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January 20, 2021
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Considering a career in tech? Start here.
This is part two of a series for career changers. You can find the first here: https://medium.com/@fayehayes/life-is-short-change-your-career-today-4cb362fbe0ff. I initially wanted to write a comprehensive post on
September 10, 2020
Life is Short — Change Your Career Today!
Millions of people head to work unfulfilling jobs every single day. Every single morning they follow the same uninspired routine or follow the same uninspired
August 6, 2020
The number one thing to do before hiring a freelance developer
Freelancers. We all need them. Freelancers are a vibrant part of the small biz community. Depending on the contract you negotiate with a potential freelancer,
July 23, 2019
5 Things To Do When Considering Transitioning into the Tech Industry
Soooo you’ve decided to get into tech. Congratulations! I want help. I’ve been fielding a ton of questions from folks having trouble getting started. That’s
June 4, 2019
The Slack Bot Tutorial I Wish Existed
Process automation is essential to a growing team. Backstage Capital has grown quickly to over 30 remote teammates. We’ve celebrated a ton of wins recently,
January 28, 2019
At the crossroad between Tech and Gentrification
Early last month I had the pleasure of attending Innovation v. Gentrification: A #BlackHistoryMonth debate hosted by the Bay Area Urban Debate League. Four Black high school
April 18, 2018
Getting Started with Heroku — deploying a Rails application
Have you ever been in search for an easy to follow list of instructions tailored to beginner devs? A lot of the tutorials I come
December 20, 2017
5 Steps to Create a Chrome Extension
Over the course of a weekend, I scratched off two ‘firsts’ from my bucket list. Compete in a Hackathon Create a chrome extension Five badass
October 13, 2017
On Mentorship and Representation in Tech
This past weekend I had the opportunity to volunteer for the Black Girls CODE ‘Code A Brighter Future’ Hackathon in San Francisco. The event targeted girls
September 1, 2017