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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. This has all been a plot twist I didn’t think was possible.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

Recently I wrote a post arguing to make the definition of a Startup more inclusive than that to which Silicon Valley, fueled by Venture Capital return profiles, would sometimes like to attach to the word. Most of what I think about startup communities came from mentorship by Brad Feld through hours of private discussion and debate.

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

The Forrest Four-Cast: May 7, 2017 The strength of the Central Texas technology / startup scene helps SXSW thrive as an epicenter of innovation. At the Austin Convention Center. $99-$3895 Monday, May 8: EFF Austin Meet Up (FREE) We promote the right of all citizens to communicate and share information without unreasonable constraint.

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Road to Hire to Bring Paid Tech Training and Job Access to Under-Resourced Young Adults (18–25) in…

Austin Startup

Vanessa Baker, an August 2020 Road to Hire graduate, who is now a successful software engineer at Bank of America in Charlotte, said, “The power of Road to Hire to invest in and build the next generation of tech professionals cannot be quantified. So many young people in Austin?—?and which is a quickly growing tech hub.

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Support the ATX Startup Community by voting for this selection of panels featuring Austinites. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. We reached out to the M.io

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Software Talent Tops The List In Door64?s First Hiring Survey

Austin Startup

Austin’s burgeoning ecosystem of startups is in high gear, buoyed by the rise of cloud-based infrastructure, mobile development, and cleaner technologies. Behind that growth is a vibrant tech community of software engineers, analysts and project managers.

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IBM: Where Corporate Responsibility is Not a Trend, but a Lifestyle

Austin Startup

Latinitas Austin and El Paso chapters together at last for our strategic planning session with IBM. In 2012, IBM graciously provided a $6,500 super server to connect our two program bases in Austin and El Paso. Coffee and pink cake helped with the process. IBM donated again in the following years and our virtual newsroom had legs!

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