by Ammaarah Shaikh
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Where have I been? Sorry! 4:55 - Deepak’s Introduction 6:15 - What does Zighra do? 7:05 - RE:DO - What problem are we solving? 11:33 - Zighra’s Originating Spark 15:55 - His time at Nortel 19:45 - Life of a Serial Entrepreneur 23:50 - Starting a Business w/ Family 28:30 - “Never gets used to a paycheque” 31:10 - Why are so many Indians Tech execs? 33:00 - The Importance of Giving Back 35:40 - The One Skill/Trait that got you Here 39:04 - How to Push Past your Limits 41:41 - Chasing the Unicorn Vision 45: 15 - Egos in Tech 47:14 - Ego vs Self-Confidence 50:10 - What do you rely on for Major Decisions? 51:50 - Sticking to your Core Values
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00- Why I chose this Topic? 1:38 - My Journey in Religion 4:45 - Does God Exist? 7:24 - Example of Atoms 8:20 - My Main Struggle - Fate vs Free Will 10:53 - Reaching my Own Conclusion 17:30 - York University Example 20:10 - Another Struggle - Feeling Demonized for Questions
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - IRL People vs Book Characters 3:50 - Pricing of the Book 7:07 - Future Sequels and Other Series 10:22 - Writing Somber Stories 13:00 - My Critique - The Bad 26:24 - My Critique - The Good 30:23 - Connecting with Male Readers Thanks for Listening!
TIMESTAMPS: 1:30 - Intro to Halima 5:20 - Synopsis of Sunset through Grey Eyes 6:35 - Why place it in Afghanistan? 11:40 - Why place it in the 80’s? 13:49 - Cultural Appropriation vs Appreciation 15:50 - Inspiration from Khaled Hosseini 20:04 - Passion for Writing 21:17 - Why We Snap in Poetry 23:02 - The Tipping Point to Start Writing 28:50 - How Long did it take to Write the Book? 29:58 - Getting a Professional Editor 32:13 - Expanding the Minds in our Communities 34:35 - Attachments to the MC (main character) 36:40 - Strong Female Characters and their Weaknesses
TIMESTAMPS: 0:29 - My Special Featuring Guest - COVID-19 2:03 - How did this all Start? Deep Fucking Value 4:40 - Shorting 101 6:07 - The Dollarama Example 8:28 - Back to Reddit, GME, WSB 14:17 - HOLD THE LINE 14:47 - 1st Lesson - Losing Money just to say Fuck You! 16:11 - Why is this Everywhere and so Important? 16:55 - Why do Companies hate Short Sellers? 18:09 - 2nd Lesson - Putting your Money where Your Mouth is 20:34 - Risks vs Impact - Analysts Disregarding the People 21: 11 - Why The Public feels Scorned 21:44- Retaliation to Market Manipulation and the 2008 Financial Crisis 22:40 - Explaining the 2008 Financial Crisis 24:30 - Explaining Mortgage Backed Securities (MBS) 27:45 - How MBS Screwed over the Working Class in the End
TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Family Back Home (Continued) 3:13 - Doctor Assisted Suicide - Can it be applied to the Mentally Ill? 6:03 - The Worst Mental Illness You Can Have 9:16 - Feeling Accepted 11:49 - Restraints 12:59 - What is a Restraint 15:19 - Iqra’s Craziest Restraint Story 16:30 - Mandatory Vaccinations for the Mentally Ill 20:50 - Psychopaths vs Sociopaths 24:05 - A Reddit Dilemma - Revealing Another’s Mental Illness 26:26 - Arranged Marriage 28:50 - The Ending 29:41 - The Meaning behind Cheers Baklava!
TIMESTAMPS: 0:55 - Introducing Iqra and Our History 3:48 - The difference b/w a Social Worker and CYC Worker 4:44 - Workaholic Iqra 6:59 - Our Hate for Commuting to DT 9:44 - The Infamous Black Burkhi 11:20 - Cultural Differences 14:04 - Posting your Relationship on Social Media 14:55 - The L Word 16:05 - A Lil Wasian 18:20 - The Brown/Asian Community 21:02 - Iqra’s Wedding 23:43 - Family Back Home 26:02 - Opening my Flipp package
Guests: Aaban & Nazima TIMESTAMPS: 3:51 - “Nazima’s Tryna Leave” 4:08 - Introducing the Poorly Drawn Meters 7:50 - IDGAF Mentality Intro 9:04 - Explanation of the IDGAF Mentality 10:18- “Respect People Not Their Opinions” 11:20 - Importance of IDGAF 12:30 - Stipulations for the IDGAF Mentality 14:56 - Aaban’s Ego 15:20 - Not Caring = Not Getting Offended 16:12 - A Life That Is Truly Yours 17:27 - Valuing Experts vs Yourself 18:02 - Why Stops You From Adopting 20:52 - Don’t Have It = Can’t See the Benefit 21:47 - “You’ve always been under the influence of somebody else” 22:30 - Nazima’s Awakening 25:09 - 4th Program = Actual Awakening 26:31 - WHAT WAS THE MOMENT??? 27:47 - “Respect People Not Their Opinions” 28:05 - My Moments of Realization
I don't really know what I'm doing but thanks for coming and listening to my random rambling and thoughts, and life lessons.