Lessons I Regret not knowing as a Software Engineer in My 20s

In this video, Harkirat will take you through the money and career lessons that he wishes he had known as a software engineer in his 20s. This includes some of the points like having conviction in the company or founder's vision, how taking calculated risks early in your career can be beneficial in longer terms, why you should focus more on learning than earning early in your career, and many more such types of points.
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Timestamps:-
00:00 - Context for the video
00:31 - In this video
00:48 - 1. Initial packages do not matter
01:24 - 2. Everything is golden handcuffs
01:57 - 3. Early in a career, learning is more important than earning
02:31 - 4. The initial trauma of having a package
goes away after some time.
03:56 - 5. Taking care of your health
04:53 - 6. Growing or dying aspects of a software engineer.
06:23 - 7. Compounding effects on career and money.
07:36 - 8. Luck plays an important factor.
09:07 - 9. Whatever hyper-scaled in the past, might
not hyperscale in the future.
10:42 - 10. If you provide value, you can make a lot
of money.
11:59 - Outro

[@kuvi41]

It is important to work in good company where you have good peers to learn from. 1. Getting out of comfortzone 2. Take risks 3. Taking care of health 4. Browse opensource learn things. These things, I feel were hard realities I chose to ignore. Realized very late. You never fail to motivate me. Thanks!

[@Nimbus2k_rider]

Summary of video.. 👍

[@yopawa1293]

9:33 9:33 😅

[@ashokasec]

"knowledge is what translates to money" great quote

[@ABHISHEKJAIN-wv7bh]

if this was true then the rothschilds were garbage cleaners , now wake up to reality

[@DeepakSingh-fd2ix]

In hkirat language - beautiful said sir

[@amangurjar9714]

kylie jenner , elvish yadav laughing in corner

[@k.vabhavmishra]

​@@amangurjar9714Mark Zuckerberg and Elon are laughing at them

[@oqant0424]

last line🔥 Knowledge is what translates into money.

[@pranavj]

This guy is a literal definition of The Ideal Mentor. Great Advice backed up by solid experiences.💯

[@needaalam886]

Video quality looks very good and nice concept - Key takeaway, very clean edit

[@ogawde7]

Today i am 23, no-tech degree will follow all the steps and will update in 10 years. hope youtube still exists then. 👨‍🎓

[@abhipatil7]

What did you study?

[@dishant_7]

I am 24 , bcom graduate .. will keep this pointers in mind my whole life ❤ all thanks to harkirat for sharing brutal logical yet non traditional pointers

[@Ishan14.7]

I feel like when i try to comprehend things i come to exactly same conclusions as harkirat, just the difference is that harkirat has a lot of experience is able to connect through the dots, while me being a fresher is able to understand only in the narrow sense. Its hard to explain this type of feeling in words.

[@themayomonster.]

don't😂

[@veerporwal]

Thanks Harikrat for making this video, this really helped me a lot in making a decision and the insights you shared from your experience are invaulable !!

[@raghavendradeepakdupugunta4241]

00:01 Initial package does not matter, growth and learning do 02:35 Consider work-life balance, Equity, and learning curve over high salary 03:55 Software development can impact work-life balance negatively 05:15 Explore different coding languages and tech stacks to grow your skills 06:38 Acquire specific knowledge for high income 08:05 Taking calculated risks in career choices 09:29 Consider holding onto equity in startups if you believe in the team 10:52 Choose technically strong teams for long-term growth

[@vishalsinghpanwar2972]

Working in a service based company, 2 years now didn't realise when time passed away. Dev skills not upto the mark, feel super down most of the times but trying my best to learn as much as I can little by little everyday. Hopefully things are much better after few months from now 🙏

[@amanbhagat1616]

I really appreciate Harkirat, the kind of insights you provide for the IT industry and the growth perspective you share are really helpful. 🔥

[@poojamishra1306]

Thanks Harkirat! It was valuable!

