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GETTING INTO NYC TECHSHIFTING CAREERS:

[email protected]@NATECOOPER

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NATE COOPER

- WORDPRESS SINCE 2005, HTML SINCE 1997- SIMPLE LABS, FOUNDER (WP CONSULTANCY)- TEACH WP & FRONT END: SVA, GA, 92Y- PRESENTATIONS AT AMAZON, APPLE, SXSW- BUILD YOUR OWN WEBSITE COMIC BOOK- FOUNDER REBOOT

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How do you define a tech job?

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SOURCE: NEW YORK TECH ECOSYSTEM REPORT

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SOURCE: NEW YORK TECH ECOSYSTEM REPORT

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SOURCE: NEW YORK TECH ECOSYSTEM REPORT

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What job do you want?

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52,088 Members

The mission of the NY Tech Alliance is to represent, inspire, support, and help lead the

New York technology community and ecosystem to create a better future for all. Created through the merger of NY Tech Meetup and the New York Technology Council, the organization has over 60,000 individual and institutional members,

reflecting the full spectrum of the greater New York area tech community and making it the

largest tech organization in the region.

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4,317 MembersArts, Culture and Technology is designed to explore the ways in which social media and

technology can help bring arts and culture to the masses.

The purpose of this meetup is to bring together those working at the intersection of arts and

technology to share ideas, strategies, successes, challenges and failures.

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5,546 Members

Discussing WordPress, every Third Tuesday of the Month.

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3,747 Members

Android Meetup bringing developers in New York City a place to further their knowledge of

the Android platform. This meetup will be focused on technical topics related to Android.

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3,673 Members

New York's Most Innovative Mobile Technology Community.

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The mission of Women in Tech NYC is to increase the number of women participating in New York's technology industry by gathering,

coordinating, and amplifying the work of organizations throughout NYC that provide opportunities for women and girls to be engaged

and lead in the industry through education, networking, mentorship, and career development. Women in Tech NYC is a program of NY Tech Meetup, in collaboration with Flatiron School, Control Group,

Girl Develop IT, and our partner organizations.

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Learn, Network, StartupIn just 54 hours, you will experience the highs, lows, fun, and pressure that make up life at a startup. As you learn how to create a real company, you'll meet the very best mentors, investors, cofounders, and sponsors who are

ready to help you get started.

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JOIN A KICK ASS GLOBAL COMMUNITYYou’ve heard it before: “the StartupBus will change your life” – but it’s only

after 3 days of no sleep and countless hours on the road that you understand what it means to be part of the tribe.

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What does it take to get into tech?

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It’s a mindset thing

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Thank You@NateCooper

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