“There’s a place in tech for everyone.” Tyler Menezes, Executive Director of CodeDay, is changing the narrative of CS education -- simply by getting students excited to learn and create.

Tyler describes his spark with building cool things using tech after stumbling across a programming book for slot machines. Since then, Tyler has been helping thousands of other students find that moment -- “seeing your ideas come to life”.

After dropping out of university to found a tech startup in Silicon Valley and going through the startup accelerator Y Combinator, Tyler joined CodeDay, a nonprofit providing opportunities for under-served students to explore a future in tech. They have helped nearly 60,000 students in 50 cities around the world to create their own projects in tech.

In this episode, we talk:

• Tech education
• Learning on one’s own terms
• Creative thinking + Tyler’s own favorite projects

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Guest
Tyler Menezes
On LinkedIn | https://www.linkedin.com/in/tylermenezes/
On Twitter | https://twitter.com/tylermenezes

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Host
Ellen Xu
On ITSPmagazine 👉 https://www.itspmagazine.com/itspmagazine-podcast-radio-hosts/ellen-xu

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Resources
CodeDay Website: https://www.codeday.org/

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