Saad Hamid

Google developer ecosystem professional

Compiled from 2 recorded interviews. Every statement below is drawn from the passage cited beside it.

Saad Hamid works full time at Google, where his work covers the developer and startup ecosystem. Hamid has said he started TEDx Islamabad while he was still in college. He also manages communities and works as a coach.

Career

Hamid has said that he manages communities and works as a coach. He has said he is part of several communities, where he works with different individuals. He works with startups and does different kinds of projects, and some of the projects he started are still running. He has said he has done volunteer work for 11 years. [2]

Hamid has said he supports a number of ventures. He has said an initiative was run with Google that went live on YouTube first. He has also said he has recently started his own YouTube channel. [2]

Remote work

Hamid has said he has done remote work for about five years. He believes the new model of working is not small freelancing projects, and has said he is moving away from the freelancing model. He has said the focus is around long-term remote jobs. [2]

He has said the first cohort is hoped for in December. He has said applications would open at the end of October. According to Hamid, the program will not be a mass program, and the initial pilot will be just 20 to 30 people. He has said they would probably pick maybe just 20 or 30 people from thousands of applications. [2]

Hamid has said they are looking at data science because of strong international demand. He has said they are also looking at something less technical, such as working as a virtual assistant. [2]

Hamid has said their model is largely focused on a US startup called Lambda School. He has described Lambda School's model as six months of training with nothing paid up front. Under that model, a share of the graduate's job pay goes back, about 10%, and nothing is repaid if the graduate does not find a job. [2]

Hamid has said that changing a mindset takes longer than a short course. He has said the aim is to give people a mindset. He has said the program will teach remote work expectations alongside skill building. [2]

Views

Hamid has said a formal IT background is not required to be technology enabled. He has said being technology enabled means using technology to make yourself more productive. He has described digital quotient as levels of digital skill, with coding and machine learning at the top. He has said a level between coding and email is building a basic website or an online store, and that a lower level of digital skill is knowing how to use email. [2]

Hamid has said he thinks Gen Z is 1996 and beyond. He has said that a sense of urgency is the main challenge with Gen Z, and that Gen Z wants jobs where the impact is immediate. He has said the urgency is also called FOMO, fear of missing out. [2]

He has said Gen Z is more open to experimentation than millennials and tends to become cynical very fast. He believes the most successful Gen Z people will be those who can filter noise and incubate ideas. [2]

Hamid has said remote work has its own philosophy. He has said remote work is a philosophy that not everyone understands without years of practice. He has explained async work as sharing a written record, such as a Google Doc, of what was done. He has explained sync work as being on a call with a boss in a different time zone. [2]

Outlook and mentoring

Hamid describes himself as a hyper optimist. He has said that Pakistan always seems to be almost there. He has said that much of what he and others were doing was exploring things that had no definitions, no money attached and no industry. He has said his fear of failure was very strong, and that his hopes were high then and remain high now. [2]

Hamid has said he wants to help people think about their actions, intentions and ambitions. He has said he tries to spot young people and help them on their journey. He has said he has mentored young people, some of whom change jobs quickly. [2]

Appearances

Date	Title	Where
2022-06-17	Pakistan's first Google Developer Expert on building things	Thought Behind Things
2020-10-23	Remote work is Pakistan's billion-dollar opportunity	Thought Behind Things

Frequently asked questions

Who is Saad Hamid?

Saad Hamid works full time at Google, where his work covers the developer and startup ecosystem. He has said he manages communities and works as a coach. He has also said he works with startups and does different kinds of projects.[2]

What does Saad Hamid do?

Saad Hamid works at Google on the developer and startup ecosystem. He has said he manages communities, works as a coach and works with startups. He has also said he supports a number of ventures.[2]

Where does Saad Hamid work?

Saad Hamid has said he works full time at Google. He has said his work there covers the developer and startup ecosystem.[2]

What did Saad Hamid start?

Saad Hamid has said he started TEDx Islamabad while he was still in college. He has also said some of the projects he started are still running.[2]

What does Saad Hamid think about Gen Z?

Saad Hamid has said that a sense of urgency is the main challenge with Gen Z. He has said Gen Z is more open to experimentation than millennials and tends to become cynical very fast. He believes the most successful Gen Z people will be those who can filter noise and incubate ideas.[2]

What is Saad Hamid's view on remote work?

