Because

Original author: Chris Eppstein
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I was invited to speak at international conferences,

because ...

I invented a tool called Compass ,

because ...

I am using Sass and work in Caring.com,

because ...

they hired me to work software architect and persuaded to try the Ruby,

because ...

one of the founders is the husband’s best friend of my wife’s best friend, who met me,

because ...

she took my friend’s friend, whom we met, by the nose,

because ...

I got a job in one from startups Valley, which I learned at a job fair at the Institute of Caltech ,

because. ..

I entered Caltech,

because ...

my college instructor said that I would never get into Caltech

because ...

it’s impossible to go to Caltech myself. But that did not stop me; I put all my strength into preparing for the entrance exams,

because ...

I had nothing to lose,

because ...

I went to college,

because ...

I worked as a pizza delivery man in a tattered pizza place, and the assistant manager said that there was nothing good it won’t come out of me.

So if you are driving through Visalia in California, you can slow down near Boston Pizza and say to the assistant manager “Thank you!” I am sure she is still working there.

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