My Name Is Barry Paul — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I discovered my two great passions in high school — windsurfing and computers. I loved spending time with my dad on the water, speeding through the waves near our home in…
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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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My Name Is Madeleine Black — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
It started with a big book of code. At 8 years old, I was given a guide to BASIC. The idea was that you could copy the code from the book to create simple computer games,…
My Name Is Sarah Cottle — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
London, New Orleans, Australia… these are just a few of the places where I grew up. My family moved around a lot for my dad’s work, so I was able to see many parts of the…
My Name Is Mark Crowe — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I grew up in paradise on the island of Maui. I was surrounded by natural wonders and many different cultures. But early on, I realized how important it would be to get…
My Name Is Michel Billard — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
It is amazing what you can do with a couple lines of code. I learned this as a teenager when I started playing around with basic HTML on our family computer. I must have…
My Name Is Nataliya Soloveva — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
It was my first job out of college. I was a teller at a small bank in my hometown, close to where I went to college in Tennessee. Our customers were my neighbors,…
My Name Is Tyler Knappe — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
The universe is vast. And I have always wanted to explore it. Art, business, philanthropy, astronomy — I am interested in it all. When it came time to enter college, I…
My Name Is Tracy Singleton — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I have always had many interests. As a kid, I played competitive sports while also training at a classical dance studio. I loved the outdoors, yet I spent a lot of time…
My Name Is Julie Price — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
“We cannot become what we need to be by remaining what we are.” — Max De Pree, founder of Herman Miller. This is one of my dad’s favorite quotes. He has often said those…
My Name Is Perry Hurtt — This Is Why I Joined Aha!
I wanted to do something exceptional. It started way back when I graduated from high school — I knew I wanted to go where I could help people and make a real impact. But…
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