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Show Notes(02:27) Taimur reflected on his education studying Computer Science at UT Austin in the early 2000s.(06:26) Taimur recalled his first job working as a quality assurance engineer at Vignette.(08:47) Taimur went through his time with Oracle / Siebel, where he transitioned from a purely technical engineering-focused role to more customer-facing functions.(13:44) Taimur reflected on his proudest accomplishments at Oracle.(18:23) Taimur recalled dropping out of studying at the Stanford Center of Professional Development and moving to Seattle to work for Amazon Web Services.(20:35) Taimur provided insights on attributes of exceptional sales talent, given his time as an enterprise sales manager in his first two years at AWS.(23:55) Taimur shared anecdotes of successful product launches and their market expansion strategies while leading business development for AWS's database and compute services.(28:33) Taimur discussed instituting the culture of customer obsession and operational excellence into his teams - while leading the incubation, market development, and technical go-to-market strategy and execution for the AWS Platform across infrastructure, data, developer services, and emerging technologies.(33:14) Taimur talked about his decision to join Microsoft to lead the Worldwide Customer Success function for their Azure Data Platform, Analytics, and AI business.(36:24) Taimur unpacked his talk called “Enabling Customer Success through Evolutionary Architectures.”(43:07) Taimur compared the BizOps culture between Azure and AWS.(46:29) Taimur discussed his decision to onboard Redis as their Chief Business Development Officer.(50:07) Taimur went over the data challenges with operational ML, the emerging data architecture of feature stores, and the powerful capabilities of Redis as a solution.(55:58) Taimur unpacked key ideas in his talk "First Principles in Building A Real-Time AI Platform."(01:01:52) Taimur hinted at Redis' product vision of "caching for ML data."(01:05:21) Taimur gave advice for a smart, driven operator who wants to explore angel investing.(01:10:17) Taimur described the evolution of tech leadership, strategic business development, and customer success strategies in the past two decades.(01:15:29) Taimur shared three books that have greatly influenced his life.(01:16:48) Closing segment.Taimur's Contact InfoLinkedInTwitterRedis ProfileRedis' ResourcesWebsiteRedis Open Source | Redis Enterprise Software | Redis Enterprise CloudRedis AILinkedIn | Twitter | Facebook | YouTube"Redis Labs Becomes Redis" (Aug 2021)Mentioned ContentPeopleAndy Jassy (CEO of Amazon)Melanie Perkins (CEO of Canva)Jeff Lawson (CEO of Twilio)Books"Man's Search For Meaning" (by Viktor Frankl)"Thinking In Systems" (by Donella Meadows)"A Treasury of Rumi" (by Muhammad Isa Waley and Rumi)"Start With Why" (by Simon Sinek)Talks"First Principles in Building A Real-Time AI Platform" (March 2021)"Redis as an Online Feature Store" (April 2021)"Redis as an online feature store, Redis Labs" (May 2021)About the showDatacast features long-form, in-depth conversations with practitioners and researchers in the data community to walk through their professional journeys and unpack the lessons learned along the way. I invite guests coming from a wide range of career paths — from scientists and analysts to founders and investors — to analyze the case for using data in the real world and extract their mental models (“the WHY and the HOW”) behind their pursuits. Hopefully, these conversations can serve as valuable tools for early-stage data professionals as they navigate their own careers in the exciting data universe.Datacast is produced and edited by James Le. Get in touch with feedback or guest suggestions by emailing khanhle.1013@gmail.com.Subscribe by searching for Datacast wherever you get podcasts or click one of the links below:Listen on SpotifyListen on Apple PodcastsListen on Google PodcastsIf you’re new, see the podcast homepage for the most recent episodes to listen to, or browse the full guest list.

