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In conversation with tonight’s guest, Umair Majeed. What was his journey like? The final year “search through image” AI project. How is the Lodhran District? Where is Lodhran located? Had he ever traveled previously? What was his moving experience like? What do our degrees actually teach us? Had he gained any experience by graduation? Where did he apply after graduation? What was his work like? What tools had Umair worked on? What was it like to pursue a master's degree with a job? How was it like joining ITU? Why didn’t he complete his masters? When to start freelancing? When did he start his own organization? How did the company progress? Does he still use Upwork? What else is he currently doing? What is his perspective on freelancing and analysis of our industry? How can we solve the unemployability problem? How does he see the IT industry over the next 5-10 years? Catch this and much more in tonight’s episode.

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00:00 Tonight’s guest: Umair Majeed
01:08 Umair’s Journey!
07:31 The final year “search through image” AI project
08:23 How is the Lodhran District like?
10:02 Where is Lodhran located?
10:48 Had he ever traveled previously?
11:09 What was his moving experience like?
14:41 What do our degrees actually teach us?
21:40 Had he gained any experience by graduation?
22:52 What was his first job?
24:09 How was his work like?
25:02 What tools had Umair worked on?
25:58 How was it like to pursue a master's degree with a job?
27:48 How was it like joining ITU?
29:39 Moving to ADDO AI
30:32 How was it like working in ADDO AI?
31:08 When to start freelancing?
33:19 Starting his own organization
39:17 How did the company progress?
47:55 Must-haves vs Nice to haves.
53:00 Does he still use Upwork?
58:34 What else is he currently doing?
59:22 What is his perspective on freelancing and analysis of our industry?
1:14:41 How can we solve the unemployability problem?
1:27:16 How does he see the IT industry over the next 5-10 years?
1:30:09 How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050?

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