Talk at the University of Washington CSE department 04/05/11

1. 8 tips for new graduates
A slightly irreverent viewpoint
Wayne K.Yamamoto, CEO
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

2. CSE as a Foundation
Wayne K.Yamamoto
CEO, Co-Founder
Co-Founder, VP Products
Chief Architect (first engineer),
Vice President, Engineering
Sun Microsystems, Engineer
Bell Labs, Engineer
University of Washington
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

3. Helping your charity blossom
(commercial)
• Startup in Palo Alto, CA
• Help nonprofits raise money
• “Work hard. Do Good. Get Paid.”
• Looking for interns and new grads (engineers)
• Interested?
www.charityblossom.org/corp/uw
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

4. A perspective from the
trenches
• Intended for new graduates entering the
work force
• Mostly for software engineers...
• ...joining a startup
• ...but possibly helpful in general
• Your mileage may vary
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

5. Nerds (you) rule!
You are valued, in high demand, and have power.
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

6. Nose to the grindstone
Work Hard!!
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

7. Love what you do
Life is short.
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

8. Make Friends
Summer Bash
This is important.... but go to the parties.
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

9. Politics Matter
You “Cool Kids”
Make friends with the cool kids.
It’s junior high school all over again.
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

10. Have a career path
Guido
van Rossum
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Mark
Zuckerberg
Bill
Gates
You
Bus
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Steve
Jobs
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

11. Don’t eat all the chips
There will be free food. It’s not without cost.
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

12. Women matter(s)
: = 10:1
Sheryl Sandberg, Emma Brunskill,
Barbie COO Facebook UW/MIT/UCB Joy Su,
Topix
Barb Liskov,
Adriana Gascoigne MIT
Marissa Mayer, Gail Alverson,
yamamoto@charityblossom.org VP Google UW/Cray
www.charityblossom.org

13. 8 tips
• Nerds (you) rule!
• Keep your nose to the grindstone
• Love what you do
• Make friends
• Politics matter
• Have a career path
• Don’t eat all the chips
• Women matter(s)
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

14. Reading
• TechCrunch
• Techmeme
• Hacker News
• stackoverflow
• reddit
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org

15. Questions?
Wayne K.Yamamoto, CEO
Charity Blossom (www.charityblossom.org)
yamamoto@charityblossom.org
www.charityblossom.org