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APCDA PodcastAuthor: Felicity Brown and Samantha Ng
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S5 Ep5: Engineering Impact: Akshay Sharma on Startups, Social Change & Career Courage
Episode 5
Monday, 4 August, 2025
In this episode of the APCDA Career Journey podcast, co-hosts Felicity Brown and Samantha Ng speak with Akshay Sharma, an Indian-born entrepreneur and technologist who has spent the last 12 years building a life and career in Vietnam. From giving up a secure engineering job in India to co-founding a proptech startup and a social impact venture producing affordable prosthetics, Akshay shares the mindset behind his bold decisions, lessons from failure, and what drives him to keep learning and contributing. This is a candid conversation about risk, resilience, and redefining success across borders. 00:05 Introduction of the guest 01:10 Learnings by the hosts 03:05 About the guest - Who is Akshay 04:35 What problems is Akshay solving right now? 05:40 How did Akshay end up in Vietnam 14:15 What shapes you to who you are today 18:18 How to choose between being an employee and becoming an entrepreneur 21:45 Biggest career decision till date 24:45 Dealing with uncertainty 27:45 Life is short 30:00 What's next 31:55 Best piece of career advice 35:20 What inspires Akshay