[@ShivamRaj-is6oq]

great points man!! i totally agree with myself having around 4 years of experience and have gone through peer pressure of making more money!!

[@nayanpatidar8896]

This one is just amazing !!

[@vrajpatel3266]

Love this type of content that help students with no mentors or network

[@nitinsharma7251]

you've created great content i mean worth following u people like u make social media platforms worth spending time on

[@ehsaanfayaz1671]

Bro these are the Golden words that mostly people don't like to tell anyone. You are our Rare GEM. Thank You.

[@princeofheaven19]

Joining and staying at such companies is like hitting a lottery. The startup I joined post my graduation went down under long back. On a side note a classmate who joined nvidia around the same time you are quoting is now super rich and has a 17 million home in atherton and a fractional private jet membership.

[@rakshithml4631]

Wtf are u serious😮

[@princeofheaven19]

@@rakshithml4631 yes damn serious , he is one of early employee reporting directly into Jensen

[@fcxxxxxxxxxxxxddee]

😂😂 I don't think lol .. harkirat is also talented..he never reached that level​@@rakshithml4631

[@saketjaiswal9381]

the depth u have taught the promises and async thank you brother god level😍

[@shashankshetk]

Thanks for the insightful video

[@Shaydon845]

Every software engineer at nvidia working there from 10 years is a millionaire 😮

[@leodexter191]

If tgey leave still can they hold stokes that they have invested?

[@newbieguy2509]

@@leodexter191 yes obviously

[@jaivir12107]

very knowledgeable video...thanks harkirat

[@sourabhpoddar8585]

To me you are like the one beauty with brain thing that you try to make us aware of the trend of industry and also you are a very good developer and providing this knowledge through your cohorts

[@sarathkp4716]

Thanks a lot, Harkirat 🙏

[@lokeshkashyap]

Harkirat your content is like a burst of sunshine!! Keep rocking bhai❤💎

[@sushilrawat4901]

This video gave me more motivation than any other. I have a package of 4.5 LPA from Accenture and not getting any other good opportunity. Most of the time I felt like giving up. But after this video especially 1point, I keep learning, growing, and applying. let's see where would i be after 1 year.

[@Be7happy777]

Same bro I to working in service based company trying to switch good start up all the best

[@sahilumare5004]

Don't stuck in rat race explore business opportunities

[@amanbhagat1616]

All the best bro, try to get into some product based company. I'm already into one of them just trying to move to some better place where I can learn more.

[@deepakmodi8235]

I am 2nd year students in tier 3 college. How do I prepare for placement for the upcoming tech companies. Please give me some suggestions to improve and get placement (campus) , my clg campus placement is not so good😮😮😮

[@JustOne05]

​@@sahilumare5004 I also want to become business man..but now try to find job..😂😂

[@siddhantshah1271]

Thanks a ton!

[@amimultamim9893]

very lucky to be the first viewer of this video big fan boss

[@sakshamgupta7503]

love your videos

[@mihirxtc]

I'm in my 20's and i started feeling imposter syndrome

[@Rohit-rx5rz]

What does that mean

[@satishkumarsajjan2132]

@@Rohit-rx5rz Even though you have learned and improved with time, you still feel that you are not good enough.

[@harshsinha12]

Same :)

[@ShubhankarSharma-vr6zg]

​@@WaqarAhmed-nd9jdwhat happened?

[@satishkumarsajjan2132]

@@WaqarAhmed-nd9jd That's why you need mentor or guide to validate you. Imposter syndrome is the biggest con of self learning.

[@ZubairPenang]

Loved the naval inspired tidbits

[@pnkdtu27]

Very Amazing And Informative

[@ayanchakrabarti6228]

Been in the industry for more than a Decade. There are a lot of fields that are NOT dependent on how much you can increase your TECH STACK. That being said, it is always good to expand your horizon. However, It is not necessary that if your proficiency/competency does not flood into extra programming languages, you will be erased out of the market. A lot of us have the urge of learning all the languages that are out there in the market. . Unless you are Margaret Elaine Hamilton, nobody is going to remember how many tech stacks you learnt or how many opensources you understood by pulling all nighter. There is no end of learning...take a time out, take a breather!! Learn smart, don't spend time on learning everything!!

