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Mark Zuckerberg made history when he landed in Lagos!
We're still buzzing from his visit 🙌🏽 🙌🏽 🙌🏽
#ThisIsAndela
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Today, @Google announced a partnership with Andela & @Udacity to provide 15,000 ‘single-course’ scholarships and 500 nanodegree scholarships to aspiring developers in Nigeria, Kenya, and South Africa! medium.com/@chimdi2000/alc-a…
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Announcing @Andela's $40M Series C! @nytimes: "Start-Up Bets on Tech Talent Pipeline From Africa" nytimes.com/2017/10/10/busin…
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Have you heard? Today we announced our latest $100M Series D round led by Generation Investment Management! qz.com/africa/1531075/ via @qzafrica
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Thanks Mark Zuckerberg for dropping by @Andela Lagos! We're excited to have you with us on this journey.
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Andela’s next phase of growth requires a strategic shift in how we think about talent. Please read @JeremyJ blog regarding news from Andela today andela.com/insights/the-futu…
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1/ Last night, Nigerian forces opened fire on hundreds of peaceful protesters in Lagos. Andela stands firmly with the technology community of Nigeria which has been particularly targeted by the SARS police unit and has suffered for too long. aljazeera.com/news/2020/10/2…
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From Nairobi to Lagos to NYC we're excited to announce a $24M Series B from Zuckerberg's CZI goo.gl/b5MH6D
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The Google Africa Developer Scholarship program is back. 🎉 Sign up now to study machine learning under the Google Cloud track or Kotlin in the Android track.
Share & apply now: bit.ly/3KYFeLx
#GADS2022 #GrowWithGoogle
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“Andela is an incredible organization that makes it possible for talent across Africa to pursue careers in tech and become leaders in their field.” - @serenawilliams. Read our #serenaventures welcome here: bit.ly/2VmocCo 🙌#AndelaSeriesD #startups #tech #developers
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Collaborating on open source projects is the fastest way to level up your tech skills. Check out the different open source projects some Andela devs are working on from flagging poor passwords to enabling mobile payments. andela.com/blog/open-source-…
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For the Nigerian tech community, here's one more collaboration we're excited about: The Andela Learning Community powered by Microsoft.
Apply at the link below:
bit.ly/2jV7M1Y
#ALCwithMicrosoft
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1st Lagos, then Nairobi, now we're excited to announce our expansion into the bustling tech scene of Kampala, UG!🇺🇬 andela.com/blog/welcoming-ug…
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Meet Mahmoud Tokura, Senior Software Engineer based in Abuja, Nigeria. This is his story. #HumansOfAndela #TechLeaders #TechTalent
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Today, we launch the 2020 Google Africa Developer Scholarship Program in partnership with @googleafrica and @pluralsight.
Through this, technologists can advance their skills in:
✅Android
✅Mobile Web
✅Google Cloud
Learn more and apply here: bit.ly/AndelaGADS-2020
#GADS2020
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And @Andela !!!!!
The @serenawilliams has been quietly angel investing some rermarkable startups: @coinbase @gobbleinc @the_wing @tonal @ImpossibleFoods and more...
serenaventures.com
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Led by @Softbank Vision Fund 2 with new investor Whale Rock, this round of funding will further enhance Andela’s ability to match brilliant engineering talent with leading organizations worldwide.
#ThisIsAndela 🦄
Exciting day at @Andela I’m so pleased to finally share this BIG news.
Led by @SoftBank, this investment allows for real & rapid progress to be made in expanding the reach of our global talent marketplace for skilled remote technologists.
bit.ly/3zRvAVu
#ThisIsAndela
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Ever wondered what a Slack party looks like? 🎊🎉🎊
We're excited to kick off ALC 2.0 supported by Google, with a virtual gathering in Slack.
ALC 1.0 resulted in 1000+ becoming Android developers in Nigeria.
Can't wait to see what 2.0 holds for Nigeria & Kenya!
#ALCwithGoogle
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Did you see Nigeria make the top 5 countries where new @github contributors come from? Shoutout to @Andela_Nigeria and the entire Nigeria tech ecosystem! #africa #africantech #StateofOctoverse #happycoding #developingdevelopers #opensource bit.ly/2EyIbF4
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Excited to see Andela developer @OluwaYettie in @innov8tivmag's 2017 Top 50 Visionary Women in Tech!! #TIA
innov8tiv.com/innov8tivs-top…
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As you may have heard, our Series D round included investment from #SerenaVentures, founded by 23-time tennis Grand Slam champion (and 🐐) @SerenaWilliams. Read our official welcome here: bit.ly/2VtpJXr 💸#africatotheworld #AndelaSeriesD #startups #tech #developers
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Andelans are OOO till the new year & gearing up for a great 2018. In the meantime, sharing some holiday cheer from our holiday parties in Lagos, Nairobi & NYC this month! Don't we clean up nice? Happy holidays & happy new year!
