Seven Questions with... David Zuo

David Zuo This week we meet UCL alumnus David, who has worked as a product manager on Fall Guys and was recently named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list in Sports & Games. Here, he chats to us about his time at UCL and shares his favourite bubble tea spot. What are you studying, why are you interested in this subject and what do you plan to do in the future?. I studied MSc Information Science (this degree is now called MSc Knowledge, Information and Data Science) and am currently working in gaming! The way that information is used and communicated to the world is pretty fascinating. Being able to analyse data, understand trends and apply these learnings is pretty invaluable in all areas of business and plays a pretty essential role in my day-to-day life as a product manager too. What is the most interesting thing you've done, seen or got involved with while at UCL?. One of the most memorable events I attended was this UCL event featuring the then General Manager of Snapchat, Ed Couchman, who came to talk about the ephemeral content trend and Snapchat dominating competitors at the time. This was subsequently followed by the boom of Instagram (and Facebook) Stories and, later on, the emergence of BeReal and TikTok's Now feature. It's a pretty cool reminder that after witnessing industry trends at UCL, we can go on to help shape these in our professional careers! Have you discovered any hidden gems during your time at UCL?. There's this one vending machine in the Student Centre that sells 'Eight Treasure Soup' (?