Introduction: Learn AI Coding You might be thinking this quietly to yourself: “Everyone who talks about AI seems to already know how to code. If I don’t, does that mean I’m already behind?” It’s a heavy question, because it doesn’t just feel technical. It feels like a judgment about where you stand. If you’ve been watching videos, scrolling through posts, or opening tutorials that jump straight into lines of code, it can start to feel like there’s an invisible entrance exam y

Introduction: Future Tech Careers for San Jose Students We’ve spent the last four episodes deconstructing the "Silicon Valley Myth." We talked about why your local "soil" matters, why you don't need a PhD to start, and as we explored in Episode 4: Redefining Success why chasing "clout" and prestigious brand names is often a trap that leads to burnout rather than actual skill. The final piece of the puzzle isn't about working harder; it’s about working smarter  by building a s

Episode 4 of 5: AI Opportunities for High School Students in San Jose You know the feeling. You’re driving down Highway 101, passing the glass fortresses of Adobe, Zoom, or Nvidia. You see the employees with their blue lanyards grabbing lunch, and it feels like there is a giant wall between your life and "the real world" of AI. As we discussed in our previous episode, growing up in the South Bay means your "soil" is different, colleges aren't looking for a tech prodigy; they

Episode 2 of 5: Tech Careers for San Jose High School Students In most of the world, "tech" is just an app on a screen. But for you, growing up in San Jose, tech is the wallpaper of your life. It’s the logo on your neighbor’s jacket; it’s the reason your commute to school takes 40 minutes instead of ten. When tech is this close, it stops being an exciting frontier and starts feeling like a giant, looming scoreboard.  In our last episode, we talked about why AI feels heavy. To

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