Humans Of Tech by GetLinks

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Khun Warinthip, business development in a tech company. 

Khun Warinthip studied Business Japanese as she saw potential in working in a Japanese company as a business development. Based on her interest, she planned her career path and followed it. Learn from her spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "สิ่งที่เราเรียนจบมาเมื่อสิบยี่สิบปีที่แล้ว มันอาจจะไม่ได้ใช้ได้ ณ ปัจจุบันนี้ ฉะนั้นเราต้องทำตัวเป็นนักเรียนตลอดเวลา (life-long learner) และรู้จักอัพสกิลตัวเอง (What we have learned 10 or 20 years ago might not suitable for the current market. Therefore, we have to be a life-long learner and keep developing our skills.)"

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Hill (Chatchakorn) Pruksananont, Head of Partnership at Funding Societies | Modalku is the largest Peer-to-Peer lending platform in Southeast Asia. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "I always wanted to be in a start-up, a new business, and new technology. So, I followed that path and here I am."

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Dr. Naveed Anwar, Vice President for Knowledge Transfer at Asian Institute of Technology. He has very strong programming skills since he was at the university and his software has been sold to several companies. 

Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "Follow your idea, not money because money will follow you."

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Rebecca Wan, the co-founder of Xprenia, who sees education is the most pressing issue today. 

Based on Rebecca's business view in tech company, it is important to balance product focus and people focus as this helps customers understand that the product meets their needs. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "You should make your own decision on your life you wish for ... and don't put the blame on others 'cause it's your life anyway."

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet khun Oat Phongsakorn Liewsrisuk, the co-founder of Yello Pop, who has been living in several countries.

Based on khun Oat experience, his live stream applications are growing in Asia. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "Don't go fast. When you go up fast, the fixed cost is going to be a lot. So, you should slowly increase the fixed cost of the company. "

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Carsten Ley, the founder of OKR Asia, who had experienced in Tech companies e.g. IBM and Lazada.

Carsten is not only focused on technology but also end-products and customers experience. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "They have digital services but their end-products are non-tech. So, even you work in the tech industry, please do not forge the non-tech part."

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Shang Gao, the Head of Education Programs (Southeast Asia) at Amazon Web Service.

Gao Shang, whose background was an Education, joined the tech industry as a coincidence. She discovered that the Tech industry is very inclusive. It's the big-mix of people for different background. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "Think outside of box. Don't listen to conventional judgement or opinion telling you 'no', that's not possible. Everything is possible. The only thing that not possible is when you give up. "

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.  

Meet Khun Sun, a backend developer, who saw potential in the growth of a tech career. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "If you are interested in technology, learn it! Technology is not as difficult as it seems."

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Kaiah Miller, a computer science student at Webster University, a developer, a designer and a forward thinker.

Kaiah developed his own website last year and it pushed him to learn more about web development. Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "Tech is the way to the future and I just wanna be a part of that."

Welcome to Humans Of tech, a media initiative from GetLinks Group aiming to inspire more people to learn technology skills & start careers in the digital world.

Meet Harris Siddiqui, Digital Marketing Manager at Dollarsmart Global Pte. Ltd.

Learn from his spirit & advice for anyone willing to work in the technology world.

Quote: "If someone gives you any advantages, always take it."