Saad Hamid has said he has done remote work for about five years. He believes the new model of working is not small freelancing projects, and has said the focus is around long-term remote jobs. He has also said remote work is a philosophy that not everyone understands without years of practice.[2]

What is digital quotient according to Saad Hamid?

Saad Hamid has described digital quotient as levels of digital skill. He has said coding and machine learning are at the top, and that building a basic website or an online store is a level below. He has said a lower level of digital skill is knowing how to use email.[2]

References

Pakistan's first Google Developer Expert on building things . Thought Behind Things , 2022-06-17.
Remote work is Pakistan's billion-dollar opportunity . Thought Behind Things , 2020-10-23.

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Saad has said he is working full time at Google. main is waqt full time I'm engaged with Google.
Saad has said his Google work covers the developer and startup ecosystem. I work on a very very interesting area which is called developer and startup ecosystem.
Saad has said he manages communities and works as a coach. So what I do is I I manage communities and usme I get to be a coach.
Saad has said he wants to help people think about their actions, intentions and ambitions. I love to make people think about their actions, their intentions, uh you know what they want to do, their ambitions.
Saad has said he is part of several communities, where he works with different individuals. I'm I'm part of different communities. In those communities, I try to work with different individuals.
Saad has said he works with startups and does different kinds of projects. And uh yeah, so working with startups, overall doing different kind of projects.
Saad has said some of the projects he started are still running. Kuch projects jo maine start kiye the jo abhi chal rahe hain
Saad has said he tries to spot young people and help them on their journey. I'll try to see a young person and I'll try to spot them and I'll try to you know help them in their journey.
Saad has said he has done volunteer work for 11 years. So yeah, I was doing that as a volunteer. It's been 11 years actually.
Saad has confirmed that he graduated almost ten years before this episode. I think that's when you graduated from Bahria? Um yes, almost 10 years back.
Saad has said he started TEDx Islamabad while he was still in college. Already during college. College se hi kar rahe the? College se hi hai. Yeah, I started the TEDx Islamabad.
Saad describes himself as a hyper optimist. I use a word for myself which is a hyper optimist.
Saad has said that Pakistan always seems to be almost there. Maine kaha in Pakistan we always seem to be almost there.
Saad has said a formal IT background is not required to be technology enabled. Aapko zaroori nahi ke aapka IT ka background hona chahiye.
Saad has said being technology enabled means using technology to make yourself more productive. So it's about creating the shortest pathway making yourself more productive towards the objective at hand.
Saad has described digital quotient as levels of digital skill, with coding and machine learning at the top. So digital quotient yeh hai ke ji acha bahut high technical level pe you would go into you know coding, you would go into machine learning.
Saad has said a lower level of digital skill is knowing how to use email. Phir usse neeche wala level yeh hai ke acha yaar aapko email karni aati hai.
Saad has said a level between coding and email is building a basic website or an online store. Phir usse ek neeche level hai ke jidhar acha aap yeh toh nahi kar sakte lekin aap koi basic level ki website bana sakte hain ya koi e-commerce ka store bana sakte hain.
Saad has said he thinks Gen Z is 1996 and beyond. I think it's 1996 and beyond.
Saad has said that a sense of urgency is the main challenge with Gen Z. Masla jo mujhe lagta hai, ek challenge jo mujhe lagta hai, woh hai urgency.
Saad has said Gen Z wants jobs where the impact is immediate. Gen Z wants to do kind of jobs jidhar unko foran impact nazar aaye.
Saad has said the urgency is also called FOMO, fear of missing out. jisko aap phir woh FOMO, fear of missing out bhi kehte hain.
Saad has said Gen Z is more open to experimentation than millennials. Gen Z is much more open to experimentation as compared to millennials
Saad has said Gen Z tends to become cynical very fast. they tend to get very cynical very fast as well
Saad has described gray thinking as the idea that it is okay not to form an opinion yet. So gray thinking yeh kehta hai ke agar aap it's okay to not form an opinion.
Saad has said he gave himself five years to research a subject. jisme maine apne aap ko time diya hua hai ke main 5 saal iske baare mein research karunga
Saad has said ideas should be incubated in one's head before acting on them. Ideas were meant to be incubated in your head.