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Meet @OluwaYettie, one of our incredible female developers helping to make Lagos & Nairobi the next Silicon Valley. Happy almost #IWD2017!
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"We’re proving to the world that brilliance is evenly distributed and has nothing to do with nationality or gender." linkedin.com/pulse/announcin…
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“Four years ago, most people would probably say, ‘I want to work in a bank, or in Shell or Chevron,’” says Andela's @betkom. “Now, people are saying, ‘I want to be developer — because then I can actually say that what I do helps people.’” ft.com/content/ffb3b3f8-a511…
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We have the absolute BEST partners!
Shoutout to @gobbleinc - while the Andela devs on their team toured the kitchen, the Lead Chef prepared them a tasty Nigerian jollof rice treat! 🍛😍🙌🏾
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1 year since Mark Zuckerberg's visit to @Andela_Nigeria! An incredibly momentous day for Lagos and the entire African tech industry. #TIA
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#MannequinChallenge, distributed team style, by @Andela_Nigeria and @Andela_Kenya 🔥
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Exciting news: Andela has ranked 85 in Deloitte's Fast 500 list of the 500 fastest-growing technology companies in North America 🙌🏆
Our 3-year growth rate is a whopping 1527%, and Andela was named in the Top 15 list in the Tristate area.
Full list: bit.ly/2K2Flt0
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Absolutely thrilled to congratulate @iaboyeji & @theflutterwave team. Proud to be building the future of tech on the continent with you 🙌 🚀
.@iaboyeji left @Andela 1 yr ago to start @theflutterwave. I chatted w him abt his new $10M round (!) + SF + more: money.cnn.com/2017/07/31/tec…
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Our CEO @jeremyj sat down with @hackerrank to chat the future of talent and global tech ecosystems. Check it out! 🚀blog.hackerrank.com/connecti…
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Did you catch our co-founder @briceicle in today's @WSJ? Check out his interview about his Andela journey and why we were named a tech company to watch by @WSJ. wsj.com/graphics/tech-compan…
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Google, Apple ditch college degree requirements axios.com/google-apple-colle…
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“The world just doesn’t realize yet the amount of talent and brainpower that exists” in Africa, says @JeremyJ wsj.com/articles/entrepreneu…
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As we end the year, excited to share with you a special shout-out to two tools that help us collaborate across continents - Slack N Trello!
Produced and recorded by our very own @nadayar and @ebunomoni. Enjoy & share!
#AndelaSlackNTrello
@SlackHQ @trello
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Participants in the Andela Learning Community (ALC) 3.1 will benefit from the 10,000 Grow With Google Developer Scholarships, thanks to Andela's partnership with @pluralsight and @googleafrica
andela.com/insights/grow-wit…
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Andela Talent Cloud is here — an integrated, end-to-end platform to match global technical talent with companies that are looking to hire or scale quickly with a highly elastic resource pool and flexible hiring options.
Learn more: spr.ly/6014uXEli
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We are using this #tbt to reminisce on the EPIC visit from former US Vice President and sustainability leader @algore last month! He stopped by Andela HQ to talk impact investing and the future of work. 💪🚀 Check out the blog for more on his visit. bit.ly/325gps5
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A special shoutout to @serenawilliams who participated in #AndelaSeriesD through her recently announced fund #serenaventures. We are proud to be in a portfolio of other great startups such as @coinbase @gobbleinc @the_wing @tonal and more...🚀 #TIA #diversityintech #funding
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The San Francisco Engineering Leadership Community (#SFELC) has brought together 400+ engineering leaders from across the industry. The Andela team is excited to be here. Stop by our booth to chat about how we can help your engineering team scale up rapidly
#thisisandela #andela
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Exciting news from @Andela. Now that we are 100% remote, we can open our doors to engineers in all of Africa--doubling our talent pool--to serve our partners and bridge the gap between talent and opportunity. Learn more! bit.ly/3f1mnjK #remotework #distributedteams
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The partnerships team is excited to be at Silicon Slopes Tech Summit in Salt Lake City this week, along with 20,000 other members of this innovative tech community!
Stop by our booth to learn about how Andela can help your company scale up rapidly.
#SSTS19 #Andela #ThisIsAndela
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We are now #500Strong! So proud of the incredible Andelans we've welcomed to the family! Cheers to these beautiful faces and the next 500 🎉
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EPIC is an acronym for our core values, but it's also the best way to describe our new @Andela_Nigeria HQ, check it! andela.com/blog/andela-opens…
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Time to celebrate 🎉! We are #1 in @FastCompany's 2017 Most Innovative Companies in Africa List! #FCMostInnovative bit.ly/2lBo13P
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We’re thrilled to host our first Andela Learning Community Career Fair, in Nigeria!
