The way I got into tech was through conferences, not as an attendee but as a volunteer. What’s interesting about conferences is that the people there who are truly getting shit done, show up for the one thing they need and then leave as fast as possible. Aside from hackathons, everything else is just a vacation.

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What a way to get into tech ! but how does volunteering at conferences help break into tech compared to hackathons or school, since many important people only show up briefly for what they need? Or I might be wrong

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Oh, I see. Theatrics ikr 😅 and how did volunteering at conferences help you learn about new tech and industry trends that school or hackathons might not cover

Not sure how they compare since I’ve only done it one way, school had its path which looks long and full of theatrics, hackathons weren’t really a thing in 2011 nor could I code then