Faisal Abid

Faisal Abid, a distinguished tech maverick and visionary leader. Faisal's impressive career includes a 12-year stint, where he became an expert in Google Cloud and a Google developer.

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Hilmarie Hutchison

Faisal Abid

Co-Founder & CTO of Eirene Cremations

In this episode of the Matrix Green Pill Podcast, host Hilmarie Hutchison welcomes Faisal Abid, a distinguished tech maverick and visionary leader. Faisal’s impressive career includes a 12-year stint, where he became an expert in Google Cloud and a Google developer. Today, he is the co-founder and CTO of Eirene Cremations, a company that’s disrupting industries slow to embrace technology. His journey from a university dropout to a technology innovator is a remarkable story of audacity and groundbreaking solutions.

About this Episode

Faisal shares his unconventional path to success, starting with his early interest in Android development and his decision to drop out of university. His first venture into creating a new marketplace set the stage for his innovative approach to technology and entrepreneurship.

Key discussion points:

Faisal’s early career experiences and the lessons learned from the challenges he faced.

His role as a Google developer expert and the unique benefits it brought to his career.

The importance of focusing on practical experience over formal education in the tech industry.

The journey from working on Google products to founding Eirene Cremations.

How AI and technology are transforming the funeral industry, offering a more human and efficient service.

The challenges of navigating regulatory environments and achieving rapid growth.

Faisal’s insights on entrepreneurship, including the significance of focusing on the big picture and the value of patience and adaptability.

The episode wraps up with a rapid-fire question segment, revealing more about Faisal’s personal and professional perspectives. Faisal also shares his “Green Pill” moment, a turning point in his career that affirmed his decision to take an untraditional path in the tech world.

“So every time I had a problem, I tried solving it by just working for someone or doing it myself and just learning it the hard way”

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“Build for ten people; don’t build for a million; otherwise, you’re never going to launch”
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Show highlights

You need to learn to have patience, and you need to learn to focus on the big picture- Faisal Abid Click To Tweet

“The businesses that haven’t been successful are businesses where I didn’t fully understand the industry”

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“All these businesses that have gone through accelerated growth periods like this, with people whom I can leverage on, and I’ve seen this firsthand on what to expect and what not to expect”

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