During our stay we had the incredible chance to discover the multinational company Autodesk. Established in 1982, it is the leader of CAD companies (Computer-aided design) and is now marketed in more than 106 countries worldwide. Specialized in the software creation for architecture, engineering, construction, manufacturing and entertainment, Autodesk had a real success with the
On Friday, the Caweb students went to Parisoma, a working space in San Francisco similar to WeWork where tech and design entrepreneurs and freelancers gather to work together and share their ideas. There, we attended a class by a recruiter for the digital market, Aurelia Laff. The Newbie’s Guide to the Silicon Valley A vastly-experienced
On Wednesday 19th of October, the Master CAWEB went to Monterey to visit MediaLocate. The company is specialized in localization engineering, they localize, among others, websites, multimedia supports, medical instructions, notices and software. They provide their services to large organizations as well as small ones. They use a special process to meet the goal of
After Stanford, the CAWEB students have continued their visits in the academic field. During the third day of their trip, CAWEB Students went to Monterey at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in order to attend a Localization Project Management course taught by Mr. Max Troyer, Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator. The course was a presentation
If numbers are just the thing to get you on, you’d better like a challenge. Diving in Numberly’s co-founder Yseulys Costes’ way of life and business attitude. On our second day, Yseulys Costes, co-founder of Numberly, (1000mercis for french-speaking countries) received Caweb on Tour the Californian way : in her own living-room in Palo Alto! According
Stanford might be, along Harvard, the best known university of the United States and having the chance to enter its campus might be the dream for many students. On the 18th October 2016, Caweb on tour achieved this dream as Gauthier Vasseur welcomed us on a campus that resembles an ancient greek coastal village. Who
Inovia Around some glasses of Californian wine and culinary specialties, the company Inovia welcomed the students on Monday 17th. The members of the San Francisco’s office were present and happy to introduce the purpose of their company: softwares and applications creation. Baptiste Manson, the founder of Inovia, and his team presented its company to our
“Our receptionist is a freelancer”, says Rich Pearson, senior vice-president of Upwork. Upwork, a new brand which merges both website Elance and oDesk, is a hiring platform connecting freelancers and companies. The company uses a “matching algorithm” as a significant improvement that will help both parties to find the right match in a very short amount
After visiting UpWork, next step was an hour meeting at Wingz‘s San Francisco headquarters. From the beginning, Christof and Jeremie, the co-founders, and their communication manager Melvin made us feel very comfortable. Sitting on the floor of their meeting room, around candies and chocolate bars, we caught a glimpse of the daily life in a growing start-up
On Tuesday 6th October, the Caweb students went to Parisoma, a coworking open-space, to attend a 2-hour workshop. We had the opportunity to meet Aurelia Laff, a web recruiter, who shared her knowledge about the complexity of the job-seeking process in the United States. Relevant differences between the French and American systems were discussed. The importance of