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If You Want To Learn To Code, A Degree Might Be a Huge Waste Of Time

April 6, 2016

Unless you get a degree from Stanford or MIT, it will mean a lot less than having built your own apps to show off. Most Universities struggle to keep up with changing technology, and it will only boost your pay for the first 1-3 years. After that, those who are self taught can catch up to the experience that you get from a University degree. So unless you like wasting your time and money…

NOTE: For anyone wishing to own their own career in computer programming, check out the upcoming courses at DaVinci Coders. New classes starting soon.

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Do you need a degree to get a job as a computer programmer?

March 30, 2016

Two candidates apply for a software development position: One has a degree in computer science from a prestigious school. The other is self-taught with several years’ experience under his belt. Which one one gets the job?

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Estonian startup helps people get tech jobs around the world

March 6, 2016

Estonian startup, Jobbatical, helps travel enthusiasts get technology jobs around the world. Over $2 million has been raised in a funding round which involved LocalGlobe and Union Square Venture.

NOTE: For those looking to enter the programming world and get tech jobs around the world through Jobbatical, check out the code school courses at DaVinci Coders.

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2016’s Top 5 Jobs Startups are Hiring for

February 27, 2016

By historical standards, unemployment remains low, yet supply and demand remain out of balance. Job openings are at 10-year highs, but candidates are still struggling to find the right fit both professionally and culturally. These Top 5 jobs are leading the way into 2016.

NOTE: For anyone looking to enter the field of software engineering, check out the beginner-based programs offered by DaVinci Coders.

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Ex-Google coder makes twice as much freelancing

February 24, 2016

James Knight, a 27-year-old coder, recently made an unorthodox career move: quitting a well-paid job writing software for Google to go freelance. No more gold-plated benefits, catered lunches or million-dollar views from the search giant’s Manhattan office. But why?

NOTE: If you’re interested in entering the freelance coding world, check out the exciting new courses DaVinci Coders has to offer.

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DaVinci Institute Relocates Coding School and Startup Space

December 2, 2015

Coding at DaVinci Coders

Located in Westminster off U.S. 36 between Denver and Boulder, DaVinci Institute is helping connect professionals and startups to the tech industry.

NOTE: If you’d like to find out more about coworking, check out DaVinci Institute located in Westminster, Colorado.

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Coworking? What’s that?

November 29, 2015

Coworking at the DaVinci Institute

Coworking is a style of work that involves a shared working environment, often an office, and independent activity. Here’s an inside look at how coworking can be used to build connections and improve productivity.

NOTE: If you’d like to find out more about coworking, check out DaVinci Institute located in Westminster, Colorado.

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Workplace Trends In 2016

November 30, 2015

Whether you are the CEO of a Fortune 500 or work for one, you might want to take a look at these Top 10 Trends that will be setting the standard for the 2016 workplace.

NOTE: Since collaborative, flexible workplaces are becoming one of the hot new trends, check out what we’re doing at the DaVinci Institute in Westminster, Colorado.

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Futurist Thomas Frey outlines a number of possibilities for libraries

November 17, 2015

At Cape Fear Community College’s Humanities and Fine Arts Center last week, futurist Thomas Frey told the audience of library supporters, “A library is a library … until it isn’t.”

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Futurist Thomas Frey predicts by 2030 people will rely on billions of drones and sensors to live

November 12, 2015

Thomas Frey, a futurist from the DaVinci Institute in the United States predicts that by 2030 people will rely on billions of drones and sensors to live.

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The rise of coworking in the U.S.

November 6, 2015

“Imagine a world where companies motivate and manage employees who never set foot in their corporate office,” says the 2020 Intuit Report. This is a distinct possibility in in the next few years. Technology is empowering an increasingly mobile workforce. It’s not just employees who are mobile — the makeup of workers in the U.S. is changing. Thirty-three percent of the workforce today is currently independent or freelance, and as the infographic above suggests, this number is projected to be 40% by 2020.

If you’re looking for a refreshing new coworking community to join, check out the futurist tech community at the DaVinci Institute in Westminster, CO.

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Five-Part Sharing-Economy Solution to the Refugee Crisis

October 9, 2015

Futurist Thomas Frey: A few weeks ago I was asked to appear on CCTV, the Chinese-American television channel for an interview about the topic of border walls.

With the crisis in Syria deepening, affecting bordering countries and virtually all of the European Union, the show’s moderator asked me a series of tough questions about immigration trends and whether border walls, like the one proposed in Hungary, would become a growing trend.

In retrospect, the thoughts I conveyed on-air to this complex situation were not as crystallized as they could have been, forcing me to rethink my responses.

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