Why Silicon Valley isn't necessarily the best place for a Tech Career

mayuko â€Ē April 29, 2022
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ðŸŒļa b o u t ðŸŒļ Mayuko Inoue is a content creator and Software Engineer. After working in Silicon Valley tech companies like Intuit, Patreon, and Netflix for six years as an iOS Engineer, she became a full-time creator in 2020. Her work aims to help people find their way through the tech industry by sharing her own experiences navigating this world through technology, career advice, and lifestyle videos. She is passionate about discussions around mental health, cultural identity, and creating technology with empathy and compassion. ✉ïļc o n t a c t ✉ïļ If you'd like to sponsor a video: [email protected] Other business inquiries: [email protected] https://www.hellomayuko.com

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Thank you to Formation for partnering with me on this video! Formation is an online fellowship helping early career software engineers break into top tier companies like Google, Dropbox and Lyft. Every Fellowship is custom tailored to each Fellow's specific career goals and incoming skill levels so that our mentorship and training is targeting the Fellow's specific skill gaps. All Fellows are supported unconditionally until they have a signed offer letter, with ongoing feedback and mentorship from senior engineers from the top companies in the world. Find out more here: https://fm.dev/88v Thank you again to the guests on this episode! Buster Benson Kate Finlay Shawn Krisman Philip Su Daniel Tomko Adam Wolff 🔖c h a p t e r s 🔖 00:00 - Intro 03:46 - Part 1: A history of Silicon Valley 06:46 - Part 2: Modern Day Silicon Valley (aka the SF Bay Area) 17:56 - Part 3: Things aren't the same (post-Pandemic) 22:45 - Part 4: So, should you move there? 💖 m o r e m a y u k o 💖 Become a member and support my channel: https://youtube.com/hellomayuko/join Merch: https://store.hellomayuko.com Muko's Corner Podcast: https://anchor.fm/mayuko-inoue Hanko (My iOS Developer Academy): https://academy.hanko.tech My Newsletter: https://news.hellomayuko.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellomayuko/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hellomayuko Japanese Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClHbaIGALnVB0aoWO-BOpqQ 🛠m y g e a r 🛠 (affiliate) COMPUTER(similar): https://geni.us/zgTMbP3 KEYBOARD: https://geni.us/2Y17p MOUSE: https://geni.us/QRIoB MONITOR: https://geni.us/DSpK DESK PAD: https://bit.ly/2UvPQd1 MY AMAZON STORE: https://www.amazon.com/shop/mayuko ðŸŒąr e s o u r c e sðŸŒą Levels.fyi Salary Negotiation service! (affiliate) https://www.levels.fyi/services/?ref=Mayuko 🎧m u s i c 🎧 Music provided by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen Chillhop on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify ðŸŒļa b o u t ðŸŒļ Mayuko Inoue is a content creator and Software Engineer. After working in Silicon Valley tech companies like Intuit, Patreon, and Netflix for six years as an iOS Engineer, she became a full-time creator in 2020. Her work aims to help people find their way through the tech industry by sharing her own experiences navigating this world through technology, career advice, and lifestyle videos. She is passionate about discussions around mental health, cultural identity, and creating technology with empathy and compassion. ✉ïļc o n t a c t ✉ïļ If you'd like to sponsor or work together on a video: [email protected] Other business inquiries: [email protected] https://www.hellomayuko.com This video was sponsored by Formation.

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