This week I had the opportunity to chat with Denver tech leader Janackeh Blackwell. Janackeh has been hosting the Black Tech Denver meetup at Code's space in RiNo since last year. We got into the details of her career, the Denver community, Black Tech Denver, and more. Continue reading to hear all about Janackeh and what makes her a rising tech leader in Denver.
The technical interview is different from any other interview. But, that doesn’t mean it has to be daunting. The more you know about and are prepared for this type of interview, the more likely it is that you will do well. So what is a technical interview? And what are some tips to ace it?
Code is now hosting in-person meetups! Our space was feeling very empty during COVID-19. But, with everything calming down, our space is being utilized!
In tech, there are many companies openly state the desire to hire engineers who are female or non-white, which isn’t a bad thing on its own. But it doesn’t address the root issue - that many companies aren’t comfortable or welcoming to everyone. We should be creating companies that girls growing up see and think that they want to work there when they grow up. It’s not the most appealing to everyone if they see companies that look more or less like a frat house, and simply trying to hire females for specific positions doesn’t fix the root issues.
Andela selects the top 1% of tech talent from the African continent and seamlessly integrates them into their clients' teams. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative is leading a new $24 million series B round of funding into Andela, and was recently joined by GV (formerly Google Ventures).
This year, Denver hosted the regional competition of the Global Innovation in Sports Competition. Hundreds of startups across the country applied to compete at Sports Authority Field Mile High, and just 10 were selected.
For 10 days, beginning June 20th, Denver will host the second 10.10.10 health event. 10.10.10 brings in 10 proven, impact-oriented entrepreneurs for 10 days to take on 10 “wicked” problems in health.
Learn about the Denver & Boulder based community: Women Who Startup.
Women Who Startup is dedicated to building a platform for women who are innovators, technologists, entrepreneurs, developers, educators, community members and more, with community, a powerful network and resources to fuel your current or next innovation or entrepreneurial endeavor.
Advances in technology have transformed the US economy; throughout the country we are seeing a shift towards an inevitable digital economy. Denver has especially seen this shift, with our number of tech startups increasing and migration of tech workers to the city.
The Denver founded enterprise compliance management software company, Convercent, announced just today that it raised $11M in a series C funding round led by Tola Capital with participation from other existing investors.
For Code Talent’s first Denver Tech Leader spotlight, we sat down with Travis Nelson who is currently igniting a new meetup: Denver Microservices. The group is all about networking and collaboration among a specialty, local microservices community. We asked about what he does, what he’s planning on doing, and why Denver is the right place.
Just last year, the Silicon Valley native, Gusto, opened its second location in Denver. This Denver Post article reported that with the new location, Gusto announced its plan to hire 1,750 employees in Denver in the next eight years.
