Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945

2024-05-09 · 60 min · 24 entities

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→ references twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://twistartups.substack.com/
→ references @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://substack.com/@calacanis
→ appeared on This Week in Startups podcast

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→ hosted by Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
→ discusses Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
→ references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
→ references founder.university company

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://founder.university/podcast
→ references Tech website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://claconnect.com/tech
→ references Net Promoter Score person

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://hotjar.com/net-promoter-score
→ references Milliondollarpitch website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch
→ references extern.com website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://extern.com/

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mentioned twistartups.substack.com website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://twistartups.substack.com/
mentioned @Calacanis website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://substack.com/@calacanis
references twistartups.substack.com website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://twistartups.substack.com/
references @Calacanis website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://substack.com/@calacanis
mentioned ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
mentioned @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
mentioned Tech website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://claconnect.com/tech
mentioned Milliondollarpitch website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch
mentioned extern.com website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://extern.com/
references ThisWeekIn website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://youtube.com/thisweekin
references @Thisweekinstartups website

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evidence rules-v5
Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups
references Tech website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://claconnect.com/tech
references Milliondollarpitch website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch
references extern.com website

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://extern.com/

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mentioned Extern's Matt Wilkerson person

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Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945
mentioned Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
hosted by Jason Calacanis person

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Feed author/publisher: Jason Calacanis
mentioned Net Promoter Score person

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://hotjar.com/net-promoter-score
references Net Promoter Score person

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://hotjar.com/net-promoter-score

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mentioned Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
mentioned founder.university company

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://founder.university/podcast
discusses Technology company

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Feed category: Technology
references founder.university company

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Link in episode "Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945": https://founder.university/podcast

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appeared on This Week in Startups podcast

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Bridging academia and job market realities with Extern's Matt Wilkerson | E1945

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This Week in Startups is brought to you by… ⁠Equinix. The Equinix Startup program offers a hybrid infrastructure solution for startups, including up to $100K in credits and personalized consultations and guidance from the Equinix team. Go to https://deploy.equinix.com/startups to apply today. CLA. Innovation takes balance. CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors can help you get from startup to where you want to end up. Get started now at https://www.claconnect.com/tech HubSpot. If you're fundraising, be sure to check out the Million Dollar pitch competition from Hubspot for Startups & HubSpot Ventures. Apply now at ⁠https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch * Todays show: Extern's Matt Wilkerson joins Jason to discuss the concept of externships and their role in bridging the gap between academic curriculum and job market reality. They delve into the demand for cybersecurity professionals (14:18), the value externships offer in career path decisions (28:43), and the impact and evolution of Extern (37:20). * Timestamps: (0:00) Extern's Matt Wilkerson joins Jason (4:22) The concept of externships and he problem of student loans and work experience (7:04) Equinix - Join the Equinix Startup Program for up to $100K in credits and much more at https://deploy.equinix.com/startups (8:09) The Extern student experience (14:18) The demand for cybersecurity professionals and the benefits of externships (19:11) The gap between academic curriculum and job market reality (23:58) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech (25:30) The value of externships in helping students figure out their career paths (33:02) HubSpot - Be sure to check out the Million Dollar pitch competition from Hubspot for Startups & HubSpot Ventures. Apply now at ⁠⁠https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch (34:17) The impact of Extern on students and the job market (46:04) Understanding customers and the evolution of Extern (52:11) The mission of Extern and advice for new founders * Mentioned on the show: https://www.hotjar.com/net-promoter-score * Subscribe to This Week in Startups on Apple: https://rb.gy/v19fcp * Follow Matt: X: https://twitter.com/mwilker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattwilkerson/ Check out: https://www.extern.com/ * Follow Jason: X: https://twitter.com/Jason LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasoncalacanis * Thank you to our partners: (7:04) Equinix - Join the Equinix Startup Program for up to $100K in credits and much more at https://deploy.equinix.com/startups (23:58) CLA - Get started with CLA's CPAs, consultants, and wealth advisors now at https://claconnect.com/tech (33:02) HubSpot - Be sure to check out the Million Dollar pitch competition from Hubspot for Startups & HubSpot Ventures. Apply now at ⁠⁠https://www.hubspot.com/milliondollarpitch * Great 2023 interviews: Steve Huffman, Brian Chesky, Aaron Levie, Sophia Amoruso, Reid Hoffman, Frank Slootman, Billy McFarland * Check out Jason's suite of newsletters: https://substack.com/@calacanis * Follow TWiST: Substack: https://twistartups.substack.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/TWiStartups YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/thisweekin Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisweekinstartups TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisweekinstartups * Subscribe to the Founder University Podcast: https://www.founder.university/podcast