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What A Wonderful Time To Be Alive: Bloomfield College Talk - How To Break Into The Startup World

What A Wonderful Time To Be Alive: Bloomfield College Talk - How To Break Into The Startup World

What A Wonderful Time To Be Alive: Bloomfield College Talk - How To Break Into The Startup World

Malcolm Jones (bossjones)

September 21, 2015
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  1. WELCOME

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  2. WHAT A TIME
    TO BE ALIVE
    // MALCOLM JONES

    // BEHANCE DEVOPS ENGINEER
    //@BOSSJONES

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  3. IM GOING TO SHOW YOU HOW
    TO GET YOUR DREAM JOB IN
    THE STARTUP WORLD

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  4. Who am I, and where I came from
    Where am I at now
    13 Tips to finding your dream job
    OVERVIEW

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  5. TECHNICAL
    NON-TECHNICAL

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  6. WHAT DO I MEAN
    BY DIVERSITY?
    SMILE, WE LIVE IN AN EXCITING TIME

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  7. WHO AM I?

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  12. I ALWAYS KNEW I WANTED
    TO WORK AT A STARTUP.
    Fortunate to have an awesome role model

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  13. My pops back in the day
    My pops today

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  14. FOJO - THE
    FASHION DOJO
    MY INTRODUCTION TO THE STARTUP WORLD.

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  15. UNCUBED GOT ME MY
    DREAM JOB

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  17. WHAT DOES
    BEHANCE DO?

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  19. Attribution & Exposure

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  20. Adobe powers creation for the creative world.
    Behance is the community that brings that world together.
    &

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  21. ENOUGH ABOUT YOU.
    I NEED A JOB.

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  22. STEP ONE:
    FIGURE OUT IF YOU REALLY WANT TO JOIN A STARTUP. DONT DO IT FOR THE MONEY.

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  23. IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY
    HOLLA AT WALLSTREET

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  24. STEP TWO:
    FIGURE OUT WHAT YOU’RE INTERESTED IN BEFORE BOTHERING OTHER PEOPLE. MAKE SURE TIMING IS
    RIGHT.

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  25. PRIOR PROPER PLANNING.
    FIND SOMETHING THAT INTERESTS YOU.

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  26. SOFTWARE ENGINEER DEVOPS
    BACKEND FRONTEND DBA QA
    QE FULL STACK MOBILE

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  27. DATA SCIENTIST ANALYTICS PRODUCT MANAGEMENT
    DESIGN UI UX COMMUNICATIONS COMMUNITY MANAGER
    LEGAL FINANCE FACILITIES & ADMIN HR SALES BIZDEV
    MARKETING

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  28. STEP THREE:
    FORM RELATIONSHIPS WITH PEOPLE CURRENTLY AT STARTUPS EVERYONE EXCEPT THE FOUNDERS/CEO/ETC.

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  29. ASK QUESTIONS AND BE GENUINE
    DON’T MENTION BEING ON THE JOB HUNT YET

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  30. STEP FOUR:
    LOCATION. LOCATION. LOCATION. NYC VS CALI VS BEYOND.

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  31. STARTUP LIFE
    IN NYC

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  32. STARTUP LIFE
    IN CALI

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  33. STEP FIVE:
    JUMP IN THE MIX. MEETUP.COM, CONFERENCES, HACKATHONS, JOB FAIRS, ETC.

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  34. TALK TO EVERYONE
    ABSORB EVERYTHING. PARTICIPATE. DONT STAND ON THE SIDE LINE.

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  35. STEP SIX:
    READ EVERYTHING. USE EVERY APP. PLAY WITH EVERYTHING.

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  36. TECHCRUNCH WAKEFIELD CRUNCHBASE
    PRODUCT HUNT HACKERNEWS REDDIT COMPANY BLOGS

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  37. STEP SEVEN:
    HONE YOUR SKILLS. BE A JACK OF ALL TRADES.

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  38. BEING ADAPTABLE IS DESIRABLE
    IN A STARTUP JOB TITLE DOESNT ALWAYS MEAN SOMETHING

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  39. STEP EIGHT:
    MARKET YOURSELF. SOCIAL MEDIA IS YOUR FRIEND. BRAND YOURSELF. COLD TWEET PEOPLE.

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  40. CREATE THE IMAGE YOU WANT PEOPLE TO SEE
    AND SERIOUSLY, COLD TWEET PEOPLE

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  41. STEP NINE:
    BEGIN COURTING THE STARTUPS YOU LIKE.

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  42. PUT ON YOUR BEST SHOES
    LET COMPANIES KNOW YOU WANT TO HELP THEM CHANGE THE WORLD

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  43. STEP TEN:
    TREAT STARTUP COURTING LIKE TINDER. MAKE SURE ITS A GOOD MATCH FOR YOU.

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  44. DONT JUST JUMP AT THE FIRST COMPANY
    MAKE SURE IT FEELS RIGHT. CULTURE IS KEY.

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  45. STEP ELEVEN:
    GET THE JOB. I BELIEVE IN YOU, YOU GOT THIS.

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  46. ENOUGH SAID. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
    FOR REAL.

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  47. STEP TWELVE:
    IF YOU CANT FIND THE RIGHT MATCH, MAKE IT. BUILD SOMETHING. ANYTHING.

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  48. BUILD YOUR OWN THING
    DO NOT FEAR FAILURE

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  49. STEP THIRTEEN:
    GOOD YOU GOT THE JOB, NOW PASS THE MESSAGE AND GIVE BACK. VOLUNTEER.

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  50. Code2040
    Black Founders
    Latinas in STEM
    Mother Coders
    Women Who Code
    Black Girls Code
    GROUPS TO GET INVOLVED WITH
    C/I
    Girls Who Code
    Latinas in STEM
    TEALS
    Tech Kids Unlimited
    Lesbians Who Tech

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  51. TOGETHER, WE CAN CHANGE
    THE STEREOTYPE OF WHAT IT
    LOOKS LIKE TO WORK IN TECH

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  52. THANK YOU!
    MALCOLM JONES // @BOSSJONES

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