https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-5OX_3PAAk Ashik's Talk on Issuer Processors Yesterday I gave a presentation in Bengali at JUGBD Virtual Conference. The first 53 minutes is my talk on The Role of Issuer Processors in Payments Ecosystem. The rest is the panel discussion along with Mojahedul Haque Abul Hasanat, ANM Bazlur Rahman, Mozammel Haque, Sazzadur Rahman and Oronno Abdullah… Continue reading JUGBD Talk on Role of Issuer Processors in Payments Ecosystem
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The Role of Issuer Processors in the Payments Ecosystem
My Session DetailsDuration: 45 minutesDate: 20th JuneStart Time: 7 AM (Pacific Time),8 PM (BD Time)Conversion Language: Bengali and English (Mixed)𝐆𝐨𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭: https://bit.ly/3hFTqMm Abstract Do you know what happens when during the time you charge your credit or debit card and your payments transaction get approved or declined? Who are the parties involved in this whole… Continue reading The Role of Issuer Processors in the Payments Ecosystem
That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph
Earlier this week, I finished listening to audible That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph, the co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. Marc painted a turbulent story of his life starting from the plot of the inception of Netflix to its eventual IPO in 2002 and his retiring from the company in 2004. When it comes to Netflix… Continue reading That Will Never Work by Marc Randolph
Leadership and Philosophy
Do you need to understand philosophy to be a great leader? Do you need to have a leadership philosophy of your own? How will you build one if you are not knowledgable on philosophy in the first place? A leadership philosophy is a structured approach to leading others. Leaders often write philosophies as a guiding… Continue reading Leadership and Philosophy
The Anatomy of the Swipe: Making Money Move by Ahmed Siddiqui
Last month a medium article on payments ecosystem through a LinkedIn connection Ahmed Siddiqui caught my eye. It's part of a series of articles on how debit and credit cards work end to end. I found the article very informative and the author an ex-marqetan. When I reached out over slack, he told me about… Continue reading The Anatomy of the Swipe: Making Money Move by Ahmed Siddiqui
Will Skill Matrix
Will Skill Matrix or Skill Will Matrix is a way to assess your employee’s skill and willingness to do a specific task. Based on that assessment, you can choose how to best manage the employee towards success. An employee will fall into one quadrant or another depending on the task and their skill and will.… Continue reading Will Skill Matrix
The Challenges of Leading Engineering Teams – AHappyJob Post
AHappyJob, an online portal for job-seekers, recently contacted me to ask a few questions around challenges of leading engineering teams. They published a blog post with my answer about it here - http://blog.ahappyjob.com/the-challenges-of-leading-engineering-teams/ What do you wish engineers understood about the challenges their managers go through? My Answer: When engineering managers are giving relatively high… Continue reading The Challenges of Leading Engineering Teams – AHappyJob Post
A decision is better than no decision
A good quote on leadership related to lack of bias for action - "A decision is better than no decision". Something similar we say in chess, "A bad plan is better than no plan".
High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
I finished listening to High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove this week. I felt this book is a bit outdated as it was written 37 years back. For that time, it must have been a good book as Grove spelled out a lot of now well-known management tactics and strategies in this book. Also as… Continue reading High Output Management by Andrew S. Grove
Job Satisfaction Index for Software Engineers
When it comes to job satisfaction, software engineers score high marks across the industry. I wanted to check what are some of the major components of job satisfaction for you. These may very well be the building blocks to create a job satisfaction index for software engineers. Here is my list in the order I… Continue reading Job Satisfaction Index for Software Engineers
The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhou
Today I finished The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You by Julie Zhou. This is a recent management book target to new managers or those who are mostly in line management level as opposed to mid-level management or executive leadership. The book brings personal experiences of Julie starting as… Continue reading The Making of a Manager by Julie Zhou
The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier
Yesterday I finished reading The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change by Camille Fournier. This is a must-have book for any software engineering manager and a great book for anyone who is even remotely involved with software engineering in any capacity. I liked the book so much that I immediately ordered… Continue reading The Manager’s Path by Camille Fournier
Leader's Whiteboard 