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"There's a full generation of talented women software engineers who do not have computer science degrees." Yes? "I just happen to be one of them, and I worked
by danielscrubs 4y ago
"There's a full generation of talented women software engineers who do not have computer science degrees."
Yes?
"I just happen to be one of them, and I worked my way into the top 1% of software engineers (by salary) in Silicon Valley. I've spent a lot of time wondering: how did this happen? How many more people out there just like me, and how do I invest in them NOW?"
My wife is an IT consultant (frontend), the most recent customer actively asked for women developers so both of the women in the company got the job directly without any interviews (they had other gigs at the time).
The IT consultant company is making bank, she is not (happened to me too so I switched industry).
So maybe start an IT consultant company? Seems to be quite the market for it.
- grepLeigh 4y agoHey, I appreciate that you're trying to be helpful - but a service business doesn't produce the return on time investment I want. It's kind of like recommending I buy franchises near an airport. i.e. super time intensive, but can be very rewarding in the right conditions! I used to run a WordPress services business before SquareSpace/Wix commoditized the space. If your wife decides to start an IT consulting company, tell her to shoot me an email.