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AUTM UPDATES Hello there!
This is Isa White. You may recognize me because I appear in practically every video on our YouTube channel, which by the way, I invite you to subscribe to. I'm thrilled to communicate with you through our newsletter because I have some wonderful news to share with you. I'd like to talk to you about the AUTM Learn App and all the opportunities that come with the courses available through it.
AUTMites who have completed our program and landed tech jobs began on this app. They were allowed to pick which cohort they wanted to complete by watching the films on the Home Page and then enrolled in their chosen course. From then, the rest is history.
AUTM's Workforce Development program provides you access to industry-leading content in a format that fits your present lifestyle. According to one AUTMite, "In just a few months, the impact on me has [given] the ability to understand [that] I have a lot more opportunities available to me than I was previously aware of. I'm also looking forward to learning new skills and having a concrete plan of action to follow."
As a major feature of our Workforce Development program, AUTM offers this mobile app to provide the opportunity to explore the field of technology and gain the skills and training necessary to be successful in the tech space.
The AUTM Learn App and Workforce Development Program have been shown to change people's lives. Create your profile now to see how we can change yours!
Isa White, Director of Programming
AUTM EVENTS
Come Discover AUTM Horizons with Slalom!
October 14th, 2021 at 6 pm CDT The Slalom guests will be discussing their unique career journeys and answer questions about the field of business consulting. The purpose of Horizons is to showcase the various pathways into the tech industry. Be prepared to engage, interact, and contribute to the conversation.
During this time, the speakers will talk about what it means to be successful in their careers, drawing on their own experiences in the tech industry. These stories are relatable and can help you match your interests to the range of opportunities available in the tech industry.
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TECH EVENTS
Blackstone LaunchPad by StartupTree Ideas Competition. Are you eligible?
?? Program Overview The LaunchPad Ideas Competition is designed to provide students with early-stage ideas to compete for cash prizes!
More importantly, participating students will gain access to the LaunchPad program on their campus, to get support on their entrepreneurship journey and skill-building.
This signature program supports LaunchPad’s goal in?de-risking entrepreneurship, broadening?accessibility, and diversifying engagement with a focus on recruiting underrepresented and under-resourced students to participate.?
The competition is completely virtual, hosted on the StartupTree platform.
?? Prizes The winners of the [Campus Round] will take home $1,000. Furthermore, four (4) finalists from each campus will move forward to the [Network Round] competing for:
? $10,000 in additional prize money to further develop your idea ? Expert consultations for branding and logo design, plus technology and product strategy sessions.
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INSPIRATION
The Steve Jobs deal with Michael Dell that could have changed Apple and tech history
by Connie Guglielmo
It's been 10 years since the death of Steve Jobs. Michael Dell talks about his memories of the tech icon, including when Jobs tried to convince Dell to license Mac software to run on Intel-based PCs. Fast-forward to 1993. Jobs, ousted from Apple after a fallout with the company's board in 1985, had started a new company, called Next, and created a beautiful (but expensive) workstation, with its own operating system, as well as software called WebObjects for building web-based applications. Dell says Jobs came to his house in Texas several times that year, trying to convince him to use the Next operating system on Dell PCs, by arguing that it was better than Microsoft's Windows software and could undermine the Unix workstation market being touted by Sun Microsystems. The problem, Dell says he told Jobs, was that there were no applications for it and zero customer interest.
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TECH EVENTS
DivInc Labs: Building a Successful Social Enterprise
Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM CDT Virtual Event
DivInc Labs is an event series for startup founders to get to know our community while sharpening their entrepreneurial skills. Come for the interactive workshops and stay to connect during the social hour. Mentors, investors, and industry leaders welcome, too! __________________________________________
DIVINC LABS: BUILDING A SUCCESSFUL SOCIAL ENTERPRISE Are you a tech-based social enterprise tackling systemic racism and implicit bias within criminal justice, healthcare, education, housing, voting and registration, or other? Join us on October 21st for Building a Successful Social Enterprise, a DivInc Labs series, powered by Ascension!
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TECH EVENTS
VetsinTech Virtual Gala 2021: A Veterans' Day global broadcast and fundraiser
Friday, November 5, 2021, at 8:00 PM – 9:30 PM CDT
What's in store:
? An impressive lineup of Military leaders and Veterans Special appearances and cameos by celebrities including Cedric the Entertainer, Walker Hayes, Gary Levox (Rascal Flatts), Daymond John, Chris Mann, and more to be announced! ? Interactive Game Show - "VetsinTech Hollywood Squares: Battle of the Branches" that pits different branches of the military against each other in a friendly trivia contest. ? Pre-Gala Silent Auction and Live Auction with great items and experiences to bid on. ? "Dine while you watch" option with food and local delivery.
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Join us on 10/12 at 5 PM ?? @autmtx on Instagram. We're going LIVE! ?? Join us on #instagramlive for an inspirational conversation with @mjtheguru. Michael Ward, Jr., President and CEO of AUTM, will talk about how he became an advocate for diversity in technology and empowering marginalized communities.
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