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 monthsjoining IBM and seeing business vs technical rolesselecting mentorsbreaking down startup compensation packagewhy and how she took the plunge to leave banking to join igloohome which was a really early-stage startup back in 2016Timestamps: 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. 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. Consider subscribing and following the podcast wherever you are listening or watching from so you won't miss out on new episodes. Kindly rate, review and share this podcast if you have enjoyed it and/or found the episodes helpful. You can also connect and share on Linkedin, Facebook and Instagram; and watch (parts of) the conversation on YouTube. Support the podcast: Subscribe, rate and review ✍️  the podcast wherever you are listening or watching from.Follow, comment and share 👍 on the podcast’s social media (LinkedIn preferred) if you have enjoyed it and/or found the episodes helpful.The two above will enable the algorithm gods to make the podcast more visible and suggested for larger audience who are likely to benefit from the content.Buy me a coffee ☕ - literally. Support the show (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/johnlimcy)