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Helping Nontraditional Talent Break Into Tech with Rahim Fazal and Mike Slagh
Helping Nontraditional Talent Break Into Tech with Rahim Fazal and Mike Slagh
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Length:
42 minutes
Released:
Jun 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Erik is joined on this episode by Mike Slagh (@MikeSlagh), co-founder and CEO of Shift, and Rahim Fazal (@rahimthedream), co-founder and CEO of SV Academy.They talk about:* How they “navigated the idea maze” to come to what they are doing today.* How they are helping people with non-traditional backgrounds break into Silicon Valley.* Why what they do is valuable both to the employer and the employee changing careers.* How they came to their business models.* How they help fix the “massive mismatch between supply and demand” in the job market.* Their thoughts on ISAs.* Other potential ideas in the space.And much more.Thanks for listening — if you like what you hear, please review us on your favorite podcast platform. Check us out on the web at villageglobal.vc or get in touch with us on Twitter @villageglobal.Venture Stories is brought to you by Village Global and is hosted by co-founder and partner, Erik Torenberg. Grace Chen is our audio engineer and the show is produced by Brett Bolkowy.
Released:
Jun 4, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode
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