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. Links: Open Source Cohort: https://harkirat.classx.co.in/ Twitter:  / kirat_tw   Linkedin:  / kirat-li   Instagram:  / kirat_ins   Discord:  / discord   Telegram: https://t.me/kirat_internal_group 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