Uploaded August 2021 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
We've all felt in over our head and insufficient compared to our peers. I chatted with @PhilippLackner about how to get over imposter syndrome (instagram.com/p/CRBb7NljQ_h/).
Check out the video we did on Philipp's channel about interviewing at a big tech company: youtube.com/watch?v=tPrULDb4ysA
Connect with Philipp:
β€ youtube.com/c/PhilippLackner
β€ instagram.com/philipplackner_official
@donn-felker is mentioned in the video, he runs the Fragmented podcast: fragmentedpodcast.com
Join my Tech Career Growth community: linkedin.com/company/techcareergrowth
Hi! Iβm Rahul, a software engineer with a passion for teaching. I went to Stanford, was a founding engineer at a startup, and have worked at various companies across Silicon Valley. Iβm currently an Android Developer at Facebook and teach an Android class at Stanford. Would love to connect with you! This channel is about tech (especially Silicon Valley), combining tactical how-to guides with interviews.
πΉ YouTube: youtube.com/c/RahulPandeyRkp
π LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/rpandey1234
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/rpandey1234
π Github: github.com/rpandey1234
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - How do you beat imposter syndrome?
3:55 - How do you learn from people who look like they know everything?
6:00 - Difference between being an open source vs app developer
7:25 - How do you measure progress as a software developer?
9:50 - What makes up a good goal?
11:55 - What was the motivation to start an instagram page?
14:45 - Has your following helped you get freelance clients?
We've all felt in over our head and insufficient compared to our peers. I chatted with @PhilippLackner about how to get over imposter syndrome (instagram.com/p/CRBb7NljQ_h/).
Check out the video we did on Philipp's channel about interviewing at a big tech company: youtube.com/watch?v=tPrULDb4ysA
Connect with Philipp:
β€ youtube.com/c/PhilippLackner
β€ instagram.com/philipplackner_official
@donn-felker is mentioned in the video, he runs the Fragmented podcast: fragmentedpodcast.com
Join my Tech Career Growth community: linkedin.com/company/techcareergrowth
Hi! Iβm Rahul, a software engineer with a passion for teaching. I went to Stanford, was a founding engineer at a startup, and have worked at various companies across Silicon Valley. Iβm currently an Android Developer at Facebook and teach an Android class at Stanford. Would love to connect with you! This channel is about tech (especially Silicon Valley), combining tactical how-to guides with interviews.
πΉ YouTube: youtube.com/c/RahulPandeyRkp
π LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234
π¦ Twitter: twitter.com/rpandey1234
πΈ Instagram: instagram.com/rpandey1234
π Github: github.com/rpandey1234
Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:15 - How do you beat imposter syndrome?
3:55 - How do you learn from people who look like they know everything?
6:00 - Difference between being an open source vs app developer
7:25 - How do you measure progress as a software developer?
9:50 - What makes up a good goal?
11:55 - What was the motivation to start an instagram page?
14:45 - Has your following helped you get freelance clients?








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πΉ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulPandeyRkp
π LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234/
π¦ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rpandey1234
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Afraz (@iOSAcademy) is a senior iOS engineer at Microsoft, and he also runs the popular YouTube channel iOS Academy with tons of app tutorials + explainers. Before Microsoft he worked at Capital One and as a consultant where he published dozens of iOS apps. Watch the video on his channel about mobile development in big tech: https://youtu.be/MaTTkE-DWU0
Connect with Afraz:
β€ https://www.youtube.com/c/iOSAcademy/
β€ https://www.linkedin.com/in/afrazsiddiqui/
iOS Academy website: https://iosacademy.io/
Hi! Iβm Rahul, a software engineer with a passion for teaching. I went to Stanford, was a founding engineer at a startup, and have worked at various companies across Silicon Valley. Iβm currently an Android Developer at Facebook and teach an Android class at Stanford. Would love to connect with you! This channel is about tech (especially Silicon Valley), combining tactical how-to guides with interviews.
πΉ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/RahulPandeyRkp
π LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rpandey1234/
π¦ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rpandey1234
πΈ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rpandey1234/
π Github: https://github.com/rpandey1234/
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