STAYING TECH RELEVANT Jenny Slade
THIS IS HOW WE ROLL
10 Trends to Watch
Why Do We Care About Tech Relevance?
How to Stay Tech Relevant
References
LET’S ROLL: 10 TRENDS TO WATCH
1: ACQUISITIVE LEARNING
2: MICROPROCESSORS
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3: MOBILE
4: DATA SCIENCE
5: LANGUAGES
6: USER FOCUS
7: COGNITIVE SURPLUS
8: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
9: QUANTIFIED SELF
10: THE CLOUD
WHY DO WE CARE @ RELEVANCE?
Recognize trends (from fads)
See opportunities
Avoid obsolescence
Talk the talk
Avoid surprises
Hone your cred
TWO CAUTIONARY TALES
HOW TO STAY TECH RELEVANT
¨ Read mainstream media ¨ Read tech media ¨ Hit developer forums ¨ Read blogs you respect ¨ Follow thought leaders ¨ Ask smart people ¨ <3 social media
HOW TO THUMB THE PULSE
¨ Read + listen daily ¨ Connect the dots ¨ Blog it ¨ (Reverse) mentor
TWO INSPIRING TALES
LET’S TAWLK.
REFERENCES
Mainstream media sources: NY Times, WSJ, Washington Post, Bloomberg, NPR, The Atlantic, New Republic Tech media sources: Mashable, TechCrunch, BetaBeat, Gizmodo, ZDNet, Fast Company Developer/tech forums: Stack Overflow, Slashdot, Hacker News, Quora Blogs I read: Read Write Web, Signal vs. Noise, Boing Boing, 3 Quarks Daily, Lifehacker, Kottke.org Thought-leaders I follow: Anil Dash, Wendy Lea, Ben Casnocha, Annie Murphy Paul, Fred Wilson, Tina Roth Eisenberg, Seth Godin, Vivek Wadhwa, Penelope Trunk Tools I use: Flipboard, Feedly, Google Alerts, Tumblr Resources for Women in tech: NCWIT, Anita Borg Institute, Tech Lady Mafia, #ChangetheRatio, Female software engineer tumblr, Women 2.0, Geek Feminism Wiki, Ada Initiative
Find me at [email protected] @cauloccoli
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