Tanay Pratap

Tanay Pratap

CEO @invact | Ex-Senior Software Engineer @ Microsoft

CEO @invact | Ex-Senior Software Engineer @ Microsoft

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One aim that got Tanay started with neoG leaving his job at Microsoft: Students from every corner—non-tech grads, tier-3 colleges, career switchers, start getting jobs.

One aim that got Tanay started with neoG leaving his job at Microsoft: Students from every corner—non-tech grads, tier-3 colleges, career switchers, start getting jobs.

One aim that got Tanay started with neoG leaving his job at Microsoft: Students from every corner—non-tech grads, tier-3 colleges, career switchers, start getting jobs.

Early 2020

The World Shuts Down

  • COVID hits.

  • Everything goes remote.

  • Tanay, working at Microsoft, makes a big decision:
    “I’ll teach for nine straight months. No matter what.”

Early 2020

The World Shuts Down

  • COVID hits.

  • Everything goes remote.

  • Tanay, working at Microsoft, makes a big decision:
    “I’ll teach for nine straight months. No matter what.”

Early 2020

The World Shuts Down

  • COVID hits.

  • Everything goes remote.

  • Tanay, working at Microsoft, makes a big decision:
    “I’ll teach for nine straight months. No matter what.”

2020

Juggling Two Worlds

  • By weekdays:
    Leading teams, shipping code at Microsoft.

  • By weekends:
    Showing up for students, not for an hour—
    but five, ten hours at a stretch.

  • Over 300 students join him.

  • Every weekend, for months.

2020

Juggling Two Worlds

  • By weekdays:
    Leading teams, shipping code at Microsoft.

  • By weekends:
    Showing up for students, not for an hour—
    but five, ten hours at a stretch.

  • Over 300 students join him.

  • Every weekend, for months.

2020

Juggling Two Worlds

  • By weekdays:
    Leading teams, shipping code at Microsoft.

  • By weekends:
    Showing up for students, not for an hour—
    but five, ten hours at a stretch.

  • Over 300 students join him.

  • Every weekend, for months.

Mid-2020

The Commitment Gets Real

  • In the thick of it, Tanay ups the stakes:
    “I won’t grow my hair until I place 100 students.”

  • He goes bald—literally and publicly—on Twitter.

Mid-2020

The Commitment Gets Real

  • In the thick of it, Tanay ups the stakes:
    “I won’t grow my hair until I place 100 students.”

  • He goes bald—literally and publicly—on Twitter.

Mid-2020

The Commitment Gets Real

  • In the thick of it, Tanay ups the stakes:
    “I won’t grow my hair until I place 100 students.”

  • He goes bald—literally and publicly—on Twitter.

Late 2020

The Impact Begins

  • Students start landing jobs— Real jobs, life-changing jobs.

  • Non-tech grads, tier-3 college kids, career switchers— All getting offers.

  • Some students’ first paychecks surpass their families’ annual income.

Late 2020

The Impact Begins

  • Students start landing jobs— Real jobs, life-changing jobs.

  • Non-tech grads, tier-3 college kids, career switchers— All getting offers.

  • Some students’ first paychecks surpass their families’ annual income.

Late 2020

The Impact Begins

  • Students start landing jobs— Real jobs, life-changing jobs.

  • Non-tech grads, tier-3 college kids, career switchers— All getting offers.

  • Some students’ first paychecks surpass their families’ annual income.

2021

Quiet Results, Loud Impact

  • No media blitz, no VC money—just word of mouth.

  • Results stack up, one student at a time.

  • The mission: Place students. Change lives.

2021

Quiet Results, Loud Impact

  • No media blitz, no VC money—just word of mouth.

  • Results stack up, one student at a time.

  • The mission: Place students. Change lives.

2021

Quiet Results, Loud Impact

  • No media blitz, no VC money—just word of mouth.

  • Results stack up, one student at a time.

  • The mission: Place students. Change lives.

Mid-2021
The Leap
  • Tanay faces his hardest decision yet.

  • Leaves Microsoft—a company and career he loved.

  • Commits full-time to his mission:
    “Learning can be better. Education can change lives.”

Mid-2021
The Leap
  • Tanay faces his hardest decision yet.

  • Leaves Microsoft—a company and career he loved.

  • Commits full-time to his mission:
    “Learning can be better. Education can change lives.”

Mid-2021
The Leap
  • Tanay faces his hardest decision yet.

  • Leaves Microsoft—a company and career he loved.

  • Commits full-time to his mission:
    “Learning can be better. Education can change lives.”

2021 & Beyond
The Mission Grows
  • neoG Camp is born.

  • Thousands of students trained.

  • People get unstuck, skilled, and hired.

  • The mission? Still the same:
    Help people start their careers.

2021 & Beyond
The Mission Grows
  • neoG Camp is born.

  • Thousands of students trained.

  • People get unstuck, skilled, and hired.

  • The mission? Still the same:
    Help people start their careers.

2021 & Beyond
The Mission Grows
  • neoG Camp is born.

  • Thousands of students trained.

  • People get unstuck, skilled, and hired.

  • The mission? Still the same:
    Help people start their careers.

present

The Journey Continues

  • The intention is unchanged.

  • The impact keeps growing.

  • And this is just the beginning.

present

The Journey Continues

  • The intention is unchanged.

  • The impact keeps growing.

  • And this is just the beginning.

present

The Journey Continues

  • The intention is unchanged.

  • The impact keeps growing.

  • And this is just the beginning.

FAQs

FAQs

If I become the person you want me to become—will I get interviews?

If I become the person you want me to become—will I get interviews?

If I become the person you want me to become—will I get interviews?

If I get interviews, will I crack them?

If I get interviews, will I crack them?

If I get interviews, will I crack them?

I’m from a non-tech background. Can I do it?

I’m from a non-tech background. Can I do it?

I’m from a non-tech background. Can I do it?