EP #56: Mayuran Yogarajah - Head of IX Labs & Distinguished Engineer At Index Exchange

Mayuran Yogarajah (@myren.y) is the Head of IX Labs and Distinguished Engineer at Index Exchange (@indexexchange), where he joined almost 20 years ago as Employee #2 (he was 1 hour late to the interview), seeing it grow massively in that time frame.He joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss being 1 hour late for his interview (when Google Maps was not around), transitioning from SVP Engineering to spearheading investments as Head of IX Labs, not finishing his degree at the University of Toronto, working in the same company now for nearly two decades, learning to slow down and be present, trying to be charitable in his day-to-day life, growing up as a fan of Mike Tyson’s boxing career and now his personal life, having bouts of impostor syndrome, and so much more.Follow Mayuran:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayuran-yogarajah/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Mayuran Yogarajah01:07 - Mayuran’s upbringing in Mississauga, learning English, his first job, and more07:10 - What is a distinguished engineer? How Mayuran received that title08:00 - What his experience was like seeing Index Exchange grow before his eyes10:36 - Staying in the same company for 18 years; his belief in the company and leadership13:35 - Index Exchange; the stock exchange for ads16:17 - Why they decided to build everything in-house and locally host versus being cloud-based17:21 - Challenges he’s seen in his role, and strategic plays he has in mind while moving forward20:49 - Where he wants to see Index Labs in 3-5 years; focusing on depth versus breadth23:21 - Sacrificing his personal life for professional success24:48 - Mayuran’s biggest learning lessons; things he would change26:27 - The impact of his friends and family on his journey29:53 - Family dynamics with his siblings and parents32:13 - The personal legacy Mayuran wants to be remembered for by his friends and family33:42 - Mayuran’s favourite books, podcasts, and other methods of learning34:36 - His appreciation for ‘Hotboxing with Mike Tyson’ and Mike Tyson himself37:15 - How not looking at the phone in the morning and before sleeping has improved his life39:02 - Mayuran’s relationship with money; how he views it, spends it, and invests (real estate)41:03 - What prompts Mayuran to save money; minimizing regret42:46 - Advice he would give his 16-year-old self44:44 - Creator Confessions58:31 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan     Support the show