Seeking advice for for GTV in Digital Technology

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Hi All…I am preparing my case for endorsement with Tech Nation under the category of Infrastructure Engineer. I have more than 5 years experience as a Developer and more than 8 years of experience cloud infrastructure. Since 2 years I am working in London as an IT Infrastructure Engineer managing organization’s IT infrastructure as well as automating the processes with AI and Digital platforms. I would be grateful if you assess my case:

Three Letters of Recommendations

  1. Letter from Co-Founder and CEO of a digital technology company developing solutions in SAP, recently awarded best CEO Award
  2. Letter from Sr Executive (Innovation) of a my previous employer for recognition of my work to lead the establishment of National Incubation Centre
  3. Letter from an executive of Banking sector in Saudi Arabia working on Fintech products to recommend for the work I did with him 3 years ago for establishment of a digital solution

MC1 Leadership Designed solution for a startup that is integration of Facial Recognition with Open Source Keycloak IAM that enabled that company to secure major clients in Casino sector
MC2 Led the growth of non-profit organisation on the digital technology sector Migration of infrastructure to Cloud and implementation of digital solutions of non-profit organisation that modernise their digital infrastructure.
MC3 High Compensation Apart from my existing responsibilities as Cloud Infrastructure Engineer Contributed to the other associated organisation non-profit in digitizing their donor management.
OC1 Innovation worked as a key engineer in the core product of a start-up, showing evidence as to how you have contributed to its success. (It’s the same startup who issued me recommendation letter)
OC1 Innovation worked as a key engineer in the core product of a start-up, showing evidence as to how you have contributed to its success. (another organisation who I worked with to develop and product on AWS cloud)
OC2 Proof of Recognition My AI MVP has been recognised by Microsoft Startup Foundation Hub as an AI based startup idea and authorised me USD 5000 credits on Azure portal to design innovative and scalable AI solution.
OC2 Proof of Recognition My AI MVP has been recognised by AWS Credits as an AI based startup idea and authorised me USD 1000 credits on AWS portal to design innovative and scalable AI solution.
OC3 Significant Impact Started my freelancing work on Fiverr in Cloud to develop AI based identity solutions integrating all key platforms Microsoft Entra ID, AWS Cognito, Keycloak etc
OC3 Significant Impact Founded my company in July 2024 and have been working on MVP that’s AI based solution on Azure and AWS clouds
OC3 Significant Impact Highly contributed in the development of Cloud Infrastructure for my previous employer that paved the way for company to launch IT Services apart from their core agriculture business

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Hi @tonyshek

  • ensure that the first two MCs are supported by third party evidences and not just self authorship.
  • you can apply only for two optional criterias and not 3
  • In OC1 evidences you need to specifically demonstrate your contribution to the innovation, show what was innovative and impact of it all supported by backing evidences beyond self claims
  • OC2 is about advancement of field. If the outcome has been you being offered credits it may not meet the criteria strongly. You can move these two to MC perhaps in one document.
  • In OC3, just launching your work on Fiverr doesn’t show impact. Per the guidelines you need to show impact in quantified metrics across all evidences.
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Thanks Pahuja… I will definitely incorporate your valuable suggestions.

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Hi @tonyshek

adding onto the advice, here’s what I’d suggest:

  • Letters can support leadership claims, but need external proof of impact. Assess contents of each letter by: leadership, innovation, contributions to the field and in the UK tech sector, quantifiable impact.
  • Use third party evidence & avoid self-authored ones.
  • Attribution is key - how do each of these evidence pieces show legitimacy to your claims.
  • Try not to repeat the same kind of evidence under a given criterion.
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Lets say I worked with start up company on a project and he provided me reference letter, all written by him mentioning innovation and its impact on its business. Can we say its third party validation?

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This is okay for a letter. However, you need to compliment it with other sources and records that add to the authenticity of your claim. For example, proofs of the impact on the business from an external domain.

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You’ve put together a solid case for the endorsement application. Your recommendation letters look promising, though you might want to ensure each one highlights specific achievements with measurable outcomes. For your evidence sections, I’d suggest combining the Microsoft and AWS recognitions into one stronger piece rather than listing them separately.

Your company founding in July 2024 is quite recent - try to emphasize concrete progress on your MVP rather than just the founding itself. For your high compensation evidence, make sure to include actual documentation like payslips or contracts.

Watch out for repetition in your evidence. You’ve listed similar OC1 innovations with different startups - make sure each piece tells a distinct story. The same goes for your OC3 entries about cloud infrastructure work. Choose your strongest examples and develop those fully instead of spreading similar achievements across multiple entries.

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Thank you so much Akash.

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I have more than 10 years of experience including 2 years in UK, so shall I target Exceptional Talent or Exceptional Promise? What if I apply for Talent and if Tech Nation I am not suitable for Talent will they automatically consider me for the Promise or they straight away reject ?

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They usually do the opposite - if you apply for promise and they think you are more suited to talent, they will assess you for talent.

Have not seen the opposite happening.

They look at years of experience in tech to decide promise versus talent. If you apply for promise despite having > 5 years of experience then you need to also mention why. Basis that they will decide which to assess for.

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