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This post is written by Adriana Chavez, a writer for AppNexus and former AppNexus Girls Who Code student
Adriana Chavez
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This post is written by Adriana Chavez, a writer for AppNexus and former AppNexus Girls Who Code student
This post is written by Adriana Chavez, a writer for AppNexus and former AppNexus Girls Who Code student. When not writing or coding, she can be found reading literary fiction or walking her rescue dog in the streets of New York.
Articles upon articles detail the tug-of-war that currently exists between London and Berlin to be Europe's leading city for technology and innovation. While I can't weigh in on that debate, I can say that Berlin's startup ecosystem rated #7 on the 2017 Global Startup Ecosystem Report published by Startup Genome.
This post was written by Adriana Chavez, a participant in this year's Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program at AppNexus. In the spring of 2017 I was accepted into the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program. I scanned my acceptance letter and saw the name of the host company I would be spending more than 250 hours of my summer with: AppNexus.
Starting in 1963, Doctor Who has entertained fans old and new in the adventures of a time travelling alien penned "The Doctor". When William Hartnell decided to step down in his leading role as the Doctor in 1966, the show found an ingenious way to ensure that quitting actors would not result in the end of the show.
I never intended to fall for computer science. He was the geeky kid in the corner of class, and I was the girl up front mocking his pimples. "Devoid of creativity", "mindless, boring computer work" and ultimately "not for me" were descriptors I was most likely used to describe what coding was a year ago.
If you're a pre-entry or high school student interested in eventually entering tech, why wait? Though going into the tech industry before you're even at university can be a challenging feat, it is equally rewarding. In an age where every job requires experience, it is extremely valuable to have something to show for before you've even fully entered the workforce as an adult.
Across the board, bankers are pulling away from the financial industry and instead setting their sights on the growing tech world. This conversation gained traction in 2014 when three bankers from Goldman Sachs quit, to join the wildly growing unicorn tech company Uber .
by Adriana C., 15 Here at Day of the Girl-US, we fight for girls' rights and gender justice. In order to achieve a true change in our society, we must encourage girls to go into leadership positions and challenge systems designed to keep them out.