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Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
@SwapAgarwal
founder @cactroHQ | in the business of changing people’s lives 1,000+ devs landed jobs as their proof of work spoke louder than their résumé, you could be next!
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Jun 3
    🚨 We're putting together an online meetup on Aug 15 for first time speakers! Don't worry, we'll have mocks before the actual event and guide you on everything to make this a blast for you. I want you, yes the one reading this post, to fill out the CFP form by EOD.
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Apr 25, 2025
    Talked to a software dev with 3 yoe and they didn't know about semantic versioning. Is this normal?
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Jul 29, 2025
    This one page Notion portfolio has helped 12+ devs land jobs without referrals or fancy resumes. Today, I’m giving it away. It’s not just a template. It’s a high signal, recruiter-friendly doc that shows what you’ve built and how you think. Here’s why it works: - Designed for
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Apr 24, 2022
    Mumbai is a better city than Bangalore.
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Aug 27, 2025
    This 1-page Interview Prep Tracker has helped devs clear interviews at 10+ companies. Today, I’m making it public. It’s not just any template. It’s a proven structured system that keeps your prep focused and consistent, so you can see actual growth and ace each interview level.
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Aug 15, 2022
    fast.com is a masterclass in product thinking and execution!
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Dec 16, 2024
    same thing happened with me but via reading 27 books in 2019 53 in 2020 39 in 2021 51 in 2022 rewired my brain completely calmness shot up 10x i do nothing to maintain it compounding at its finest
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    Louis Arge
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    Dec 16, 2024
    meditation is so crazy bc i legitimately feel 1/5th as many emotions as before, and the change seems utterly permanent. i do nothing to maintain it all it cost was 400 hours up-front and now life is just better forever
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Nov 28, 2021
    Took a shot, got rejected today; please send good vibes. 😿
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Apr 3, 2025
    Replying to @paraschopra
    companies are hiring; the bar across bands has risen though! experienced devs are using ai to churn more features out so more in demand aspiring devs are using ai which is weakening their foundations so most are in a flux classic case of rich getting richer/poor getting poorer
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Mar 22, 2022
    remote work without async culture is missing the point
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Aug 3, 2021
    Last month, Unacademy hired 5 folks from us. They came back to hire more this Saturday and just released another offer. Just as renewal is a good metric to figure out PMF for a SaaS product, coming back to hire more folks is one of ours. 😌
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    Tanay Pratap
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    Aug 3, 2021
    Just had a call. - Electronics student. - 2020 graduate, not placed, stressed. - Started coding seriously with camp in Nov, 2020 Gets an offer from Unacademy today. Big fat offer that would put even CSE engineers in awe. This kid’s life has changed. 🙂
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Oct 11, 2021
    100 done. 🙂
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Jan 13, 2021
    So yes, this is happening! We're fixing tech hiring at scale @roc8HQ 🚀 Lots of stuff planned for 2021, with the north star being placing 100+ folks. I'm delighted to share that we just got our 4th offer of the year! 😇
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Dec 13, 2024
    Want to get started with computer architecture? See my pinned tweet (for working professionals only). "If you don’t have a solid mental model of how a computer actually works, all of your higher-level abstractions will be brittle."
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    Swapnil Agarwal 🌵
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    Aug 14, 2022
    Don't give me solutions
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