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Letters from Past Grads
Open letters from past grads who are now successful*. Read their journeys and advice they wished their younger selves had.
*successful = anyone who is satisfied with their current situation


A Letter from Karen Unland, Co-Founder of Taproot Publishing Inc. on Following Your Passion
Dear New Grad, After graduation, you stop following a set path and start creating your own. And I can say with 99.9% certainty that if you tell anyone you’re feeling lost, you’d at least hear one of the two pieces of advice: “Follow your passion”, and the complete opposite, “Don’t follow your passion. Follow what you’re good at, and do what you’re passionate about on the side.” No matter what, advice can feel like polar opposites, and sometimes, it just makes things more con
7 min read


A Letter From Brandon Blanck, President of Microquest: On the Future of Computing Science and Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone
Open a letter from Brandon Blanck where he answers today's most-asked questions: “Is CS dead?” “Why do my goals keep changing?” “What actually shapes the direction of my life?” From childhood dreams to career pivots and the future of software development, he shares insights grounded in experience and perspective.
4 min read


A Letter from Dr. Krishna Gupta, Co-Founder of Rohit Group, on Burnouts and Tenacity
Read a letter from Dr. Krishna Gupta on how she broke her way through the barriers of a field where few women hold leadership roles and the importance of having some me-time.
4 min read


A Letter from Robin Kok, Nike's NA Brand Manager for Men's Running, on Not Having It All Figured Out (and why that's okay).
Open the letter from Robin Kok, where he shares his non-linear career
journey and how he shifted from an associate’s degree in Multimedia Design & Marketing in
Malaysia to becoming Brand Manager at Nike, a world of shoes that make athletes’ dreams
real.
3 min read
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