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Startup Lessons Learned

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Seven years later, they've trained about 5,000 students and created over 1,000 new technology jobs in Fresno. They are now operating in nine States.

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That I’ve had a few “exits” and instead of hunkering down and writing code for 6 months I opted to talk to a few of my buddies at the yacht club and purchase a primed and growing social network for somewhere in the mid-seven figures. And the algorithm that made suggestions was operating at around 10-20% effectiveness.

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Whether data come from our own analytics or an external source, we are can implement changes to the way we operate in a matter of hours. ” Thanks to Jennifer Lynn Robinson, Esquire, Purposeful Networking ! #12 First, the hours of operation are all up to me. And, not being stuck in the 9 to 5 grind is an added bonus.