How I Bought My Way Into Tech: Rethinking Who Gets In
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Took a private loan 9X her income to pay roughly $10,000 for Lighthouse Labs plus laptop, phone and living costs in a neighbourhood where one in five made it; outcome: entry-level role at an agency, then Intel, MasterCard, Rivian, a patent, staff engineer and later head of product — concrete career trajectory from a bootcamp path. Builds a free course on product strategy with paid workbooks and coaching to keep access open, and reports it is actively helping people get hired.
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chapters (12)
- 0:00Introduction and welcome
- 1:34Personal connection to tech community
- 2:36Borrowing $10,000 for a tech career
- 10:24The cost of entry into tech
- 12:08Who gets locked out of tech
- 13:54Career path with support
- 15:20People who opened gates for me
- 20:40Opening gates for others
- 21:24My career nearly didn't work
- 22:54Who the banker believed in
- 23:59Building a free course for access
- 25:03Call to action opening gates
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