Why I Joined Connected’s Board: Farhan Thawar
January 12, 2022
We are pleased to welcome Farhan Thawar to Connected’s Board of Directors!
Farhan, VP of Engineering at Shopify, brings his passion for learning, growth mindset, and deep knowledge and expertise on building better products to the Board and we are excited to learn from him.
Check out what he found the most surprising about Connected which happens to be the main reason why he decided to join our Board of Directors!
Video caption: Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering at Shopify, shares why he joined Connected’s Board. I think the thing that was most surprising to me, was all the amazing work Connected had already done. I was like blown away by the products and projects that the team was working on that I’m like, I had more questions. How did you end up this situation? What did you learn from this? How did you end up in front of that company? Why are they betting their most strategic thing on Connected?
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