HackerNest Austin June Tech Social

HackerNest Tech Socials (http://hackernest.com/cities/) are a fun, relaxed way to connect with your local tech community. Atmosphere: chill, friendly, unpretentious, agenda-free (no sales pitch), and brimming with Ultra Smart People.

Follow us on Twitter (http://twitter.com/hackernest) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/hackernest/), like us on Facebook (http://facebook.com/hackernest), hi-5 us in person!

The typical Tech Social agenda:

• folks arrive, grab drinks, socialize

• quick announcements, thank sponsors

• back to chatting

• head home, exhilarated from great conversations!

SPECIAL EVENT!

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Want to jump into a coding career but curious where it can take you? We’ve got a panel of tech veterans that all took different paths within tech to tell you about the path they’ve taken to success in technology and innovation.

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• What our panel wish they knew when starting out in the tech scene

• How NOT to start a startup(!)

• Where to go to find out about networking and hiring events

• Misperceptions about startups and what investors look for

• How do you establish trust with your partners and team

• Company culture at GM, Conde Nast, Outdoor Voices & more

• Community building--how important is it for the future of tech?

Who you’ll meet:

PJ Brunet (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pjbrunet/) - MODERATOR - SCI Austin - JavaScript Instructor

Scott Allen (https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottallen/)- @scottallen (https://twitter.com/scottallen?lang=en&lang=en) - General Motors - Social Innovation Architect

Lani Rosales (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanirosales/)- @laniar (https://twitter.com/LaniAR) - Austin Digital Jobs, The American Genius, & The Real Daily - Cofounder

Tricia Katz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/triciakatz/)- @techxastrish (https://twitter.com/techxastrish?lang=en) - Outdoor Voices - Sr. Developer & EmHERge - Founder

Mendy Yang (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mendy-yang-7a1b9451/)- @mendyyang999 (https://twitter.com/mendyyang999) - Vista Equity Partners – Analyst

Beverages will be served!

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VOLUNTEER:

We're looking for a great team to help us with these awesome events in Austin. If you're interested, check out the website (http://hackernest.com/volunteer/) and apply!

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VENUE HOST AND SPONSOR

SCI-tech Academy (http://sci-techacademy.com)

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Learn to code at SCI-tech Academy with our full-stack part-time JavaScript program where you can become a developer and launch your tech career in 18-weeks.

SCI-tech Academy offers stackable skills badges you earn like Advanced JavaScript, Angular, and Node.Js, career services helping you prepare for technical interviews and the hiring processes, and in-person support on our Austin campus located off of W. Ben White Blvd. Plus, with us, you’re a Coder for Life: Your membership to access additional course curriculum for life. No experience required and we can get you started for free with our Coding From Scratch course.

Learn more at http://sci-techacademy.com (http://sci-techacademy.com/)

Sponsors (http://hackernest.com/sponsor_info/) make this growing movement possible, so we treasure and build deep, long-term relationships with the companies that endorse us. Please email sponsor@hackernest.com for ways to connect with the HackerNest community!

COMMUNITY PARTNERS:

If you’re a Community or Meetup group looking to promote an event or discount for HackerNest members, please email ryan.sykes@hackernest.com.

About Us:

HackerNest (http://hackernest.com/) is an international nonprofit uniting local tech communities (http://hackernest.com/cities/) through unpretentious Tech Socials (http://hackernest.com/cities/), hackathons (http://hackernest.com/hackathons/), Tech Expos and Job Fairs (http://hackernest.com/expo/). Our relaxed, down-to-earth events attract a diverse and highly technical membership. Strict 'no-scuzzbag' policy (http://hackernest.com/faqs/for-attendees/).