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Episode 16 - Non-technical in Tech With Luke Ndatigh

In this episode, Luke Ndatigh, an operations specialist at Adyen discusses his experiences coming from a highly technical background, moving to a less technical role. He also talks about various non-technical roles in tech, how to position yourself to get into some of these roles and the big question "Should everyone get into tech?”

You can reach out to Luke, on Twitter, @lukendatigh

Show Notes

02:43 - Introducing the guest, Luke Ndatigh

05:15 - Adyen

05:24 - Stripe

12:49 - Paystack

13:28 - FairMoney

14:11 - NLNG

15:03 - Knapsack problem

15:11 - Big O notation

16:32 - Peter Thiel

16:42 - John Doerr

16:48 - Alexander the Great

16:50 - Aliko Dangote

17:14 - Stephen Curry (Steph)

17:08 - Kobe Bryant (Black Mamba)

17:10 - Lebron James

17:17 - Andre Iguodala

17:42 - Peter Gregory from Silicon Valley TV Series

22:10 - CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)

24:36 - Should everyone get into tech?

25:24: KPMG


More reading

https://www.benjamindada.com/succeeding-tech-non-technical-person-20-experts

https://medium.com/23codestreet/tech-career-guide-non-technical-roles-in-tech-c036475ec147

https://candor.co/articles/career-paths/how-to-land-a-tech-job-with-a-non-technical-background

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sophiamatveeva/2020/01/23/how-to-benefit-from-the-tech-jobs-boom-for-non-technical-professionals/?sh=78f448a656ac


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