January 10, 2020
My Name Is Maeve Revels — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
Did you ever read the children’s magazine 3-2-1 Contact? It was an extension of the educational science television show of the same name. As a 6-year-old subscriber, I…
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Our team values integrity, ambition, effort, skill, and team spirit. Read the stories about why we joined Aha! — and why you should too.
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December 6, 2019
My Name Is Percy Hanna — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I mostly thought computers were for playing games. That is, until I realized I could use DOS’s batch programming language to automate tasks. For example, I wrote a…
November 22, 2019
My Name Is Mark Eaves — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I like to think that I have been a product manager my whole life. My dad brought home my first computer, a Macintosh SE, when I was 6 years old. I taught myself how to…
November 8, 2019
My Name Is Matt Bilan — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
Was your calendar full of activities as a kid? Mine certainly was. Basketball, soccer, and hockey at the local YMCA — I found myself gravitating towards team sports. I…
November 1, 2019
My Name Is Winfred Nadeau — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
How many 8-year-old kids read The Wall Street Journal? Well, I know of at least one. I discovered the paper at a local tea shop where I sometimes did homework. I liked…
October 18, 2019
My Name Is Erin Ward — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
Could you imagine going to medical school in your late 30s with four young children? It is hard for me to fathom. But that is exactly what my grandfather did. Already a…
October 4, 2019
My Name Is Yuko Takegoshi — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
Say yes to what scares you. I realized a few years ago that if I wanted to grow, I would need to pursue experiences that might make me uncomfortable. For example, I…
August 23, 2019
My Name Is Erik Johnson — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I visited more than 20 countries before I turned 12. During breaks from school, my parents took me and my two younger brothers on educational trips. We explored Austria,…
August 2, 2019
My Name Is Phil Wilt — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
“Want to come to a cool computer class?” I asked this question constantly during recess in second grade. I handed out flyers, trying to convince kids to join the class I…
July 19, 2019
My Name Is Deb Gay — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
My dad introduced me to fly fishing when I was 12 years old. We spent a lot of weekends tying flies and casting into nearby rivers and streams. You have to do three…
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