[@gulabpatel7477]

Actual developer thing ❤ I made that mistake and i regret it. It's worthless to acquire new skills every month as you will eventually forget things if you don't use that stack. Although it's easy for you to catch up when you need it but still in today's AI era you can do it easily when you really need those skills

[@manavukani9526]

Great content 👍

[@uttamsharma3242]

"Knowledge is what translates to money"

[@user-ib5pe2cc2h]

Wow, thanku so much

[@55562009]

Youtubing is one of the lessons everyone should know before 20

[@jokerr700]

True

[@tir0__]

Ultimate video

[@keshavakumar9828]

I love reading about companies and there vision. if they seem promising to me I keep an close eye on them and invest it

[@zikomo8913]

Ah, suffering from Golden handcuffs here, want to pursue masters but now I'm a slave to the salary.

[@vishalkanwar2333]

Masters in what, how much they paying

[@DEMATSHOUT]

bro make a video how you make your videos , how you prepare script and which camera and which editing software you use for making videos . your videos is best .

[@joelpaul8650]

success in life is a random game of luck

[@simr_an1950]

Can you please suggest ways to get some idea of ..what are the things to learn that will become big in future? Really great content at your channel💯

[@Truths_Unofficial]

Honesty is rare now a days.

[@User69017]

Thanks ✨

[@dhirajjadhao6392]

Hi harkirat, i understood each and everything of the video just wanted a suggestion, i have 1 year industry exp a 23 passout, plus ive been doing just java. do you think i should play over other stacks as well ?

[@Loafer5674]

I am in my final semester from IITG , just a 7 pointer decent branch.... Practiced dsa + topics in summer and 7th sem couldn't able to grab a offer....now i am just lying around here and there not able to fully commit to try again ...... Just want to let it out.

[@Wtfparul]

Bro which course are you pursuing in IITG?

[@kabir2190]

kirat aapka itne bda fan ho gya hun aab har waqt kirat kirat he bolta rehta hun😂 mom bhi boli kon hai ye kirat to btaya aapke baare mai

[@vishalkanwar2333]

Pyaar ho gya h tujhe pagle

[@kabir2190]

@@vishalkanwar2333 bhai wala pyar😁

[@shivamSuriyansh]

😂​@@vishalkanwar2333

[@ayushrajparihar7610]

@@kabir2190 Bhai Saxual

[@shreyas719]

Kam bhi hoga bro it’s human nature haha

[@boldenggar]

For health I would recommend reading a great book called Outlive by Peter Attia. He mentions and talks about most of what you need to live a healthy life. It's the 80/20 rule when it comes to learning about health.

[@abcduse]

Overall the video was about kirat regretting selling stocks early (i.e. NVIDIA)

[@harkiratchadha6490]

Waiting for the next cohort

[@k.vabhavmishra]

Amazing

[@GunjanShrimali]

Great 🎉

[@nearpeela]

Thank You bhaiya

[@harshvishwakarama-ee2ml]

Thanks bro

[@its_a_joke_Aamir]

Limitless Learning software development right now Currently working in one of big4s in talent Acquisition

[@Joy_jester]

Hey, great video! I am still a student and will be joining the workforce this August. I was wondering what financial literacy i should have. Is there any KZbin video regarding that? Thanks

[@subhadeepdas4435]

nah bro editor did you dirty at the ending

[@Saurabh.Sharma]

Is there any prerequisite for cohort 2 0-100 please tell me.

[@nayanlal9450]

Every second is worth it

[@ishasingh6726]

Thankyou

[@AmanKumarSinhaOfficial]

Koi free course laao bhai ❤❤

[@hellowill]

You will make lots of money later. Better to learn now. Starting salary is good enough in this field.

