Jan. 22
Here Are 7 Awesome Resources Your Transition Class Didn’t Offer
http://taskandpurpose.com/here-are-7-awesome-resources-your-transition-class-didnt-offer/
May. 5
https://www.military1.com/defense-technology/article/572811-3-ways-vets-can-break-into-tech-without-a-degree– 3 ways vets can break into tech without a degree. Here are three ways for you to get the skills you need to bust into tech in as little as a month
Sci-Tech Today – Vets in Tech Helps Veterans Land Technology Jobs
Vets in Tech on Forbes.com
Veterans: Recruiters Want To Hire You But They Need Your Help: Read Article
Recap of Vets in Tech Hackathon at Facebook – Military Appreciation Month
SF Mayor Ed Lee
“VetsinTech is a much needed veteran entrepreneurship initiative here in the ‘Innovation Capital of the World,’ combining three of my priorities: jobs, vets, and technology,” said San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee. “Returning men and woman who have served our country deserve a chance to get the good jobs in our new innovation economy.” – Read article
CBS
Weekend Hackathon Matching Veterans With Tech Jobs
ABC
SF groups help veterans with jobs, permanent housing
TechCrunch
Meet the VetsInTech Hackathon Participants and its Winner, Bugl.co
Iraq Veterans Launch RallyPoint: A LinkedIn For The Military (And Life After)
VentureBeat
“Veterans, meet tech jobs: VetsinTech program launches this week” – Read article
Huffington Post
“Veterans In Technology: Silicon Valley Taps The Military For The Next Wave Of Startup Power” – Read article
TechCentralSF Startup Veteran’s Weekend/Hackathon on ABC7
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVPnN9Z2cGQ]We have successfully launched Vets in Tech on July 31st. Visit our site here: http://vetsintech.co
CONGRATULATIONS to our winners of Startup Veterans Weekend/Hackathon – 1st Place: Collectio, 2nd Place: Rebound, and 3rd Place I-Vitality!! Actually everyone who competed as a winner in my book! We had over 40 veterans joining 40 non-vet techies for the competition and inspiring keynote by Steve Blank (Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owners Manual) along with remarks from Co-host Craig Newmark and President of the SF Board of Supervisors – David Chiu who delivered a proclamation declaring it “Startup Veterans Day” in San Francisco. Take a look at pics from the event here.
In addition, a segment of the event aired on local Channel 7 – see the video here: http://youtu.be/jVPnN9Z2cGQ
THANKS again to all of our awesome sponsors and partners for helping to make this event possible.