Marva Allen is a seasoned entrepreneur with several successful ventures to her credit. A trailblazer and one of the only women in tech since the age of 24 Allen was co-founder of multimillion tech company that was thrice nominated for...More
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Future Readiness: Tech Workforce Trends for Startups and Developers
Startups are leading the trend to hire internationally. This panel covers the international approach to building a technical workforce for new companies: sometimes, local resources are ideal; other times, they’re hard to find. What are the benefits and challenges of working on an international team?
This panel also discusses the dilemmas this trend creates for developers seeking opportunities locally: in a world without borders, how do local resources remain competitive?
While building Wordeee, Ms. Allen developed a virtual global workforce and worked with developers worldwide. While the objectives of this approach were to increase team flexibility and manage costs, the diversity of thought has been an unexpected added benefit -- but there have been challenges too.
This panel will be of interest to entrepreneurs who are building tech companies, or who may do so in the future. It’s also for developers seeking international opportunities.
Session Files:
Download GH_1600_Panel-FutureReadiness.pdf (555.14 KB)Session Type:
- Panel
Friday, October 11, 2019 - 4:00pm to 5:00pm
Great Hall
Kaplan Hall
Speakers
Gracias
Founder
Deana Burke is the founder of Gracias, a mission-driven startup working to bring Bitcoin to young women and teens from diverse backgrounds. Before founding Gracias, Deana was co-founder at strategic consulting firm Agency of Trillions,...More
Spoke
Lead product designer
Jordan Koschei is a product designer, developer, and writer living in Beacon. He’s currently the lead product designer at Spoke...More
Propinquity Associates
President
Propinquity Associates specializes in Knowledge Management and People Development.
Before forming Propinquity Associates, Dennis Barnett worked for Champion International Corporation as a Director of Technology and Knowledge...More
ViaHero
co-founder and COO
An avid traveler and people-person, Rachel Hawkes is the co-founder and COO of ViaHero, a platform that connects travelers with locals to plan their trips based off of their personal travel style.
Her passion for travel and...More