[@nishantkumar-wi9qn]

Please make video on career after mba

[@manimanohar_001]

Bhaiya when cohort 3.0 will start pls leave a reply 🙏😊

[@visheshgupta4990]

True

[@gorukun9087]

Bro if possible plase make such vidos for hindi speaker also. in Hindi language.

[@shahyash589]

One doubt is there , In cohort 1 the( subtitles/cc. ) option is available or not ?

[@nagendraprasad2154]

A friend of mine held paypal stocks for close to 7 years and he is still not break even, considering inflation, he would have lost close to half of his money, not including the stocks he got during the peek

[@Eswar.]

please do a video about 23 unemployed grads how to approach,tips to get first job... i am your cohourt 2 student guys like this comment to ask him for the video

[@ShubhankarSharma-vr6zg]

Completed his cohort?

[@studystuff4660]

can u make a video on scalar school of technology. Can u share your opinion on it.

[@vibha4633]

please please have a meetup in delhii

[@CuriousTanishq7]

Nice

[@narayanjaiswal5177]

does that really mean that person has to be an employee at Nvidia till 2024 or he would have those stocks even if he leaves Nvidia ? just asking for curiosity

[@SaMurai_6000]

Don't you think point 6 and 7 that you explained contradict each other. 6 says knowing different tech stack will keeps you updated 7 says sticking to one compounds over time rather than lurking around and trying to learn little bit of everything. Explain me if I am wrong

[@Karan55670]

Obviously it contradicts each other. He thinks he has got it all figured out. Let me tell you, this guy had the right mindset and was lucky. He started looking for remote gigs in 2020, was open to learn new technology like web3. He got good remote jobs in web3. Remote became the norm due to corona. Obviously he worked super hard for it. But the thing is, there was a lot of luck involved as well. He met the right people, learnt the right technology, got on the hype train at the right time. Don't think about the points he is giving too much. There is one important point he didn't mention, which was also one of the biggest reason for his so called "success". It is being proactive. You should be proactive. Take those initiatives. Go and talk to the smartest guy you know and take their inputs. Go out there and message that google engineer about some project you are working. Share your projects on linkedin. Tag senior architects and ask them about their opinion on it. Learn new technologies. Diversify your knowledge. Don't think. Just Do. And keep on doing. If you are "lucky" you might make lot of money but even if you are not, you will still end up making some good money. Let me tell, you don't need a lot of money to be happy. Income beyond 1-2L is literally useless. Lot of people are living very happily in their village at 30k/month salary with their family. They are eating good food, enjoying great family time and playing with their friends. That is much better than getting 1 lac in some other city where YOU are not happy. It is literally completely ok to be a PHP developer and host your own websites on hostinger. Heck, it is even OK to just be a Wordpress developer. Anyways rant over. In summary, just do whatever you want and make sure you are having fun. Try to play the long game, don't focus immediately on money but what kind of life you want. I literally saw a guy on LinkedIn who most probably comes from a very humble background. He made drones won some competition, started his company, closed it to pursue fking beatboxing. Figured it won't work out, so he did BCA and now current ly working remote for a UK based org. most probably earning same as people in IITs. Take what you want out this post or this video for that matter. Ultimately life is all about taking initiatives and luck. He does not know shit, i don't know shit. We are all trying to do our best and survive. Don't let others influence your brain. Just have fun and figure out the journey that is life.

[@AlbertCloete]

One disagreement: You don't stop learning when you're working. In fact, you probably learn more while working than while studying at university.

[@suhasbadrinath3936]

harkirat bhai when will the web3 cohort be announced??

