Social Goals — Commercial Tools — Andreas Flodström

Andreas FlodströmSocial goals – commercial tools

Black Sea Summit 2016

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Nothing that is worth doing is easy“

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БуракЛада

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“the” old Lada

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• A second family• A second home• Equality, responsibility & trust• Slippers.

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• We build dedicated teams of developers• We develop WordPress sites• We teach Web development

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Socially driven, using commercial tools. All parts of Beetroot share the same mission

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To satisfy the growing, global demand for tech competency.

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To grow a new generation of novice talents into masters

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To rejuvenate the industry with warmth, passion and borsch

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And most importantly, to help forge a new Ukrainian middle class*.

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The Ukrainian IT industry is the largest in Europe.

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Average IT salary ~10 times higher than Ukraine’s average salary.

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As of 2016, the IT industry is still growing.

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Kyiv

Kharkiv

Odessa

.Dnipro

.Lviv

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Kyiv

Kharkiv

Odessa

.Dnipro

.Lviv

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Building tech competence is a toolset to bring the society forward.

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Beetroot Academy is an IT school we run in close collaboration with Beetroot.

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.Poltava

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Beetroot Academy was enabled first by Sida, and later by the People of Japan through UNDP.

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• 120 students have finalized their education. • 70% were able to land IT jobs.

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2 months work

$500 $500

4 months education

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.KyivChernihiv

Odessa

.Kramatorsk

Poltava

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Think of money as a tool, not an end goal in itself.

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Build a culture that is aligned with your values.

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Thank you!

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