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Building a Career in Tech (Coding Optional) Kevin Lawver - [email protected]

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Hi, I’m Kevin

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AOL 1995 - 2008

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Music Intelligence Solutions 2008 - 2012

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Rails Machine 2012 - 2014

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Planted 2014 - ?

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Let’s not talk about technology.

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Let’s talk about companies

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Big Technology Companies

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Big Companies with Technology

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Lifestyle Companies

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STARTUPS!!

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Building a Career

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Awesomeness vs. Competence

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“I don’t know, but I’ll find out.”

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Be the problem solver.

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Jump in the deep end.

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Share everything

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Teamwork

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“Creativity and ego cannot go together. If you free yourself from the comparing and jealous mind, your creativity opens up endlessly.” Jeong Kwan (Chef's Life season 3, episode 1)

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Every role has value

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Be Optimistic

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Stop! Collaborate & Listen!

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Communication

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Lexicon

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All the jobs!

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Keep Swimming

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Pay it Forward

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Goals, have some!

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Balance

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AND REMEMBER …

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HAVE FUN!!!

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Questions? Requests? Rant?

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Thank you! • @kplawver • [email protected] • lawver.net • kevinlawver.com

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Credits • All photos taken by be and licensed under Creative Commons • And most of them from work or volunteer things! • Be the awesome you want to see in the world “borrowed” from http:// rockpapercynic.com