This sounds like a good idea. Maybe a "open source entrepreneur" night or
something?
Any one have citycontacts with the chamber of commerce?
On Dec 11, 2016 09:46, "Keith Smith" <
techlists@phpcoderusa.com> wrote:
>
> I think this is a great idea. I think first we should determine what is
> an entry level, mid level, and seasoned systems admin - what skills and
> experience are needed to be considered at each level and for the major
> niches.
>
> Then take that and turn it into a business how to. On top of that are
> there niches? I know for certain there are system admin that specialize in
> Drupal and Magento. These are niches. If you are so inclined you could
> rent a rack and armed with specialized admin skills become a niche provider
> for Drupal or Magento. I'm sure there are other niches as well. And it
> seems to me there are differing requirements depending on where one works
> or wants to work. If one works in hosting I would think knowing how to
> configure Samba might not be important, however configuring VPS's would be.
>
> I wonder if it would be possible to draw on the local community to bring
> in a lawyer, accountant, city licensing official, and maybe some folks from
> the local data centers. We have the Chandler Price Road Corridor. Maybe
> we can hear from some hiring managers as well.
>
> I would be willing to volunteer recruiting people to give talks. I cannot
> for the next 3 or 4 months though.
>
> I used to be a member of the Tucson Free Unix Group. They would have short
> presentations and then everyone would work on their own projects or just
> socialize and / or share information about the Tucson job market. The thing
> I enjoyed the most was the more experienced / skilled people would help the
> less experienced with questions. It was a bring your box type of meeting.
>
> I would be very interested in a bring your box type of meetings.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2016-12-11 08:11, Anon Anon wrote:
>
>> Someone should make a presentation about starting and running a
>> business with Linux. You guys spent all this time discussing visas and
>> employment, but instead, someone should show how to start a business.
>>
>> I'd appreciate it if someone considered sharing their knowledge at one
>> of the next plugs. I'd like to know how to turn my extensive knowledge
>> of cat and vim into American money.
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