Hey, Call me Swift!
● CEO & Co-Founder of Major League Hacking (MLH).
● Aspiring lawyer who became a hacker instead.
● Empowering hackers for 10+ years now.
[email protected] @SwiftAlphaOne
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C.S. Degree != Employable
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There’s a massive global shortage
of qualified tech talent.
The MLH Fellowship is the best thing that
happened to me and my career
Yashika Sharma
@yashika51
MLH helped me become a better engineer than
any internship or school ever could.
Brandon Barker
@projectbarks
MLH taught me skills that set me apart from
my peers & led to an amazing job at Microsoft!
Emily Huang
@huang-emily
The skills & network I gained through MLH
helped me land a great job at IBM.
Nigel Brown
@pnbrown
Summer 2020 was one of the most life
changing experiences for me thanks to MLH.
Jessie Nguyen
@jessie_anh_ng
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MLH Community Members & Alumni
500,
000+
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ALL LOVE HACKATHONS & MANY MORE
MLH helps brands
quickly build diverse
talent pipelines with
the hard & soft skills
required for high
performing teams.
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We’re facing down an
Open Source Infrastructure Crisis.
(and nobody is talking about it!)
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Unresolved GitHub Issues by Year
The number of unresolved GitHub issues is exploding.
YoY Growth
37%
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of maintainers have considered
quitting maintaining a project.
Source: Tidelift 2021 Open Source Maintainer Survey
59%
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Finding & recruiting
new contributors.
Source: Tidelift 2021 Open Source Maintainer Survey
80%
Improving the experience
of new contributors.
90%
Maintainers need help
finding & onboarding new contributors.
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of employers say finding talent with
Open Source skills is difficult.
Source: Linux Foundation Jobs Report 2021
92%
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of developers haven’t contributed to
Open Source yet but want to.
Source: MLH Bi-Annual Census (Spring 2021)
52%
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“I don’t know where to start.”
Source: MLH Bi-Annual Census (Spring 2021)
33%
“I’m not skilled enough yet.”
31%
Together, we can & should address
their top concerns:
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Tech Talent Skill Gap
OSS Infrastructure Crisis
Broken Education System
Existential Crisis
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Instead of interning for a single company,
contribute to Open Source software that
every company depends on.
Learn more: fellowship.mlh.io
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Source from the
world’s top developer
community.
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Match qualified talent
based on our unique
data insights.
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Manage fellows while
contributing & provide
training + mentorship.
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Evaluate fellows
using 360° feedback &
performance data.
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We’ll take care of these details,
you focus on what actually matters.
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Applications from
prospective fellows
30,
000+
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Fellows graduated in
previous 12 months
450+
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ALL LOVE HACKATHONS & MANY MORE
PRs submitted to major
Open Source Projects
1,
300+
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Meet Sayd.
Community Member Since: 2019
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Sayd felt like he wasn’t
learning enough in
class & wanted to do
something about it.
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Through the MLH community, I was
exposed to the true diversity of
paths, backgrounds, & possibilities.
Sayd A.
Vanderbilt University
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The fellowship has been so amazing. I
have learned so many new things I would
not have been able to learn on my own!
Onyinyechi N.
University of New Haven
“
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The MLH Fellowship gave me the courage to
apply to different jobs & internship positions
that I wouldn't have even considered before.
Marcela I.
Tecnológico de Monterrey
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I’ve learned almost as much during the
fellowship as my entire bachelor's degree.
Becoming a fellow was a dream come true!
Avi J.
University of Forida
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The MLH Fellowship was life changing. From
the new technologies we learned to the new
friendships we built – it truly was one of a kind!
Gibson S.
Baruch College
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I've felt way more productive having a
team of MLH Fellows working on the Pallets
projects the last three months.
David L.
Pallets Maintains (Flask, Click, Jinja, etc)
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I wish I had a chance to go through a similar
program before I joined Facebook full time.
Aparna M.
Facebook Production Engineer & Mentor
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Net Promoter
Score (NPS)
82
Best Internship
Experience Ever
88%
Easier to find a job
in future
93%
More Confident
Contributing to OSS
92%
From the fellows’ perspective,
we’re on to something here!
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Plan to continue
contributing
81%
Pull Requests
Submitted
1.
3k
Happier Mentors &
Maintainers
71%
Non-Male, Black,
or LatinX
73%
The ROI is clear across
HR, DevRel, OSPO, & Engineering.
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So, what lessons can we
learn from all of this?
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Build cross-functional coalitions
aligned around core metrics.
Takeaway #1
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Demonstrate a clear & visible
ROI from day zero.
Takeaway #2