Soodeh Farokhi Interview

Immigrant Computer Scientists

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.

فصول

1. Soodeh Farokhi Interview (00:00:00)

2. Early Math and Science interests: Iran, 1990s, 2000s. (00:04:39)

3. School and Education system: Iran, 1990s, 2000s (00:08:56)

4. First computer, & Iran entrance exam “Konkour”, 2003 (00:15:06)

5. Women everywhere! 70% of Iran Computer Engineering University students were women! (00:24:02)

6. First entrepreneurial company in Iran, age 27, late 2000s (00:28:30)

7. The Decision to Leave Iran (00:35:31)

8. Leaving Iran for Vienna, 2012 (00:40:39)

9. Are you a minority? How to build the "muscle"! (00:44:33)

10. Starting her PhD with an entrepreneurial mindset, 2013-2016 (00:47:18)

11. Canada Entrepreneurship, Iran vs. Canada, Diversity (00:52:11)

12. Building Diverse Teams (00:57:08)

13. Impostor Syndrome (01:02:08)

14. How women can have both a family and a successful career! (01:05:34)

15. Did the PhD help her be a better entrepreneur? (01:10:53)