https://ranpara.net/Recent content on Devarsh RanparaHugoen-usSun, 31 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://ranpara.net/posts/the-outsider-who-shipped-anyway/Sun, 31 May 2026 12:00:00 -0400https://ranpara.net/posts/the-outsider-who-shipped-anyway/<h4 id="the-ticking-clock">The Ticking Clock</h4> <p>December 13, 2023. It was the last day of my post-graduate IT project management program at Seneca. I was looking at a $30,000 CAD education loan. This included $20,000 for my first-year school fees and $10,000 for the GIC, which was mandatory in 2023. Worse than the debt, I did not have a professional tech job. I was only working part-time at Jump+, which was not going to help me secure my PR.</p>