Samy Kamkar, co-founder of Openpath Security

Junior to Senior with David Guttman

Talking Points:

• Engineering Team Organization
• Networking at Tech Events
• Personal Meaning in Side Projects
• Accessibility of Side Projects
• Importance of Public Speaking Skills

Quotable Quotes:

• “It’s really good to join one if these communities and share what you are working on because it’s a great way for people working on similar and really cool projects find you.” - DG
• “It’s very hard to be good at something and deliver good results if you’re spending a lot of time with something you don’t enjoy, or just don’t have a lot of passion for.” - DG
• “Don’t do a side project just to do a side project, because that’s obvious.” - SK
• “I smile when I hear other people talking about something that they really enjoy, even if I don’t know about it.” - SK
• “If they are passionate on something that briefly touches on something that I am hiring for, I’m interested.” - SK
• “A little bit of effort [ making your project accessible ] can go a long way of getting noticed.” -DG
• “Your passion will come out [ in the projects that you work on].” - SK
• “People want to hear the things that you are interested in. People want to help.” - SK
• "There are so many libraries or frameworks that make documentation easy!" - SK
• "If you want to get your project out there, get hired, or find like-minded people. I would suggest [ writing documentation ]." - SK
• “Being able to frame your ideas or document what you’ve done or advocate for a position in a clear way is really valuable.” - DG

Notes:
Samy’s Website
samy.pl
Samy’s Twitter
twitter.com/samykamkar
Openpath Security
openpath.com
MIT OpenCourseWare
ocw.mit.edu
MIT-OCW: How To Speak
by Professor Patrick H. Winston
ocw.mit.edu/resources/how-to-speak
Crash Space
blog.crashspace.org
js.la
js.la
Junior to Senior Community
community.juniortosenior.io