Best Jittida Haputpong Aug 2021
Episode Title:
Best Jittida Haputpong on why you should not rush to find a job straight out of university, business vs tech roles at IBM, selecting mentors, breaking down startup compensation package and leaving banking to join early-stage startup Igloohome in 2016
Episode Description:
Best Jittida Haputpong is Vice President of Business development at Igloohome (at time of recording), a tech startup from singapore which produces smart access solutions.
Best and I are ex-colleagues at Igloohome. (In this episode, we use Igloohome and Igloocompany interchangeably - Igloohome has been rebranded as Igloocompany). My opinion on Best - she is incredibly smart; she was a great colleague and leader. I’m really glad to have worked with her.
Some of the things we spoke about include:
joining a market research firm as her first job and then quitting just after a few months
joining IBM and seeing business vs technical roles
selecting mentors
breaking down startup compensation package
why and how she took the plunge to leave banking to join igloohome which was a really early-stage startup back in 2016
Timestamps:
05:32: First job at market research firm in Singapore, fresh out of university
08:13: What if you did not conform and rush to get a job?
10:23: Landing IBM in Bangkok
13:56: From business role to tech
19:41: Joining a bank after IBM
21:51: Igloohome - new adventure beckons
22:35: Igloohome's sole mission was to help Airbnb hosts in APAC
27:46: Interviews & salary + equity package
37:30: Factors when considering to make the full plunge to joining Igloohome
40:46: How do you select mentors?
49:07: Advice on transiting to join startups
56:32: What's one book, podcast or documentary you'd recommend
Episode show notes on https://www.johnlimcy.com/podcast-show-notes.
This podcast episode was recorded in Aug 2021.
Show Notes, Links and Resources:
Recommendations / Mentions of books, media, persons:
Leading: Learning from Life and My Years at Manchester United by Sir Alex Ferguson with Michael Moritiz
The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger
Onward: How Starbucks Fought for Its Life without Losing Its Soul by Howard Schultz
Also by Howard Schultz:
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike by Phil Knight
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About the host John Lim:
Currently based in Singapore, I’m a husband, father and a curious business and tech enthusiast. Bulk of my career so far has been centered around business development, technology, entrepreneurship and startups. I have made rather huge career switches across diverse and unfamiliar industries. You can learn more about my career journey here.
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