<h2>Show Notes</h2><ul><li>(02:27) Taimur reflected on his education studying Computer Science at <a href="https://www.cs.utexas.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">UT Austin</a> in the early 2000s.</li><li>(06:26) Taimur recalled his first job working as a quality assurance engineer at <a href="http://www.vignette.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vignette</a>.</li><li>(08:47) Taimur went through his time with <a href="https://www.oracle.com/index.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Oracle</a> / <a href="https://www.oracle.com/cx/siebel/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Siebel</a>, where he transitioned from a purely technical engineering-focused role to more customer-facing functions.</li><li>(13:44) Taimur reflected on his proudest accomplishments at Oracle.</li><li>(18:23) Taimur recalled dropping out of studying at the <a href="https://scpd.stanford.edu/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stanford Center of Professional Development</a> and moving to Seattle to work for <a href="https://aws.amazon.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon Web Services</a>.</li><li>(20:35) Taimur provided insights on attributes of exceptional sales talent, given his time as an enterprise sales manager in his first two years at AWS.</li><li>(23:55) Taimur shared anecdotes of successful product launches and their market expansion strategies while leading business development for AWS's database and compute services.</li><li>(28:33) Taimur discussed instituting the culture of customer obsession and operational excellence into his teams - while leading the incubation, market development, and technical go-to-market strategy and execution for the AWS Platform across infrastructure, data, developer services, and emerging technologies.</li><li>(33:14) Taimur talked about <a href="https://medium.com/@taimur_rashid/after-10-years-at-aws-i-have-started-a-new-chapter-in-my-professional-career-i-have-joined-4c520a01214a" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">his decision to join Microsoft</a> to lead the Worldwide Customer Success function for their Azure Data Platform, Analytics, and AI business.</li><li>(36:24) Taimur unpacked his talk called “<a href="https://medium.com/@taimur_rashid/cloud-architectures-culture-94178dbdc790" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Enabling Customer Success through Evolutionary Architectures</a>.”</li><li>(43:07) Taimur compared the BizOps culture between Azure and AWS.</li><li>(46:29) Taimur discussed his decision to onboard <a href="https://redis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis</a> as their Chief Business Development Officer.</li><li>(50:07) Taimur went over the data challenges with operational ML, the emerging data architecture of feature stores, and the powerful capabilities of Redis as a solution.</li><li>(55:58) Taimur unpacked key ideas in his talk "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBztJRQbm0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Principles in Building A Real-Time AI Platform</a>."</li><li>(01:01:52) Taimur hinted at Redis' product vision of "caching for ML data."</li><li>(01:05:21) Taimur gave advice for a smart, driven operator who wants to explore angel investing.</li><li>(01:10:17) Taimur described the evolution of tech leadership, strategic business development, and customer success strategies in the past two decades.</li><li>(01:15:29) Taimur shared three books that have greatly influenced his life.</li><li>(01:16:48) Closing segment.</li></ul><h3>Taimur's Contact Info</h3><ul><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taimurrashid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a></li><li><a href="https://twitter.com/taimurrashid?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a></li><li><a href="https://redislabs.com/team/taimur-rashid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis Profile</a></li></ul><h3>Redis' Resources</h3><ul><li><a href="https://redis.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Website</a></li><li><a href="https://redis.io/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis Open Source</a> | <a href="https://redis.com/redis-enterprise-software/overview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis Enterprise Software</a> | <a href="https://redis.com/redis-enterprise-cloud/overview/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis Enterprise Cloud</a></li><li><a href="https://redis.com/modules/redis-ai/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis AI</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/redisinc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">LinkedIn</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/Redisinc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Redisinc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/redisinc/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">YouTube</a></li><li>"<a href="https://redis.com/blog/becoming-one-redis/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis Labs Becomes Redis</a>" (Aug 2021)</li></ul><h2>Mentioned Content</h2><h3>People</h3><ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Jassy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Andy Jassy</a> (CEO of Amazon)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Perkins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Melanie Perkins</a> (CEO of Canva)</li><li><a href="https://www.forbes.com/profile/jeff-lawson/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jeff Lawson</a> (CEO of Twilio)</li></ul><h3>Books</h3><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4069.Man_s_Search_for_Meaning" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Man's Search For Meaning</a>" (by Viktor Frankl)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3828902-thinking-in-systems" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Thinking In Systems</a>" (by Donella Meadows)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53587720-a-treasury-of-rumi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Treasury of Rumi</a>" (by Muhammad Isa Waley and Rumi)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Start-Why-Leaders-Inspire-Everyone/dp/1591846447" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Start With Why</a>" (by Simon Sinek)</li></ul><h3>Talks</h3><ul><li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhBztJRQbm0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">First Principles in Building A Real-Time AI Platform</a>" (March 2021)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlOq-baAZgY" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis as an Online Feature Store</a>" (April 2021)</li><li>"<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6vwj6bl1Wc" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Redis as an online feature store, Redis Labs</a>" (May 2021)</li></ul><h2>About the show</h2><p>Datacast features long-form, in-depth conversations with practitioners and researchers in the data community to walk through their professional journeys and unpack the lessons learned along the way. I invite guests coming from a wide range of career paths — from scientists and analysts to founders and investors — to analyze the case for using data in the real world and extract their mental models (“the WHY and the HOW”) behind their pursuits. Hopefully, these conversations can serve as valuable tools for early-stage data professionals as they navigate their own careers in the exciting data universe.</p><p>Datacast is produced and edited by James Le. Get in touch with feedback or guest suggestions by emailing <a href="mailto:khanhle.1013@gmail.com"><strong>khanhle.1013@gmail.com</strong></a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Subscribe by searching for Datacast wherever you get podcasts or click one of the links below:</p><ul><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5MlCijZoapALDy0LLxuSY8" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen on Spotify</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/datacast/id1481793207" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen on Apple Podcasts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkcy5zaW1wbGVjYXN0LmNvbS9GN09PYzFmWQ%3D%3D" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Listen on Google Podcasts</a></li></ul><p>If you’re new, see the <a href="https://datacast.simplecast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcast homepage</a> for the most recent episodes to listen to, or browse the <a href="https://jameskle.com/podcast-guests" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">full guest list</a>.</p>

