Being Miss Geeky - WIT

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I gave this talk at #inspireWIT in Nottingham, about what I currently do, how I got here and how I dealt with imposter syndrome along the way.

Technology

Being Miss Geeky
MELINDA SECKINGTON
@MSECKINGTON

To pioneer the best learning experiences
for everyone, everywhere

I get to build awesome stuff that
people actually use

2002
I don’t belong here.
I’m not good enough.
Other people know more than I do.
I should know everything.
I can’t admit I don’t know.

2002
Artificial Intelligence
Machine Learning

I don’t belong here.
I’m not good enough.
Other people know more than I do.
I should know everything.
I can’t admit I don’t know.

BarCamp London 7
HackCamp London
BarCamp London 8
LinkedGov Data HackCamp
Encampment
BarCamp London 9
BarCamp Berkshire
env[:hack]
BarCamp Berkshire 2
Hacked at the O2
BarCamp London 10

2013
I don’t belong here.
I’m not good enough.
Other people know more than I do.
I should know everything.
I can’t admit I don’t know.

You don’t need to be
the best at something
to solve a problem.

Good developers
know when to
ask for help.

Being a good
developer means
constantly learning.

Jack Ma, the founder of China's most profitable e-commerce company Alibaba Group, made his last public speech at Stanford University on May 4th, 2013 before stepping down as CEO. In his talk, Ma discussed why embracing change is critical for global leaders managing the fast turnover of technology. Watch the video of his talk: http://stnfd.biz/mZA0o The event was co-hosted by Alibaba Group and the Stanford Graduate School of Business's Stanford Program on Regions of Innovation and Entrepreneurship (SPRIE): http://stnfd.biz/mZA2S

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Being Miss Geeky - WIT

1. Being Miss Geeky MELINDA SECKINGTON @MSECKINGTON

2. Coding

3. Blogging

4. Speaking

5. Event Organising

9. To pioneer the best learning experiences for everyone, everywhere

10. I get to build awesome stuff that people actually use

11. Ruby Developer

12. FutureLearn Blog

13. FutureLearn Talks

14. FutureLearn Hackdays

15. How did I get here?

16. Visual effects for movies 2002

17. 2002

18. 2002 Computer Science

19. 2002 Imposter Syndrome

20. 2002 I don’t belong here. I’m not good enough. Other people know more than I do. I should know everything. I can’t admit I don’t know.

21. 2002 Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning

22. 2007 Facial Expression Recognition

23. 2007 Moved to London

24. 2011 Finally graduated

25. What happened in between?

26. Miss Geeky 2007

27. People are interested in what I write. Miss Geeky is my brand, my reputation.

28. I don’t belong here. I’m not good enough. Other people know more than I do. I should know everything. I can’t admit I don’t know.

29. It’s okay to like girly stuff.

30. Events 2007

31. BarCamps HackDays GeekDinners

32. Event Organising 2008

33. Geeks of London

34. BarCamp London 7 HackCamp London BarCamp London 8 LinkedGov Data HackCamp Encampment BarCamp London 9 BarCamp Berkshire env[:hack] BarCamp Berkshire 2 Hacked at the O2 BarCamp London 10

35. I don’t belong here. I’m not good enough. Other people know more than I do. I should know everything. I can’t admit I don’t know.

36. People are interested in what I say.

37. HackDays 2007

38. I don’t belong here. I’m not good enough. Other people know more than I do. I should know everything. I can’t admit I don’t know.

39. 2011 Finally graduated

40. I don’t belong here. I’m not good enough. Other people know more than I do. I should know everything. I can’t admit I don’t know.

41. EmberAds 2012

42. FutureLearn 2013

43. 2013 I don’t belong here. I’m not good enough. Other people know more than I do. I should know everything. I can’t admit I don’t know.

44. You don’t need to be the best at something to solve a problem.

45. Good developers know when to ask for help.

46. Being a good developer means constantly learning.