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Timestamps: (02:40) How were you exposed to CS? Why did you decide to pursue it? (10:30) What advice would you give yourself going into college? (20:00) Does GPA matter? (30:20) Job hunting in college (36:05) Working at Blend (39:00) Internships (45:50) Startups vs big tech companies (58:30) Trends in fin-tech (01:05:00) Rapid fire questions

Links mentioned: https://blend.com/ (Blend)  https://www.amazon.com/Nickel-Dimed-Not-Getting-America/dp/0312626681 (Nickel and Dimed)  https://www.amazon.com/Grant-Ron-Chernow/dp/159420487X (Grant)  https://www.netflix.com/title/80091742 (Last Chance U)