ALC 1.0 w/ @googleafrica & @udacity resulted in 1000+ becoming Android developers.
At today's fair, we're connecting some of these developers with businesses & orgs in Lagos.
#alcCareerFair
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Excited to be included in @WSJ's list of the top 25 emerging leaders in hot corners of the tech industry! 🙌 🎉 wsj.com/graphics/25-technolo…
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Women are the driving force behind Nigerian’s tech scene, read how @Andela & others are harnessing their power. theguardian.com/lifeandstyle…
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Curious about iOS development? Check out this 3 part tutorial to learn how to build an app from the ground up! andela.com/blog/build-ios-ap…
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We are proud to partner with the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) through the Kubernetes African Developer Training Program, aimed at training 20,000–30,000 technologists in Kubernetes & Cloud Native over the next few years.
We received over 6400 applications within our first 4 days of launch and are excited for training to begin this May!
CNCF has also just announced the launch of its Golden Kubestronaut program, which celebrates professionals who go beyond the Kubestronaut expertise and master the full CNCF certification.
To read more about the new CNCF initiatives, visit: thisisande.la/3EbaEB2
The application deadline for the launch of the Kubernetes African Developer Training Program is April 11th. Apply here: thisisande.la/4itdMXR
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We are honored to receive the US Secretary of State's Corporate Excellence Award for a Small/Medium Enterprise! #SecStateACE
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The 3-phased approach that changed everything. Check out @KentBeck's broadcast now! webinar.andela.com/kent-beck…
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Was a pleasure having @Google at our @Andela_Nigeria offices this week discussing how we use their tech to build products and more! 🙌
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We are proud to be backed by #SerenaVentures! @serenawilliams fund supports companies with a commitment to diverse leadership, individual empowerment and creativity..🚀 Read more on @qz: bit.ly/2GzLWtq. #ThisIsAndela #Startups #DiversityInTech #funding
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Love seeing @Andela dev @jubrilissa w/ his new @crunchbase team! Also, stats prove that highly fashionable teams function better...
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ALT “Andela developers are interested in solving many of Africa’s problems. Many also want to solve global problems. They will.” from “#TIA: This is Andela” by Seni Sulyman.
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Another year, another great opportunity for African technologists to learn from @googledevs and @pluralsight with #GADS2022. 👏 Advance your skills in Google Cloud or Android. Sign up now. bit.ly/3wf6ZKF #GrowWithGoogle
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Happy to be on this list alongside great companies! We would not be able to scale without our innovative partners who know its a developer's world. Thank you for the recognition and watch this space!
AI, blockchain and cybersecurity dominate our list of Tech Companies to Watch: on.wsj.com/2sRHCPk
▪️Explore all 25 companies: on.wsj.com/2sTzZb0
▪️See our methodology: on.wsj.com/2LHMkG0
▪️How companies on last year's list have fared: on.wsj.com/2y7WJZN
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"The habit of curiosity is the most valuable thing that I possess. I treat not knowing as an opportunity instead of a threat."
- @KentBeck
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Connecting African software developers with top tech companies nets Andela $100 million tcrn.ch/2S6wuM4 via @techcrunch
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The future of tech "will be written in Lagos, Nairobi, Kampala and cities across Africa," says @JeremyJ for @CNBC cnbc.com/2017/06/16/jeremy-j…
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“Andela is essentially scouting really brilliant people who have some sort of disposition toward technology, and creating an environment to thrive, learn and grow quickly.” our cofounder @nadayar tells his alma mater @UWaterloo - Check out the full piece bit.ly/2yYXeAD
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"You'll see, in the next 5-10 yrs, a lot of tech leaders in Africa will come from @Andela"-@mbithenzomo on @cheddar cheddar.com/videos/147823
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Andela developer Leke (@16thCenturyNerd) tours campus after speaking at @HarvardHBS -- it's only slightly easier to get into than @Andela 😉
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3/ While we know that almost all real change is incremental, when a system is fundamentally broken, it requires more than reform - it must be reimagined. We believe this is one of those cases. #ENDSARS
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As tech products increasingly pervade our lives, each line of code can potentially affect millions of real users. Read why ethical thinking matters in software development and how our engineers keep societal impact top of mind. bit.ly/2D3uYUy
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Big news today as @Andela launches operations in Kampala, Uganda! 🎉🇺🇬 wired.co.uk/article/andela-c…
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Huge congrats to @Andela developer @oluwayettie on winning a @Toptal grant to power her passion for machine learning bit.ly/2eO6YaQ
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Nice. We 😍 @github + #opensource!
I just met @natfriedman (GitHub CEO) 💃🏼.
We talked about the open source developer community in Lagos and made him play my open source Android game!
