Wish I Knew . . .

#59 Julian Alvarez - Meta Software Engineer / Entrepreneur / Improving the World / Fellow Podcaster

July 05, 2022 Gary Nowak Season 2 Episode 59
Wish I Knew . . .
#59 Julian Alvarez - Meta Software Engineer / Entrepreneur / Improving the World / Fellow Podcaster
Show Notes

I'm your host Gary Nowak and if you want to be inspired by a bright young mind, this is the podcast for you with my guest Julian Alvarez. 

Career Background:

  • Currently working at Facebook as a Software engineer
  • Podcaster "Inventing the future"
  • Founder and CTO at a company he started Vize
  • Texas A&M with a Bachelor in Computer Science

https://pod.link/inventingthefuture

Highlights

  • Thank God it's  . . . . . .Monday
  • Start up - Improving the working conditions of low skilled workers
  • Impact driven perspective
  • Building an App for Ipad early on
  • Computer science as a means to an end
  • Great story about a Retreat with sharing and transparency
  • Leveraging privilege and using it to help others
  • Using Role Models, developing a road map for life
  • How Julian assess where to focus his time
  • Building up a network and acquiring knowledge
  • Linear vs non-linear learning
  • Getting the most out his time at Facebook
  • Definition of success

Want to be a guest? Email me at gpnowak@gmail.com!