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Maybe two or so years ago, I had finally managed to get a warm-ish introduction to an investment fund that everyone had been telling me 7 Generation Games would be perfect for. Woohoo! I thought. [Early spoiler: This post does not end with them handing me a suitcase full of $100 […]

Yeah, But What Are You Going to Use on All ...

May 10, 2018 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries by Maria Burns Ortiz

me sitting on a bench in the mountains — So, Tuesday was a holiday in Chile (Labor Day) which meant most people took Monday off, too, for a four-day weekend . Interesting that in both North and South America Labor Day comes at the end of summer, even though the seasons are reversed- but I digress – even more […]

Start-up Diaries: Welcome to Concepción

May 4, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

mountain trail — I now work in places that used to be my screensaver. Years ago, I had a nice office and a good salary, working for one big company after another. Before that, I had a nice, secure job as an Associate Professor at a university. What all those jobs had in […]

I’m writing this post on top of a mountain

May 2, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Church in Plaza de Las Armas — I’d honestly never given much thought to immigrants. I mean, sure, I realized that it must be hard to move away from your family, friends and everything familiar. I assumed doing business in your second language was hard. But I never realized how hard it really was until being thrown […]

Ex-patriate Experience: It’s twice as hard in your second language

April 30, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Crowd at demo day — It’s been a very productive week, and it’s only Thursday. Yesterday, we had our Ed Tech Demo Day at Co-Work Latam in Monjitas in Santiago and as you can see, it was standing room only. Seven of the eight educational technology companies from Start-up Chile had tables where you could […]

Coming up for air: Start-up Diaries, Santiago

April 20, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

Guess who is graduating from UCLA in less than 10 weeks? Me! As graduation is approaching, I have spent a lot of time considering what career field I am interested in. Not only has 7 Generation Games shown me that the tech industry needs more writers like myself, but it has […]

Intern Diaries Part 5: Girl Power and Diversity in Tech

April 18, 2018 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries / Women in Tech tagged intern diaries / Women in Tech by Hannah Wren

7 Generation Games recently launched its “Strong Body, Strong Mind” program for youth sports clubs to help student athletes ages 8-14 build their minds along side their bodies. We created this campaign because too many athletes are neglecting school for sports. Young athletes are often told that they have to pick between […]

Josh Rosen Says ‘Football and School Don’t Go Together,’ We ...

April 17, 2018 in 7GenGames / Start-up Diaries tagged strong body / strong mind by Hannah Wren

pisco cola — One sign you are in the right line of work is when you are just as excited for Monday to come around as you are for Friday. Well, I might be a little more excited most Fridays because on the weekend I can work on the games without too many […]

Super-excited for Monday: Another Start-up Diary, Santiago

April 16, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

For the 5th time in 2 months, I found myself on a 6,000 mile flight between Santiago and somewhere in the United States. I got a nice view of Panama City from the airport – nice enough to convince me that I’m going to have to find time to vacation […]

There and back again: More Start-up Diaries, Santiago Edition

April 14, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

I keep getting messages from people asking how is it going in Chile. It’s the second-most common question right after, “Why haven’t you answered my email / phone call / carrier pigeon?” The answer to both of these is that Chile is great in many ways but conducting business in […]

I’m glad I’m Writing this Blog in English

April 7, 2018 in AnnMaria / Start-up Diaries by AnnMaria De Mars

teaching — A few of my friends are joining the Teach for America staff after graduation. Teach for America’s mission is to ensure that low-income students have access to teachers. They recruit college graduates and train them in an accelerated program before placing them in low-income schools.The program varies by region, but […]

Can Anyone with a College Degree Teach?

April 5, 2018 in 7GenGames / Education: Innovation and STEM / Start-up Diaries tagged Educational Games / teaching by Hannah Wren

Who knew that our software developer, Adekola, is in a rap band? Not only is he a coding genius, but he also sings and plays the guitar (ladies, settle down). Last week, I got to chat with Adekola during my second Facebook live video. Missed the interview? Here’s your second chance […]

Our Software Developer, Adekola, is in a rap band

April 5, 2018 in 7GenGames / Newsletter / Start-up Diaries tagged 7 Generatio Games team / Educational Games / software developer by Hannah Wren