Maximizing opportunities in Tech

I implore my audience to think trajectory, NOT the destination.

Youtube: https://youtu.be/EWHUCHs7v-0
Socials: https://twitter.com/NdagiStanley/status/1552303909183672321

I break the talk down into:

- Variables: Roles in tech, Opportunities, and Tips
- Constants: Value, Process, and Skill

Transcript

1. Maximizing
   opportunities
   in Tech
   

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2. Hello!
   I am Stanley Ndagi
   Software Engineer,
   Technical Writer
   You can find me at:
   @NdagiStanley
   www.md.engineer
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3. “Think trajectory
   NOT
   the destination
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4. variables
   Roles in tech
   Opportunities
   Tips
   This talk, what to expect
   constants
   Value
   Process
   Skill
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5. Variables
   Liable to change
   ⬡ Roles
   ⬡ Opportunities
   ⬡ Tips
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6. 1. Roles
   What roles are out there?
   

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7. SDLC - Software
   Development Life Cycle
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   1 3 5
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   4
   2
   Planning
   Design and
   Prototyping
   Software
   Testing
   Feasibility or
   Requirements
   of Analysis
   Software
   Development
   Implementation
   and Integration
   Operations and
   Maintenance
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8. Roles according SDLC
   ⬡ Relationship Manager
   ⬡ Product Manager
   ⬡ UI/UX Design
   ⬡ Software Engineer, Developer
   ∙ FrontEnd, BackEnd, FullStack, Mobile
   ⬡ QA (Quality Assurance)/ Testing
   ⬡ Networking
   ⬡ Infrastructure - SRE
   ⬡ Security & Fraud
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9. 2. Opportunities
   Nairobi
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10. Opportunities
    ⬡ Location
    Silicon Valley
    ⬡ Industry
    FinTech, EdTech
    ⬡ Technology
    Web, Embedded, Blockchain
    SAP, Wordpress
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11. 3. Tips
    What do I need to do?
    

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12. Tips
    ⬡ Searching tips
    ∙ LinkedIN
    ∙ Job boards
    ∙ Career pages
    ⬡ Interviewing tips
    ⬡ Salary, Perks, Fee negotiation
    ⬡ Leveraging for Career progression
    ⬡ Upskilling tips
    ∙ Courses
    ∙ Certifications
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13. Remaining the same overtime
    ⬡ Value
    ⬡ Process
    ⬡ Skill
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    Constants
    

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14. Venture Capital
    Advisor
    Value
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    Pharmacy
    Technician
    
    Web Developer
    Intern
    
    Software Engineer/
    Core Maintainer
    
    Principal Developer
    Advocate
    
    
    Co-Founder and
    Chief Product
    Officer
    
    TV Series
    Technical
    Consultant
    
    

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15. There’s no one
    straight path!
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16. Process
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    DISCOVERY
    SDLC
    Business value
    FOUNDATION
    Heads down
    Fundamental Skills
    Hard skills
    Soft Skills
    UPSKILL
    Tools of trade
    ENTRY
    PIVOT
    

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17. My Timeline
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    UPSKILL
    OPTIMIZATION
    ENTRY LEVEL
    FOUNDATION
    DISCOVERY
    Diverse subjects Opinionated study
    Business value
    - Job
    - indie hacker
    Being 10x
    Growth
    Interest Basic deliverables Tooling Individual Contributor
    People Manager
    PIVOT: TW
    CAREER GROWTH
    1ST JOB: SWE
    4TH PROJECT, POST-UNI
    UNIVERSITY
    PIVOT
    

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18. 21st century skills
    KNOWLEDGE
    - Know & Understand
    SKILLS
    - How to use the knowledge
    CHARACTER
    - Behave and Engage
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19. “Bonus
    Sleep
    Mindfulness
    Movement
    Nutrition
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20. 20
    Thanks!
    Any questions?
    You can find me at:
    @NdagiStanley
    md.engineer/contact
    

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21. Credits
    Special thanks to all the people who made
    and released these awesome resources for
    free:
    ⬡ Presentation template by SlidesCarnival
    ⬡ Photographs by Unsplash
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