Saad believes the most successful Gen Z people will be those who can filter noise and incubate ideas. Isiliye mujhe lagta hai ke Gen Z mein zyada successful woh log honge who are able to differentiate the noise and who are able to incubate.
Saad has said he has mentored young people, some of whom change jobs quickly. some young people that I have been mentoring as well, woh bahut jaldi jobs change kar lete hain
Saad has said that much of what he and others were doing was exploring things that had no definitions, no money attached and no industry. A lot of what you know we were doing was exploring things out in the open that had no definitions, that had no money attached to it, that did not have an industry.
Saad has said his fear of failure was very strong. So failure, fear of failure jo tha na woh bahut strong tha.
Saad has said his hopes were high then and remain high now. meri us waqt bhi ummeedein kaafi high thi, meri aaj bhi ummeedein kaafi high hain.
Saad has said he has done remote work for about five years. But because I've done this for the past I don't know five years, I know
Saad has said remote work is a philosophy that not everyone understands without years of practice. remote work is a philosophy which not everyone understands unless you've been through five years of remote work.
Saad believes the new model of working is not small freelancing projects. And I believe that the new model of working is not small freelancing projects.
Saad has said he is moving away from the freelancing model. that's why I'm moving away from the freelancing model.
Saad has said the focus is around long-term remote jobs. That's why the very focus is around you know long-term remote jobs.
Saad has said the first cohort is hoped for in December. So we are we are hopeful ke December mein we'll like you know we'll have the first cohort ready.
Saad has said applications would open at the end of October. Toh abhi October chal raha hai, iske iske month ke end mein applications hum kholenge
Saad has said the program will not be a mass program. This is not going to be a mass program.
Saad has said the initial pilot will be just 20 to 30 people. But the initial pilot is going to be just 20-30 people.
Saad has said they would probably pick maybe just 20 or 30 people from thousands of applications. we will probably pick from thousands of applications maybe just 20 ya 30 log.
Saad has said they are looking at data science because of strong international demand. we are looking at data science because uski hume kaafi zyada demand internationally mil rahi hai.
Saad has said they are also looking at something less technical, such as working as a virtual assistant. And we are also looking at something which is a little non-technical, something like working as a virtual assistant.
Saad has said their model is largely focused on a US startup called Lambda School. model hamara bada focused yeh US mein ek startup hai Lambda School ke naam se.
Saad has described Lambda School's model as six months of training with nothing paid up front. Lambda School yeh kehta hai ke you get training with us for six months, we will give you a job, you pay zero up front.
Saad has said that under the Lambda School model, a share of the graduate's job pay goes back, about 10%. jab aapko toh usmein se aapki job mein se you know there is a 10% you pay back till jo bhi unki ek amount hai.
Saad has said that under the Lambda School model, nothing is repaid if the graduate does not find a job. if you don't find a job, you don't have to pay back.
Saad has said changing a mindset takes longer than a short course. Changing a mindset is not something that can happen over a course of over four weeks.
Saad has said the aim is to give people a mindset. This is more like we will give you the mindset, we will change your life in a way you develop a mindset.
Saad has said the program will teach remote work expectations alongside skill building. Yeh jo pura model hai, this is what we are going to teach in addition to the skill building that we will be doing.
Saad has explained async work as sharing a written record, such as a Google Doc, of what was done. Async is ke achha aapne bada achha sa Google Doc ek bana diya taaki usko samajh aa jaye ke maine aaj kya kya kiya hai.
Saad has explained sync work as being on a call with a boss in a different time zone. Sync hota hai jab aap apne boss ke saath same time same time zone mein nahi but you're having a call with him.
Saad has said remote work has its own philosophy. So remote work has a philosophy.
Saad has said he has recently started his own YouTube channel. maine khud bhi aaj kal YouTube ka channel apna start kiya hua hai
Saad has said an initiative was run with Google that went live on YouTube first. Google ke saath humne ek cloud seekho initiative kiya tha that went live on YouTube first.
Saad has said he supports a number of ventures. Toh isi tarah we have a bunch of you know ventures that I support.