Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe that the future can be better, you are unlikely to step up and take responsibility for making it so. - Noam Chomsky
VetsinTech team at the White House. Thanks for sharing Craig.
Two weeks ago I was invited to the White House’s workshop on Veterans Entrepreneurship. Including White house staff, there were 90 people who worked together in this workshop. We were all gathered on the edge of what’s possible for transitioning Veterans.
Participants included non-profits, government organizations, private companies and public companies. As readers of this blog know, I have been involved in bridging the gap between technical military veterans and the tech sector through Incline which is now the New York City chapter of VetsinTech.
I didn’t know what to expect but I was excited to be welcomed beyond the White House gates. Upon arrival, we were assigned to one of 9 tables with different topics. I was part of the ‘Tech entrepreneurship’ table, our goal was to brainstorm all of the issues we felt Veterans were still facing in this area.
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I am a firm believer that Veterans have a skillset well suited for startups. They are problem solvers and master risk managers. They understand that failure is not an option. They understand leadership and commitment. For almost every startup, hiring a Veteran will add to the collective diversity of perspective and experience.
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Know a military veteran in New York City that is looking to jump start their career as a software developer? Let them know about Incline. Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corp or US Coast Guard former engineers, electricians and computer geeks are encouraged to apply!
Incline is a social enterprise looking to add more technical talent to the NYC community by providing a 6-week intensive skills training class to military veterans looking to join technology companies. The first class starts September 10th, so apply today.
If you work at a company looking to hire more Ruby on Rails engineers, get in touch about hiring one of our students.
Seats are filling up fast in our first class. If you know a military Vet who may benefit from our program - please spread the word.
Thanks!
When researchers studied an incoming class of cadets at West Point, they measured their grade point averages, physical aptitude, military abilities, and self-discipline. When they correlated those factors with whether students dropped out or graduated, however, they found that all of them mattered less than a factor researchers referred to as “grit,” which they defined as the tendency to work “strenuously toward challenges, maintaining effort and interest over years despite failure, adversity, and plateaus in progress.
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The Incline program was highlighted on the Springwise innovation blog.
“According to [Incline], the tech industry in the US is growing by 30 percent every year, yet thousands of positions are left unfilled due to a dearth of talent. Incline is attempting to help this problem by offering the influx of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan – 220,000 currently, with more to come over the next few years – free tuition which will develop their existing skills and boost their knowledge of web and software development. Each course can be applied for through the Incline website and consists of six weeks of intensive training. The social enterprise works with technology companies looking to hire and encourages them to take advantage of existing tax credits for hiring veterans.”
There are a few spots left for Veterans to participate in our September 10th class. Apply today.
To read more, check out the article on Springwise: Free training course helps veterans adapt technical skills to land jobs.](http://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97nh2S1Vi1rapltio1_r1_500.jpg)
