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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. Quick Background I was born in Nigeria, but mostly grew up in Dallas, TX. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018.

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Out of the Crisis #2: Mark Cuban on putting people first, the Dallas Mavericks, and what we'll want on the other side

Startup Lessons Learned

You may know him as the owner of the Dallas Mavericks or an investor on Shark Tank. You can listen to our conversation on Apple Podcasts , Google podcasts , or wherever else you like to download podcasts. You can find my conversation with Mark in that format below. Here's my conversation with Mark Cuban. I'm Mark Cuban.

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

Both Sides of the Table

It came from an amazing small startup in McKinney, Texas (30 miles North of Dallas) called NewToy , which they acquired. Think the next big startup can’t come from Dallas, TX? Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. Didn’t come out of the SF facility.

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No more Bathroom Bills!

Austin Startup

in Dallas Matt Mullenweg CEO, Automattic in Houston Chris Pacitti General Partner, AVX Partners in Austin Mellie Price Director of Diversity and Inclusion, Capital Factory in Austin John S. was originally published in Austin Startups on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.

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8 Construction Industry Digital Marketing Trends to Leverage in 2020

Up and Running

You can also use email blasts to advertise special deals that can encourage conversions — like “early-bird” discounts exclusive to those on the mailing list. Jacobs Engineering Group , a Dallas-based technical services, and construction firm highlight two different podcasts on the company’s homepage.

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Saturday Startup Spotlight: ROBOAMP

Austin Startup

Improvements in email conversion rate can have a significant positive ripple effect. My name is Roberto Inetti, I’m a software engineer and I’ve been coding since I was seven years old. #Email has always been the workhorse #marketing tactics for e-commerce stores. Learn more about our VIP Accelerator program and how to apply.

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What does it mean to be Latinx in Tech Today?

Austin Startup

He explains that this phenomenon spans from something minor such as people not pronouncing your name correctly, to the way people in the Rio Grande Valley won’t have the same experiences or opportunities as those in Dallas. Stay connected with us through our Austin Tech Live or Dallas Tech Live mailing lists and @CFDiversity for updates.