Episode 84: Business Development and Customer Success for Emerging Technologies with Taimur Rashid

Redis

International listeners can support TBT here: https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000  Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings  In conversation with tonight’s guest, Taimur Rashid. How did he get into the Tech industry? What is project management? Why did he move to Microsoft? What was his role at Microsoft? When and why did he switch to Redis? What does Redis do? When did he start investing and advising? How did he know how much to invest? What is “SAFE note”? Why is he in Pakistan? How does he see the Pakistani market right now? How should Pakistan build talent? How can we support the creation of talent in Pakistan? Over the next decade will we be seeing a rise in remote jobs? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and more in tonight’s episode. Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way! Connect with us:  • https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings  • https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan Taimur’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/taimurrashid  Taimur's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/taimurrashid/ The Pakistan Pivot podcast:   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDRrNSlf2cg&amp;t=675s  ---   Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support

<p>International listeners can support TBT here: <a href="https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://buy.stripe.com/14keVU54r5hQ55S000</a></p> <p><br/></p> <p>Be part of our community by joining our Facebook group:</p> <p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/thoughtbehindthings</a> </p> <p>In conversation with tonight’s guest, Taimur Rashid. How did he get into the Tech industry? What is project management? Why did he move to Microsoft? What was his role at Microsoft? When and why did he switch to Redis? What does Redis do? When did he start investing and advising? How did he know how much to invest? What is “SAFE note”? Why is he in Pakistan? How does he see the Pakistani market right now? How should Pakistan build talent? How can we support the creation of talent in Pakistan? Over the next decade will we be seeing a rise in remote jobs? How does he envision the Pakistan of 2050? Catch this and more in tonight’s episode.</p> <p>Do not forget to subscribe and press the bell icon to catch on to some amazing conversations coming your way!</p> <p>Connect with us:</p> <p> • <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/thoughtbehindthings</a></p> <p> • <a href="https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.instagram.com/muzamilhasan</a></p> <p>Taimur’s Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/taimurrashid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/taimurrashid</a> </p> <p>Taimur's LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/taimurrashid/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/taimurrashid/</a></p> <p>The Pakistan Pivot podcast: </p> <p> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDRrNSlf2cg&amp;t=675s" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDRrNSlf2cg&amp;t=675s</a></p>  ---   Support this podcast: <a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/syed-muzamil-hasan-zaidi3/support</a>

195 | Working With Oracle, AWS, Microsoft, Redis And More! Ft. Taimur Rashid 

Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Taimur Rashid, CEO of Auto1 FT. Auto 1 Fintech bundles all relevant financial solutions for car dealers in a fully digital, fast, and straightforward environment. Its main aim is to make automobile financing in both B2B and B2C sectors simple, fast, and above all digital. Auto 1 FT was founded in late 2017 and currently operates in Germany, France, and Australia. Don’ be left behind. Tune in to learn more!

<p>Welcome to another episode of The Action and Ambition Podcast! Joining us today is Taimur Rashid, CEO of Auto1 FT. Auto 1 Fintech bundles all relevant financial solutions for car dealers in a fully digital, fast, and straightforward environment. Its main aim is to make automobile financing in both B2B and B2C sectors simple, fast, and above all digital. Auto 1 FT was founded in late 2017 and currently operates in Germany, France, and Australia. Don’ be left behind. Tune in to learn more!</p>