Date post: | 14-Feb-2017 |
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Introduction● Started computer programming when I was 10, built my first shooting game
with Pascal at 11, implemented my first Web Application at 13 sold it to my school for $1600.
● Started coding remotely for companies in US at 15.● Studied Industrial Engineering, Civil Engineering and Information Technology
in three different universities at the same time.● Got 1st and 3rd prize in International Robotics Competitions
(Robocup 2007, Robocup 2009)● Founded my first startup while I was at university.● Came to US with H1B visa in 2011.● Co-founded Breezio (formerly called Programming.com)● Technical advisor of Company.com (Ranked #10 in the Inc 500 fastest growing companies)
● Have been speaker and mentor in Startup Weekend, Startup Grind, etc.
● Teachers-Student role○ Taking courses you already know○ Teachers cannot keep up
● Same learning path for everyone● Evaluation of students
○ Exams○ School gives you the certificate
Problems
International Student?● International Services Office (ISO)● GW Career Center● GW Office of Entrepreneurship
Sources● My own journey on starting Programming.com and Breezio.● Funders and Founders (fundersandfounders.com)● Stanford sessions on How to Start a Startup:
○ How to start a startup (Sam Altman, Dustin Moskovitz) ○ Team and Execution (Sam Altman) ○ Before the Startup (Paul Graham) ○ Growth (Alex Schultz)○ How to build products users love (Kevin Hale)○ Competition is for Losers (Peter Thiel)○ How to get started, do things that don't scale ○ Culture (Brian Chesky, Alfred Lin)○ How to run a user interview (Emmett Shear)