Choosing the Founder Path
Becoming a founder is an opportunity to disrupt the status quo. Beyond the product, you get to change the narrative and inspire others. The impact of your vision can result in increased innovation, shift in workplace culture, and implementation of a structure for you and your team to succeed.
Staying the course as a founder comes with highs and lows followed by great rewards. Deciding to keep going includes taking breaks, prioritizing, asking for help, and keeping perspective about what you’re experiencing. Journeying through all stages of the process makes space for others behind you. This leads to more success stories, wealth generation, and representation. Thanks to your resilience, fewer women will have to go on the journey alone.
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In Defense of Diverse Founding Teams
The founding team sets the culture:
When you start a new startup, it is critical to build your foundation with a seasoned technical team, comprised of experienced, senior employees. They will end up with many of the same responsibilities that you, the founder, have. They need to be able to find and hire other senior people, work independently, collaborate effectively and scale into leadership as the company grows. They also help shape the culture of the company which will inevitably be a reflection of that founding team.
If your founding team is homogenous, it will likely develop a narrow culture which is well suited for that narrow group of people. That culture won’t be as self aware of the lack of inclusion in the culture, but will feel inclusive for everyone within the tight knit founding team. As new employees with different backgrounds join, they will be more likely to reject or be rejected from the culture than to add to it. While you may be celebrating how strong a culture and tight a team you have, you may be unaware of all the ways you will be showing that new employee they don’t belong.
There may be many tactics to improve diversity at different stages of your company, but inclusiveness is a muscle each of your employees must develop and strengthen. Once you have a critical mass of employees who haven’t been continuously focusing on strengthening that muscle, it becomes incredibly difficult to build later.
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Technical Highlight - Change Makers from Our India Networks
We’re just one week away from our online global event CONNECT India 2022, taking place Friday, September 9th! Hosted by our India community, this inspiring one-day virtual event will focus on how to “Craft Your Career” and is free to all dev enthusiasts around the world who are ready to build the career of their dreams.
Throughout August, we’ve celebrated founders and change-makers, and this week, as we prepare for CONNECT India 2022, we’re highlighting videos from our YouTube channel that showcase innovative perspectives from our Networks in India.
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Introduction Into Web3 Frontend Development | WWCode Blockchain
This talk will explain what we consider a decentralized application and how we implement frontends that connect to a Blockchain rather than a “traditional” backend. It will also provide new user flows introduced into the Web3 field, skills necessary for Web3 frontend development, and tools that can help you get started among different blockchain platforms.
Date/Time: Thursday, September 1, 2022 | 11:00 AM EDT (Atlanta)
Let’s Do Lunch: Virtually | WWCode Atlanta
Let's Do Lunch! Once a month we'll gather for lunch to discuss tech, work, or anything and everything else! Show us around your kitchen or have your lunch delivered... whatever works for you! This month, join Director Beth Laing for some great lunchtime conversation. Share your journey into tech, ask for or offer advice and everything in between!
Date/Time: Thursday, September 1, 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT (Atlanta)
Pon a Prueba Tus Apps con Appium | WWCode Guatemala
En este evento vas a tener una introducción sobre testing de aplicaciones móviles con Appium, qué es, cómo son las herramientas que se utilizan, cómo se configura y buenas prácticas al momento de hacer tus pruebas automatizadas.
Fecha/Hora: Jueves,1 Septiembre, 2022 | 6:30 PM CST (Guatemala)
Cómo Escoger el Bootcamp Adecuado Para Mi | WWCode Santiago
Ya está al alcance de la mano el estudiar una carrera en el área TI. Materiales hay de sobra, desde la tradicional educación universitaria hasta videos en youtube. Hay canales para todos los gustos. Pero si eres de las personas que buscan formarse acompañada y necesita en un corto periodo de tiempo formarse con conocimientos base, los bootcamps son una buena opción.
Fecha/Hora: Jueves, 1 Septiembre, 2022 | 7:00 PM CLT (Santiago)
Online Study Group - VueJS (Beginners) | WWCode Manila
Are you new to Vue? Are you finding people who can be your study buddies for your Vue journey? Join us to share and exchange ideas as we learn. We will study our own materials (read or follow some tutorials, etc) or work on coding problems independently or with others. Feel free to ask other members if you have any questions. Before we end, we will share what we have learned.
Date/Time: Friday, September 2, 2022 | 7:00 PM PHST (Manila)
Member Meet & Greet! Women Who Code Python | WWCode Python
The WWCode Python track invites you to our casual and fun meet and greet! This is a relaxed, interactive social event designed to give our community an opportunity to connect, kick-start conversations, and have fun! We will chat about Python and play fun Python activities.
Date/Time: Saturday, September 3, 2022 | 11:00 AM EDT (Atlanta)
ReadTogether: Honeycomb’s Book - Observing Engineering | WWCode Manila
Join the group for an uninterrupted reading time followed by a discussion about the insights you learned while you read. You may read the selected book — Observing Engineering — or bring your own! The goal is to read one chapter per session, making your way through a whole book in our sessions.
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | 7:30 PM PHST (Manila)
Frontend Interview Preparation Tips | WWCode Front End
Join us to recap the beginner's study group that started in May. This amazing cohort worked on this study group for 12 weeks. Hear from speaker Ophelia Boamah Ampoh for a summary of her experience, and wrap up the session with a discussion on the importance of soft skills and frontend interview tips.
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 7, 2022 | 12:00 PM EDT (Atlanta)
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Pro-Tip of the Week
"When you believe you aren't able to achieve a big goal, try to define your work in small tasks and you'll be surprised at how much work you've done."
- Elise Desault, WWCode Member
Brussels, Belgium
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