Motivational TAlk

(Discount TED Talk)

Your Host Tonight

Master of the Known Universe

@pinchito

What We will cover

I'm Starting, What Should I Do?

I'm Average, How Can I Improve?

I'm The Boss, How Can I Show Others?

Discussion

I'm Starting

What Should I Do?

Ways To Start

• Bootcamp
• Pet Project
• Consulting Job?
• Freelancing
• Startup

Ride the bubble!

I Am Average

How Can I Improve?

Ways To Improve

• Pet Project
• Go To Talks and Conferences
• Give a Talk (at a conference)
  
• Learn a Language a Year
  
• Go Out of Your Comfort Zone

Always Keep Learning!

I'm The Boss

How Can I Show It?

Ways To Show Off

• GitHub
• GitHub Awards
  
• StackOverflow
• Lanyrd
  
• LinkedIn?
• Domestika?
  
  

#1 and #2092

Which is which?

The Way of

Enlightenment

Good Engineering

Where Has All the Talent Gone?

Your Job Should Make You Proud

Go and Build Cool Things

Make Us Proud!

Thanks!

@pinchito

Care to Discuss?