[@dakshasaini]

Koi pls ye btao ki if I am doing c++ then is it really needed to go for Java or c++ is good for dsa and Silly one Is mern or open source need any programing language (Java or c++)

[@user-xp5yk6kc9i]

I dont follow most of these tips !! and I am older than this guy but I do confirm him. Stuff like defer gratification is key but not everyone gets Nvdia like luck, its very rare in Industry. In my expr, everywhere I gamled I lost, worked on Startups hoping it will go IPO never went, I think the key is 2-3 year, you taste water. If you see your going where they are going, you know either you are going down or up and make prompt decisions

[@user-np8jf7lq8v]

Hello @Harkirat Singh , i am doing masters and now i have time because the collage exam is done and i have time during summer internship so should i Buy your course or are you planning on some new courses , can you please give suggestion what to do?

[@Mr_wolf162]

❤broo

[@foodiescrowd3318]

Hindi me bhi video banao , aur accha lagega ❤

[@ankitmukhia3644]

❤🎉

[@hokage774]

Downloaded the video in case you delete it🤧. But i wanted to ask whether going for AIML is a good choice in 2024 especially if you are going to study it in a college which falls between Tier 2-3.

[@amanchouhan7187]

First comment

[@Kunaltwts]

Should we learn java in 2024 ?

[@shklbor]

gaining knowledge and making money are two distinct objective functions whose optimization paths may or may not cross. maybe learning new things on the side makes one feel less bad for caring just about making money. knowledge is not just what translates to money, it is much more and more often than not has to be acquired and applied with empty pockets

[@kittureddy1204]

❤

[@parthh1112]

I'm struggling to grasp React.js concepts. I find myself stuck in a cycle of watching tutorials and mindlessly copying code. When attempting my own projects, I'm at a loss for where to begin. How can I break this pattern and truly understand React? Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

[@vikramkm9043]

Try Namaste React course

[@kfbscit074aryansingh4]

stop watching course videos ..... just pick a project that you would like to build and just figure your way out building it !!

[@user-hu6fi8en5u]

Which mic are you using

[@mohibfayyaz4582]

Lesson Learned: " Humans will never be satisfied in this life. ".

[@munawarkh4n]

Point 7 *me: All in on K8s.

[@themayomonster.]

he said initial package doesn't matter and then proceed to give an example in which his friends got 30 lpa. the delusion is real

[@ashutoshshukla5362]

He compared two of his friends. One of them earning 30K INR initially earns 80 lakhs per month. While the other who started at 30lpa is at 60 lakhs per month.

[@themayomonster.]

oh I see , my bad I misunderstood ​@@ashutoshshukla5362

[@daps70]

Dont you think Nvidia is an exception in this case

[@gauravkungwani]

yeah, who would have imagined they are building gpus that would support AI, I mean as a software developer, we can see value in software products, how will we see value in hardware.

[@zabihullah5291]

zamong regrets kam di. ta nor ham paka add ka

[@farazarshad4418]

I worked at a cloth shop and the timing was 9:30 am to 10 or sometime 12 am and the pay was only 10k ruppees then i realized fu*k ai I'm gonna get a 9 to 5 four years is not a too long time

[@Anuj_Hindu_10k]

If I have 100$, I will live my life as a middle class person, and then invested all money to stocks and mutual funds for my future....But right now ,I don't have $100 so forget it😂

[@isouravgope]

This type of title farming degrades your whole picture.

[@vsget]

How to put request for refund to purchased cohort 1-100, kindly reply

[@vsget]

Kindly answer sir?

[@umairabdullah9041]

Why do you need refund?

[@vsget]

@@umairabdullah9041 I want to purchase 0-1 cohort, accidently I was purchased 1-100 cohort,I am fresher so this 1-100 cohort not understanding that so

[@vsget]

Harkirat Singh bro kindly answer?

[@vsget]

@@umairabdullah9041 because I am fresher I want to purchase 0-1 cohort accidentally I was purchased 1-100 after second I realised my issue so I need refund refund about any thing you aware bro?

[@augustusgus9709]

Whats your view on Sanskrit as coding language?