The best way to predict the future is to invent it…
…and building your own solutions to the world’s problems is a great way to do that. In these Lessons posts, I share my learnings from 10+ years as a serial entrepreneur on a lifelong journey of betterment.

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The Techstars Founder’s Guide to Winning at Mentor Madness
As a startup founder and public speaker, I’ve had a lot of practice meeting people. Here is my strategy for preparing for your first meeting with a potential mentor, and winning them over to start a long-term working relationship.
Keep readingGetting Your First Dev Job – How to Gain Valuable Experience as a Student
We’ve all heard the stats, millions of computer science jobs are poised to go unfilled because of a lack of computer science graduates and new developers. And yet, as I talk to students on the ground, what I’m hearing doesn’t seem to reflect the bountiful cornucopia of available jobs. Students don’t feel confident that their…
Keep readingTrendy Techie’s Exam Survival Guide
Tried and tested through my experience as a Computer Science undergrad, here is my foolproof 3-step study plan.
Keep readingEverything You Need to Build A Chatbot
Bots are the new apps! Here are the tools I use to build my bots, teach them, and deploy them to the public.
Keep readingTrendy Techie’s Guide to Working Remotely: Staying Motivated When Your Home is Your Workplace
A hallmark of a job in technology, the freedom to work from home can be a dream come true. But in the comfort of your own home, it can get too comfortable, and productivity can start to slip away. During the last three years I’ve held jobs in different cities and time zones from my home office, and…
Keep readingShould You Work from Home? What to Consider Before Committing to a Remote Role
Today’s modern office is anywhere the employee is – at home, in a coffee shop, at the library, and even on the plane. As technology advances and erases the limitations of physical distance, companies are trusting their employees to work from home offices.
Keep readingWork/Life Balance Strategy: Disconnect to Clear Your Brain’s Cache
This fall I have made it a mission to experiment with work/life balance and find easy, repeatable strategies that make the work and life function in tandem rather than in opposition. I’ll be blogging about these as I discover them – here’s strategy number one.
Keep readingTrendy Techie’s Guide to the Grace Hopper Celebration
The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing is the Mecca for women in technology. Taking place in Houston this year, GHC will attract 15,000 attendees for three days jam-packed with hundreds of technical sessions, career talks, company events, and research presentations from technology’s most prominent thought leaders. For many attendees, Grace Hopper is their first conference,…
Keep readingGet a Head Start: 5 Things to Do This Summer to Prepare for University
Congratulations, recent grads! You’ve passed a HUGE milestone in your life, and now you’re ready to take the next big step: onto your university campus! You may be excited, nervous, or a bit of both, and that’s totally normal. Here are four easy ways you can get a head start and prepare for your first week…
Keep reading5 Reasons Why Every Girl Should Take a Business Class
Of all the skills that schools offer, business skills are the most transferable. Here are five ways that taking business classes can help you make a strong entrance into your career.
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