Soodeh Farokhi Interview
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Episode 10: Interview with Soodeh Farokhi, Entrepreneur and founder of successful companies in Iran and Canada (C2RO), with a PhD in between from Austria. Topics include women entrepreneurs in STEM, immigrants as entrepreneurs, whether a PhD maketh a better entrepreneur, deciding not to immigrate to US.
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1. Early Math and Science interests: Iran, 1990s, 2000s. (00:04:39)
2. School and Education system: Iran, 1990s, 2000s (00:08:56)
3. First computer, & Iran entrance exam “Konkour”, 2003 (00:15:06)
4. Women everywhere! 70% of Iran Computer Engineering University students were women! (00:24:02)
5. First entrepreneurial company in Iran, age 27, late 2000s (00:28:30)
6. The Decision to Leave Iran (00:35:31)
7. Leaving Iran for Vienna, 2012 (00:40:39)
8. Are you a minority? How to build the "muscle"! (00:44:33)
9. Starting her PhD with an entrepreneurial mindset, 2013-2016 (00:47:18)
10. Canada Entrepreneurship, Iran vs. Canada, Diversity (00:52:11)
11. Building Diverse Teams (00:57:08)
12. Impostor Syndrome (01:02:08)
13. How women can have both a family and a successful career! (01:05:34)
14. Did the PhD help her be a better entrepreneur? (01:10:53)
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