by Uchechi | May 1, 2015 | Blog
YesWeCode chat 19: How to step up your #tech/#startup game
Sunday, May 3rd, 2015
6pmPST/8pmCT/9pmET
While it’s encouraging to see more conversations about tech inclusion and the emergence of more diverse startups, coding classes and hiring of a diverse tech employees at major companies like Google and Facebook, there’s also seems to be a missing piece: a focus on how to step up your tech game and present yourself as an expert in your field both on and offline.
Does tech need to diversify? Yes! Do we (each and every one of us) also need to be on top of our game so we can make the most of the opportunities when they come our way. Absolutely!
So the question is, what are you doing to step up your game? Is your LinkedIn profile on point? Do you have spelling mistakes riddling your blog posts and making them unbearable to read? Are you a designer whose portfolio doesn’t speak great design? Are you offering “high quality professional services” with a site that says “free website builder” in the footer?
The web is powerful because it’s our face to the world. Millions of users around the world can find you because of your url, your domain expertise, your blog. How you present yourself matters.
Join the #yeswecode chat this Sun 5/3 at 8pmCT.
Here are some questions to think about:
- If you were being considered for a job in #tech right now, would your online presence help or hurt you? How?
- If there was one area you could most improve, what would it be? Social? Resume?
- What are some ways one can avoid looking “amateur hour”?
- How do you judge if your public presentation meets certain standards?
- How do you find out what those standards even are?
Hope to see you there!
by Uchechi | Apr 17, 2015 | Blog
#YesWeCode chat 18: How to bounce back after your startup setback
Sunday April 19th, 2015
6pmPST/8pmCT
Starting a business can be exciting and adventurous, but it can also be full of many setbacks and challenges. As the co-founder and CEO of wedocracy, I’m very familiar with these ups and downs. Recently, a friend put it in perspective when she reminded me of all of my startup accomplishments so far. There are days when I wonder if bouncing back has more to do with perspective than anything else. So, let’s talk about it!
The truth is, most startups fail and it’s really brave to embrace entrepreneurship and solve a real problem. Not everyday is filled with amazing stories of how you’re “killing it”, and that’s okay. Some days are really difficult, and it’s often hard to imagine moving through the bad times and getting back on your feet.
Questions to think about:
- How do you know when you’re in a startup business rut?
- Who do you turn to for support?
- What actions helps you get back on track?
- Do you are going through a business setback, do you tell people and ask for support?
- How do you define business success/setbacks?
- Can rethinking what it means to have startup success positively impact how we deal with setbacks?
See you on Twitter!
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by Uchechi | Apr 7, 2015 | Blog
#NaPoWriMo Day 7
Date Night Haiku
a cool breeze blows by in march
we hold hands waiting
streetcar date night yes
© Uchechi Kalu 2015
by Uchechi | Apr 5, 2015 | Blog
what it means to summer
#NaPoWriMo Day 5
we pack light
take only a few of your starch white shirts
my dresses color the back seat
tiptoe their way through to our
favorite cooler
flailing with the wind
we come here
where toes peek above sand
and play with each other
me with my head nestled in your shoulder
smiling good evening
this is all we need
this
right here
©Uchechi Kalu 2015
