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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. That same day back in June 2016, I decided I was going to be a software engineer.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

In 2018, Canada had a record-low unemployment rate and as a result we are seeing more companies, startups and online-based businesses dedicated to serving the niche-jobs industry. Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. The province has a robust start-up community.

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Capital Factory at 7:00 pm.

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their Business Goals for 2019

Hearpreneur

In 2018 I learned to drive a car on a left-hand side, started to meditate, learned how to play poker and make an ollie on a snowboard. What are your business goals for 2018? Don’t forget to join our #IamCEO Community. Looking forward to the new year and new skills to learn! #16- 16- Two goals. Photo Credit: Nancy MacIntyre.

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Vote Local, Austin: 18 SXSW panels featuring Austinites that deserve your PanelPicker vote

Austin Startup

Support the ATX Startup Community by voting for this selection of panels featuring Austinites. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. Once submitted, the community is allowed to chime in and vote on what topics capture their interest. We reached out to the M.io

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The Entrepreneur’s Essentials #4: Seven lessons learned on the journey from founder to CEO

Austin Startup

For the fourth selection of The Entrepreneur’s Essentials, I decided to celebrate ABJ’s Best CEOs of 2018. The CEO also has the ability to shape how the company serves its communities. And then Rafa Pereira, our Director of Software Engineering, really pushed us to embrace OKRs three quarters ago.

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SXSW Startups: Horizon

Austin Startup

They’re pioneering a new dimension of gaming that belongs to its players and building a crypto video game arcade called Arcadeum, which is a community-driven platform for decentralized games where players enjoy the freedom of true digital ownership, open economies, provable fairness, privacy, and the ability to earn real-world value through play.