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With Zach Sims (Founder/CEO, Codecademy).
Tue, Mar 17, 2015 @ 06:30 PM   $20   Pivotal Labs, 625 Ave of the Americas, 2nd Fl
 
     
 
 
              

      
 
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<DIV STYLE="padding: 0; margin: 0 0 20px;"> <H2 STYLE="color: #444 !important; margin: 0 0 10px !important; padding: 0 !important; font: normal normal normal 22px/24px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;"><STRONG>Zach Sims</STRONG>, Codecademy</H2> <DIV STYLE="overflow: auto; width: 100%;"> <DIV STYLE="float: left;"><IMG STYLE="border: 1px solid #eee; background-color: #fff; padding: 1px;" SRC="http://startupgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/zach-sims-photo.jpg" ALT="" WIDTH="200"></DIV> <DIV STYLE="float: right; width: 375px;"> <P STYLE="color: #444; font: normal normal normal 12px/20px Helvetica, arial, sans-serif !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important;"><P CLASS="p1"><SPAN CLASS="s1">Zach is the cofounder and CEO of Codecademy, the leading online education company closing the skills gap by teaching programming. In the three years since it's founding, Codecademy has reached millions of users in every country in the world and has worked with organizations like The White House and Google. The World Economic Forum named Codecademy a 2014 Technology Pioneer. Investors include Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, Index Ventures, Union Square Ventures, Richard Branson, Yuri Milner, and more. Prior to Codecademy, Zach worked with GroupMe and drop.io while in school. Later, he dropped out of Columbia University to fully dedicate his time to addressing the growing problems in the modern education system. For his work at Codecademy, Zach was named one of TIME Magazine's 100 Most Influential People of 2013. Forbes Magazine and Inc. Magazine each named Zach in their respective 30 Under 30 lists. Zach is also a Venture Partner at Bowery Capital.</SPAN></P></P> </DIV> </DIV> </DIV> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLSPACING="2" CELLPADDING="4"> <TBODY> <TR> <TD STYLE="color: #888888; text-transform: uppercase; font: normal normal bold 14px/14px arial, sans-serif; background-color: #f5f5f5;" ROWSPAN="3" ALIGN="center" VALIGN="middle" WIDTH="90">Agenda</TD> <TD ROWSPAN="3" WIDTH="10"></TD> <TD STYLE="font: normal normal bold 14px/16px arial, sans-serif !important; text-align: left; width: 40px;" VALIGN="top">6:30</TD> <TD STYLE="font: normal normal bold 14px/16px arial, sans-serif !important; text-align: left; font-weight: normal;" VALIGN="top">Networking and Food</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD STYLE="font: normal normal bold 14px/16px arial, sans-serif !important; text-align: left; width: 40px;" VALIGN="top">7:30</TD> <TD STYLE="font: normal normal bold 14px/16px arial, sans-serif !important; text-align: left; font-weight: normal;" VALIGN="top">Fireside Chat</TD> </TR> <TR> <TD STYLE="font: normal normal bold 14px/16px arial, sans-serif !important; text-align: left; width: 40px;" VALIGN="top">8:30</TD> <TD STYLE="font: normal normal bold 14px/16px arial, sans-serif !important; text-align: left; font-weight: normal;" VALIGN="top">Networking</TD> </TR> </TBODY> </TABLE> <DIV STYLE="border: 1px solid #f0f0f0; background-color: #fafafa; padding: 10px 15px; box-shadow: 3px 3px 10px #eee inset; margin: 25px 0 0;"> <H3 STYLE="color: #999 !important; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0; padding: 0; font: normal normal bold 10px/12px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;">Hosted By</H3> <H2 STYLE="color: #444 !important; margin: 0 0 10px !important; padding: 0 !important; font: normal normal normal 22px/24px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;"><STRONG>Peter Crysdale</STRONG>, New York City Chapter Director</H2> <DIV STYLE="overflow: auto; width: 100%;"> <DIV STYLE="float: left;"><IMG STYLE="border: 1px solid #eee; background-color: #fff; padding: 1px;" SRC="http://startupgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/Peter-Crysdale_avatar-96x96.jpg" ALT="" WIDTH="100"></DIV> <P STYLE="float: right; color: #444; font: normal normal normal 12px/20px Helvetica, arial, sans-serif !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; width: 450px;">Peter is the Founder/CEO of <A TITLE="StrategyHack" HREF="http://www.strategyhack.org" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">StrategyHack</A>, running marketing strategy hackathons for startups and professional marketers. He has a diverse background with 8+ years experience spanning engineering, social good and technology startups. In his spare time, he enjoys day dreaming and cross country skiing. <BR><BR>Email: <A HREF="mailto:peter@startupgrind.com" REL="nofollow">peter@startupgrind.com</A> | Twitter: <A HREF="http://twitter.com/PCrysdale" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow">@PCrysdale</A></P> </DIV> </DIV> <DIV STYLE="border: 1px solid #f0f0f0; background-color: #fafafa; padding: 10px 15px; box-shadow: 3px 3px 10px #eee inset; margin: 25px 0 0;"> <H3 STYLE="color: #999 !important; text-transform: uppercase; margin: 0; padding: 0; font: normal normal bold 10px/12px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;">Hosted By</H3> <H2 STYLE="color: #444 !important; margin: 0 0 10px !important; padding: 0 !important; font: normal normal normal 22px/24px Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif !important;"><STRONG>Joshua Ness</STRONG>, Director of Marketing & Operations</H2> <DIV STYLE="overflow: auto; width: 100%;"> <DIV STYLE="float: left;"><IMG STYLE="border: 1px solid #eee; background-color: #fff; padding: 1px;" SRC="http://startupgrind.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/Joshua-Ness_avatar_1398450318-96x96.jpg" ALT="" WIDTH="100"></DIV> <P STYLE="float: right; color: #444; font: normal normal normal 12px/20px Helvetica, arial, sans-serif !important; margin: 0 !important; padding: 0 !important; width: 450px;">Josh is a growth strategistin the New York City startup community. 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