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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. My undergrad was in Nutritional Science at UT Austin, and I have a graduate business degree from Arizona State University. Job search Part 1. Job Search Part 2.

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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Another benefit was that I was able to complete two master’s degrees, one in Software Engineering, and another in Engineering Management. This benefited me in that I was motivated to leave an un-rewarding environment where programs that a ton of money was spent on were just cancelled.