Tyler Menezes Explained

Tyler Menezes
Birth Place:Toronto, Ontario[1]
Education:University of Washington,[2] Y Combinator[3]
Occupation:Executive director at CodeDay[4]
Known For:CodeDay
Website:tyler.vc

Tyler Menezes is a Canadian–American[5] computer programmer and businessperson. He co-founded several startups, and is currently executive director of the nonprofit organization CodeDay.

Life and career

Early life and education

Menezes was born in Toronto, Ontario, and moved to Spokane, Washington, when he was young. He has stated that his interest in technology started during a period of long social isolation while living in Spokane and being uninterested in sports like the rest of his classmates.[6] He was introduced to computer programming after moving to Redmond, Washington, when he stumbled on a book offering to teach the creation of a slot machine in Visual Basic.[7] Menezes has said his later interest in STEM education was a result of realizing his luck in finding that book at that particular time.[8] [9]

In high school, Menezes participated in a video game programming competition organized by Microsoft,[10] [11] which would later serve as the inspiration for the CodeDay program.[12]

Menezes worked on CAPTCHA research in Microsoft Research's Machine Learning and Applied Statistics department while attending the University of Washington.

Career

In early 2012, he dropped out of university to create a startup focused on live video streaming, and in mid-2012 he moved to East Palo Alto, California to attend Y Combinator for it.[13] [14] In 2013 the startup switched its focus to providing live video infrastructure as a service.[15]

During his time in the technology sector, Menezes was volunteering at CodeDay (then StudentRND), a not-for-profit headed by Edward Jiang which operated a 3,500 sq.ft. makerspace in Bellevue, Washington.[16] As a volunteer he helped start the CodeDay event.[17] In 2013 he left the startup to join CodeDay[18] [19] and in 2014 became the executive director of CodeDay.[20] Speaking to Forbes about this career change, he stated "There was this huge inequity in Silicon Valley. People were working on big problems but they weren’t necessarily serving a lot of the U.S. population who come from marginalized, lower-income backgrounds.".[21] He was profiled during this period in the book Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters.[22] [23]

Menezes also has a reputation for encouraging fun in education. He has become known for eating KitKat candy bars without splitting them into pieces in all his videos and many students have created satirical games as a result.[24]

Additionally, he is a programmer and is the author and maintainer of several open-source projects.[25]

Work in education

Menezes' work in education is focused on educational motivation. He has said that he believes that creativity and excitement are an important part of motivating students to learn which are ignored in school, and believes that by focusing on facts over creativity in STEM disciplines, schools are responsibility inequity in the technology industry.[26] [27] [28]

Menezes has stated he focuses on computing as a useful way to increase equality. In an interview with Tech&Learning Magazine he is quoted as saying of programming "It takes almost no resources, it creates wealth, and it’s very empowering."[29]

Recognition

Menezes was recognized in 425 Magazine's "30 Under 30" in 2015,[30] as a Game Changer and Most Inspiring in EdTech by Tech&Learning Magazine,[31] and by Forbes Magazine as a top "30 Under 30" [32] and "Canada Under 30 Innovators You Need to Know".

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tyler Menezes.
  2. Darko Kirvoski. etal . A Few Simple Guidelines Related to Image CAPTCHAs . ICASSP 2011 . May 24, 2001. 1 . November 13, 2006 .
  3. News: YC-Backed TapIn.tv Launches To Bring Instantaneous Live Video Streaming To The iPhone . Ryan . Lawler . August 8, 2012. TechCrunch.
  4. Web site: About StudentRND. CodeDay.
  5. Web site: Coyne. Marley. Best Of Canada: These Are The Forbes Under 30 Innovators You Need To Know. 2021-11-05. Forbes. en.
  6. Web site: Why I Do What I Do. December 5, 2013. November 13, 2016.
  7. Book: Halvorson. Michael. Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0 Professional step by step. 1998. Microsoft Press. Redmond, Wash. 1572318090. registration.
  8. Declassified College Podcast College Advice That Isn't Boring: ep. 78 what should college students know that college isn't teaching them? college advice from Chris Do and Tyler Menezes on Apple Podcasts. 2021-11-05. Apple Podcasts. en-US.
  9. 2021-06-16. Ep. 58: Striving for Excellence with Tyler Menezes. 2021-11-05. Youngpreneur with Anjalee Naren. en-US.
  10. News: Decker. Mary. RHS students to participate in Microsoft's 'Hunt the Wumpus' game design contest – Redmond Reporter. November 14, 2016. Redmond Reporter. May 27, 2010.
  11. Web site: Coyne. Marley. Best Of Canada: These Are The Forbes Under 30 Innovators You Need To Know. September 15, 2020. Forbes. en.
  12. SpotClub: Bringing Innovators Together: Tyler Menezes—Teaching Over 50,000 Students To Program on Apple Podcasts. 2021-11-05. Apple Podcasts. en-US.
  13. Web site: Taylor. Colleen. Y Combinator S12 Demo Day, Batch Three: Dreamforge, BigCalc, Tracks.by, And More. TechCrunch. August 21, 2012 . November 14, 2016.
  14. Web site: Constine. Josh. TechCrunch's Picks: The 10 Best Startups From Y Combinator's S12 Demo Day. TechCrunch. August 22, 2012 . November 14, 2016.
  15. News: Kumparak. Greg. YC-Backed TapIn.TV Evolves Into Framebase, Aims To Make Building Video Products Less Painful. November 14, 2016. TechCrunch.
  16. Web site: March 29, 2012. Y Combinator for high-school kids? It's students only at this new startup incubator. September 15, 2020. GeekWire. en-US.
  17. Web site: Tyler Menezes. September 15, 2020. Forbes. en.
  18. Taking The Plunge When You're On The Wrong Path with Tyler Menezes Pursuing Greatness #43. 2021-03-04. en. 2021-11-05.
  19. Web site: Contributor. The Macallan. The Macallan BrandVoice: Inventing Impact—Decisive Moments Of Under 30 Visionaries. September 15, 2020. Forbes. en.
  20. Web site: July 14, 2014. Tech Moves: Rosenthal returns to Madrona: Aronchick lands at Chef; and more. September 15, 2020. GeekWire. en-US.
  21. Web site: Contributor. The Macallan. The Macallan BrandVoice: Inventing Impact—Decisive Moments Of Under 30 Visionaries. 2021-11-05. Forbes. en.
  22. Book: Thompson, Laurie Ann.. Be a changemaker / how to start something that matters.. 2014. Simon Pulse. 978-1-4844-3942-5. 1003837377.
  23. Web site: Author. November 28, 2016. Be a Changemaker update: StudentRND. September 15, 2020. Laurie Ann Thompson. en-US.
  24. Web site: What if Tyler Menezes was a catgirl? nya~~ . 2022-08-31 . CodeDay Showcase . en.
  25. Web site: tylermenezes (Tyler Menezes) . November 14, 2016 . GitHub.
  26. News: Geek of the Week: After startup stint, StudentRND's Tyler Menezes returns to focus on kids and coding . Kurt . