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The Power of Advocating for Yourself with Charlie Gerard, Senior Developer Advocate at Stripe
Manage episode 340469767 series 3385960
If there’s one thing Charlie Gerard knows, it’s the power of promoting yourself over waiting for someone to hand it to you. Charlie is a Senior Developer Advocate at Stripe and author of TensorFlow.js for Web Developers.
In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Charlie discuss being your own cheerleader, why it’s smart to dumb things down, and what they’re most excited about in the world of software development.
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Episode Timestamps:
(04:35): Charlie’s day-to-day at Stripe
(07:46): What got Charlie into the industry
(12:09): Rapid Fire Questions
(19:17): Random Segment Generator
(28:30): What Charlie is excited about in the software development world
(33:40): Cassidy’s Sage Advice
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“You have to basically be your own cheerleader and track your own work. I feel like that's a skill we should probably teach people as well. How to promote your work in the right way or how to ask questions in your company to figure out what you should focus on, if your goal is to be promoted.” – Charlie Gerard
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28 episodes
Manage episode 340469767 series 3385960
If there’s one thing Charlie Gerard knows, it’s the power of promoting yourself over waiting for someone to hand it to you. Charlie is a Senior Developer Advocate at Stripe and author of TensorFlow.js for Web Developers.
In this episode, Cassidy, Zach, and Charlie discuss being your own cheerleader, why it’s smart to dumb things down, and what they’re most excited about in the world of software development.
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Episode Timestamps:
(04:35): Charlie’s day-to-day at Stripe
(07:46): What got Charlie into the industry
(12:09): Rapid Fire Questions
(19:17): Random Segment Generator
(28:30): What Charlie is excited about in the software development world
(33:40): Cassidy’s Sage Advice
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“You have to basically be your own cheerleader and track your own work. I feel like that's a skill we should probably teach people as well. How to promote your work in the right way or how to ask questions in your company to figure out what you should focus on, if your goal is to be promoted.” – Charlie Gerard
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Links:
28 episodes
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