Category: My Story
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Website Updates and Second Careers
Hello Everyone, You’ve probably noticed the changes to my blog. It looks more like a website now but no fear! I am writing more than ever. It just may not all be for Lilyotron. Since leaving my startup, and becoming a mother, I’ve been pondering about what I want to do next. I love being…
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Farewell to My Startup: Doghead Simulations
It’s time for a confession. I no longer work at Doghead Simulations. I left the company I helped found back in May but officially ended my ties this week. I read once that a good founder knows when it’s time to move on. They know when they’ve achieved what they set out to do. Hopefully,…
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My Internship Story #NationalInternDay
July 26 is National Intern Day. Boy, it has been a long time since I thought about internships. However, I look back on mine fondly. Ever since I was a little girl I knew that I wanted to work with computers. I wasn’t sure exactly what to major in or what my job would be.…
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Everything I had to Leave Behind
The first thing I left behind when I resigned from my job as an IT Consultant to start Doghead Simulations was a steady paycheck. I didn’t know that the fledgling company I was joining wouldn’t be able to pay me right away. I thought, quit my job, go to Beijing, show our brilliant idea and…
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The Day I knew I had a Story to Tell
My dad told me I needed to tell my story as soon as I got back from pitching Doghead Simulations in Beijing, China. He thought it was the coolest thing and not an experience just any budding startup gets. He should know. He teaches entrepreneurship to engineers at Wayne State University in Detroit, MI. He’s…
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Getting Real and Telling Stories
This week I finished an eight-week course from Gotham Writers. I took an online class on memoir writing because I think I have a pretty cool startup story. I’ve also been mulling over writing about how I ended up in the career I am and what led me on the technology path. You may know…
Lily Snyder 