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<h3 id="notes-by-kevin"><a aria-hidden="true" class="anchor-heading icon-link" href="#notes-by-kevin"></a>Notes by <a href="https://github.com/kevinslin">kevin</a></h3>
<ul>
<li>made transition from marketing to tech</li>
<li>most people think they can't do this</li>
<li>where to find them?
<ul>
<li>nursing, education, etc</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>fresh perspectives
<ul>
<li>not just diff companies</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>stereotypes
<ul>
<li>don't assume, ask</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>limiting view of engineering
<ul>
<li>expand scope of definition</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>don't be too specific 
<ul>
<li>eg. frontend react developer</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>bootcamps are hard to access
<ul>
<li>eg.
<ul>
<li>expensive</li>
<li>full time</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>just google it
<ul>
<li>not helpful in the beginning</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>not having brain power</li>
<li>supportive environment/peers</li>
<li>how to help
<ul>
<li>menotr</li>
<li>expand what it means to be engineer</li>
<li>help intro people</li>
<li>show your mistakes</li>
<li>don't be a tech bro/sis</li>
<li>tell your story</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>

Kevinslin

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