Summary: <div> <div>Guest:</div> <div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://haseebq.com/">Haseeb Qureshi</a></div> <div><a target="_blank" href="http://twitter.com/hosseeb">@hosseeb</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="podcast-episode"> <div class="subtitle"> Haseeb Qureshi talks with Dave Rael about motivations, earning to give, history, hustle, and fearlessness in doing something new </div> <div class="podcast-summary"> <p>Haseeb has recently gained national media attention after sharing his story, from attending a coding bootcamp to negotiating a $250,000 compensation package at Airbnb. His story has been featured on publications like BuzzFeed, Business Insider, and has also appeared on the front page of Hacker News. Before getting into the tech industry and moving to California, Haseeb was a professional poker player and studied English in college. He later enrolled in App Academy—a top coding bootcamp in San Francisco—and graduated at the top of his class. He became part of the bootcamp's core team as an instructor, and later, the Director of Product. Nine months after learning how to code, Haseeb then wanted to transition into becoming a full-time developer, but initially his job applications were rejected at the first 20+ companies he applied for. Things turned around after a few weeks as he started receiving offers from Google, Uber, Yelp, Stripe, and Airbnb. He now works at Airbnb as a software engineer. </p> </div> <div class="podcast-chapters"> <h6>Chapters:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="#!"> - Dave introduces the show and Haseeb Qureshi</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb and virtue and earning to give</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Unfairness, fortune, and rebellion</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's exit from poker, his involvement in a cheating scandal around his protege, changed priorities, and commitment to resisting the tractor beam pull of professional poker</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb on putting poker behind him and moving into coaching, business, and the genesis of seeing software as an option - bootcamps as the vehicle</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Just doing it - making a decision and executing</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's 10-day vow of slience</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Self-discovery and struggle</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - World-class performers, Tim Ferriss, the pitfalls of shortcuts, and the primacy of hustle</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The daily life of Haseeb, the software engineer</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's thoughts on "having made it"</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's book recommendation</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - How Haseeb stays current with what he needs to know</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's definition of value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - The things that have Haseeb most excited</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's causes of pain and suffering</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Haseeb's top 3 tips for delivering more value</a></li> <li><a href="#!"> - Keeping up with Haseeb</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-resources"> <h6>Resources:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="http://haseebq.com/" target="_blank">Haseeb's Blog</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earning_to_give" target="_blank">Earn to Give</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.appacademy.io/" target="_blank">App Academy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0767905385/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Catch Me If You Can - Frank W. Abagnale</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00B6MAXDK/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Catch Me If You Can (movie)</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.martialdevelopment.com/blog/how-to-win-kickboxing-wrong/" target="_blank">Tim Ferriss on Winning a Kickboxing Championship In a S</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paleolithic_diet" target="_blank">Paleo Diet</a></li> <li><a href="http://haseebq.com/how-to-break-into-tech-job-hunting-and-interviews/" target="_blank">Haseeb's Post About Job-Seeking Advice and Buying Everyone Coffee</a></li> <li><a href="https://m.signalvnoise.com/ruby-has-been-fast-enough-for-13-years-afff4a54abc7#.t24ao4xov" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson - Ruby has been fast enough for 13 years</a></li> <li><a href="http://developeronfire.com/episode-030-david-heinemeier-hansson-the-pareto-principle-and-stoic-philosophy" target="_blank">David Heinemeier Hansson on Developer On Fire</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.phoenixframework.org/" target="_blank">Phoenix Framework</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/alberteins131187.html" target="_blank">Albert Einstein on Value and Success</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.williammacaskill.com/" target="_blank">Will MacAskill</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.effectivealtruism.org/" target="_blank">Effective Altruism</a></li> <li><a href="https://medium.com/@evnowandforever/f-you-i-quit-hiring-is-broken-bb8f3a48d324#.jybt48be4" target="_blank">Hiring Is Broken</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.daedtech.com/hiring-is-broken/" target="_blank">Erik Dietrich on Hiring Is Broken</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-book-recommendation"> <h6>Haseeb's book recommendation:</h6> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0553208845/?tag=devonfir-20" target="_blank">Siddhartha - Hermann Hesse</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="podcast-tips"> <h6>Haseeb's top 3 tips for delivering more value:</h6> <ol> <li>Start with asking</li> <li>Keep showing up</li> <li>Treat everything as a learning experience</li> </ol> </div> </div>
