAD helped shape his dream of designing in automotive, aerospace, or even at NASA one day.

Why mechanical engineering? Gabryel talks about choosing mechanical engineering from a real love of building and understanding things, from Legos to taking objects apart.

Devender Butani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/devender-bu… Instagram: instagram.com/itsmedevenderb…

The new way to think as a developer Dev talks about the love-hate tension of AI in software, from replacement fears to why agents still need humans to provide the real ideas.

Devender Butani LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/devender-bu… Instagram: instagram.com/itsmedevenderb…

Experiment more with AI tools Dev talks about trying a wide range of AI tools and hitting that eureka moment when they started making frontend work dramatically better.

Shao Hang He LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shao-hang-h… DevFortress: devfortress.com

This is why you should use nano banana for image generation Shao talks about image generation for his t-shirt business, model tradeoffs, and the real challenge behind AI products: turning free users into paying customers.

Shao Hang He LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/shao-hang-h… DevFortress: devfortress.com

"If they don’t even bother using it for free, then they won’t pay for it..." Shao talks about using free AI to drive adoption, moving fast with cloud credits, and how agentic coding changed his workflow as a technical founder. He also gets into image generation for his t-shirt b

Michael B. Li Website: lenavix.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/michaelbroc…

Why do you need to get out of platforms like Lovable and into an IDE... Michael breaks down why tools like Lovable can help you start fast but are not where serious full-stack products should stay. He also shares how math sharpened his logical thinking for AI work.