Irina

"But I've always been passionate about building my international career."

"I was pretty much starting from scratch, like identifying key customer segments, building product market fit strategy for those segments."

"I logged in this data into our C RMM c r m system so that it won't be like lost anywhere and my colleagues can view that information too."

"So you need to be a quick learner. And of course if you work for a new startup, there will always be lots of areas that you might not necessarily have experience with."

"What I enjoy the most is also probably like one of the key challenges. So learning so many things at a much faster rate that what you would get from like, working for big company"

"it's a rewarding experience in that case."

"It's just like really fun to be in the forefront of innovation."

"Resilient individuals can handle failure, learn from it, and bounce back stronger."

"Startups often operate on limited resources, and this might mean having to wear multiple hats, work with minimal budgets, and find creative solutions to problems."

"take, um, some AI or machine learning classes and like learn some new programs and tools. This will open up a lot of doors in you for your future."

"building networks, um, and connecting to as many people as you can. Social aspect of the university life. It's very important."

"I feel like when you apply to actual jobs, the employees value that a lot more than any like academic projects that you mentioned."

"anything with consulting, anything with finance, anything with tech is usually like a lot more open. They have, they can provide sponsorships"