Bax of All Trades

In this episode, I interview Mateo Pedro, a french born citizen, who has moved to the U.S.A and landed one of the most prestigious jobs, a software engineer at Meta.We talk about his experience going to an American University, landing a big tech job, and he offers practical advice for others who desire to achieve the same. If you'd like to follow Mateo, you can reach him on on linkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/mateo-pedro-6a745b16a/CONNECT WITH ME📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baxate_carter/🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baxate_carterX: https://x.com/Baxate_carter#baxate

In this episode of BoaT, I interview my good friend Ishan Dhanani, who is a MLE for Inference at NVIDIA. Less than 2 years ago, Ishan graduated with an Economics degree from Texas A&M. Since then, he has dropped out of Columbia, been acquired twice (once by Brev.dev, once by NVIDIA), and moved across the country.We discuss how you can become technical, the future of AI, and much more.EnjoyFOLLOW ISHAN:https://x.com/0xishandCONNECT WITH ME📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baxate_carter/🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baxate_carterX: https://x.com/Baxate_carter#baxate

It's been a while since my last upload, but hopefully this one makes up for it. This week I got Frank Niu and Zach Wilson to join me on the podcast to discuss all things tech, content creation, and life. The crossover everyone has been waiting for, yet nobody expected. Enjoy! CONNECT WITH ME 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baxate_carter/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baxate_carter FRANK'S BOOK & NEWSLETTER📕 https://www.frankniu.com/book📰 https://beacons.ai/frankniu ZACH'S COURSES🐺 https://dataexpert.io/ #baxate #frankniu #zachwilson 00:00 Welcoming Frank & Zach to The Pod 02:27 Is It Worth Studying Computer Science in 2024? 16:20 How Will AI Impact Software Engineering? 20:55 Making Money in Tech & Entrepreneurship 37:00 Does Money Buy Happiness? 46:49 Making Easy Money (Day trading, Dropshipping, Crypto) 58:53 Higher Education is a Scam! 1:12:34 Advice to Your Younger Self 1:24:46 Talking Social Media & Content Creation

With all the recent talk of AI and layoffs in software engineering, you might be on the fence about studying computer science and pursuing it as a career. I won't sugarcoat it, becoming a software engineer in 2024 is incredibly difficult and the threat of AI is a scary one for many, but keep watching to find out what I foresee the future of software engineering being. CONNECT WITH ME 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baxate_carter/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baxate_carter #baxate #softwareengineer #computerscience00:00 Is Computer Science Worth it in 2024? 01:21 How AI Will Revolutionize Software Engineering 08:40 The Danger of Layoffs in Software Engineering 16:20 Are There Too Many Software Engineers? 23:44 Is It Worth it to Study Computer Science in 2024?

This is why you need a personal brand in 2024, why you need to be posting on social media, and how to build a following when doing so. I'm back from a long break since I've been focusing on the startup I work at: brev.dev But, I am still committed to bringing you guys content here as often as I can, so consider this the beginning of Season 2 for Bax of All Trades. CONNECT WITH ME 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/baxate_carter/ 🎵 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@baxate_carter #baxate #baxofalltrades 00:00 Why You Need to Post on Social in 2024 06:25 How Do You Actually Build on Social Media 18:17 Keep This in Mind When Building a Social Media Platform 24:12 You Will Be Hated 26:27 Do Not Do Social Media For the Money 31:19 You Need a Reason For Posting