All the grit, hustle, and hard work of our 5.2 and 5.4 Fellows shined in the Web and Android apps they presented at our annual Demo Days at the Museum of the Moving Image.
The projects are a major milestone in their journey to becoming professional software developers and leaders in technology.
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Members of each team started by introducing themselves, sharing their inspiring personal journeys to becoming software engineers. While their paths are different, all Pursuit Fellows share a passion for technology and the desire to impact the industry.
Then they presented their full-featured apps. From a voice-assisted cooking website to an AR-enhanced learning app for children, the products leveraged technology to create innovative solutions to societal challenges.
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Our proud instructors, volunteers, and teaching assistants — many of whom completed the Pursuit Core training program themselves — celebrated the amazing achievements of our Fellows and imparted valuable career advice for the next step of their journeys.
A panel of industry experts praised the projects and offered critical feedback to our Fellows. For 5.4, they were Zac Smith, CEO of Packet; Michael Francis, Managing Director of BlackRock; Jake Elghanayan, SVP at TF Cornerstone; Manuela Zoninsein, a sustainability-focused Angel Investor; Akila Raman-Vaseghi, Managing Director at Goldman Sachs, Andrew Glenn, Managing VP of Engineering at Capital One; and Chriss Maddern, co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Button.
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The 5.2 panelists included Jackie Ros, Regional Director, Americas at Techstars; Marc Donner, Director of Global Tech Sites at Uber; Nilay Patel, Editor-in-chief at the Verge; Bryan Bogensberger, CEO at npm; Phil Sarin, CTO at Managed by Q; and Iaian Maclean, Director at Citi.
"I’ve never been more excited about the future of our technology workforce than seeing the closing class demos from @joinpursuit Bravo & good luck as you build your careers, and the next generation of technology."
"Thanks for having me as a panelist @joinpursuit! Excited to see #DemoDay kickoff!!!! Incredible work you all do & love that @techstars gets to support your work.