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"We believe we can change the way that the tech world views talent and what an engineer looks like." - @JeremyJ bloomberg.com/news/videos/20…
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Product management can be incredibly impactful and fulfilling, but how do you get started in the field and what does it take to succeed as a PM? Join us as @jackiebo touches on some top lessons on cracking the PM Career.
When: Feb. 2nd, 2021.
RSVP here: bit.ly/talkswithjackieb
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Andela is celebrating nine amazing years of connecting brilliance with opportunity! Thank you to our team, community and clients for supporting our mission over the past nine years. Together, we’re changing the way the world works. Happy Andelaversary!
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Thanks for the shoutout @YinkaWrites & we are excited to officially welcome @serenawilliams to the Andela family!
Who knew? Serena backed @Andela
Serena Williams’ “secret” venture capital portfolio includes one of Africa’s best known startups
qz.com/africa/1599942/ via @qzafrica
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Earlier this year we launched the ALC w/ @Google & @Udacity, excited to announce the ALC 2.0! #ALCwithGoogle medium.com/@chimdi2000/andel…
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Explore the world of cryptocurrencies with Andela developer @kn9ts in "Diary of an African Cryptocurrency Miner": bloom.bg/2yr9XAv
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The 2018 Andela #Engineering Management Report has just been published! Read it now for an in-depth look at the views and behaviors of the people who manage teams of IT engineers in the United States: bit.ly/2SEKMAt
#thisisandela #andela
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We're going global! 🌎🌍🌏 Get the details in @JeremyJ's interview with @TechCrunch:
Andela begins global expansion in 37 countries months after going remote across Africa tcrn.ch/3uXMGPF by @ulonnaya
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📣 BIG NEWS! We are so excited to announce the global expansion of our Talent Network! 🌍 📈 Read the full announcement here: globenewswire.com/news-relea…
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Our friends @hackerrank's new study found that YouTube is starting to become more favorable as a learning tool for the next generation of developers. Is YouTube the future of learning? bit.ly/2EpzLix #studentdeveloperreport #hackerrankresearch #developingdevelopers
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1 year ago, the awesome @femisenjobi began working w/ the @GustoHQ team! Thank you for being incredible partners and Happy Andelaversary!
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If you're scaling up your dev team, you'll want to read this report: Debunking Developer Myths. Find out the truth behind four commonly-held but inaccurate beliefs that could be limiting your growth. Read it now: bit.ly/2S095bC
#ThisIsAndela #Andela
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Our developers have the skills, grit & passion to build world-class products. Meet Mbithe, Adeleke, John, & Yetunde! andela.com/meet-the-develope…
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2/ This is not a minor issue. Over the years, many Andelans have been harassed, arrested, or worse. And everyone knows a victim. At Andela, we walk further to take the right path, and the right path never includes state sanctioned violence against peaceful protesters
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"You know you're onto something when you have Mark Zuckerberg and Google behind you." @saraashleyo via @CNNMoney cnnmon.ie/1Q7z7Ya
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Looking good! Excited to be building this ecosystem with you. #Africatotheworld #africantech #developers
We loved meeting with @github CEO @natfriedman and the rest of the GitHub team at a fireside chat at the Paystack office yesterday! Stoked for the future of developer relations in Africa!
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It's bittersweet news, but we couldn't be more proud of @iaboyeji as he continues building the future of Africa medium.com/@Andela/announcin…
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We've got some fresh faces in NYC! Congrats to Rehema and Akinjide for being @Andela's next Devs In Residence! andela.com/blog/qa-andelas-n…
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"The future is very bright, there are very beautiful and brilliant ideas coming up." Wise words from our @rotimiokungbaye - check it out! #africarising
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Last Friday, our VP of Talent Product, @melanie_colton chatted with @KyleKartchner, VP of Engineering at @getweave at Silicon Slopes town hall, about the importance of building a strong #engineering culture to retain top talent. Thanks to all who attended! 💻👫 #TIA #remotework
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"A few months ago, Mr Zuckerberg invested 24M in a technology company named Andela."
- Nigeria's President Buhari, PMB
#USAfricaBizForum
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"While the digital revolution may have begun in Silicon Valley, its future will be written in cities across Africa."
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Awesome day of geeking out with @500Startups during the #GOAPLagos event at @Andela_Nigeria, loved hosting all these talented technologists!
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From @Andela_Kenya to @Andela_Nigeria, we wish you a happy #InternationalWomensDay from our amazing women! #TheFutureisFemale #TIA
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1 way to ensure successful onboarding for distributed team members? Our CTO David Blair says provide ample and early guidance on the tools and methods to collaborate on your team. Read the rest of his tips here. bit.ly/2STw7pg #TIA #DistributedTeams #SoftwareEngineers
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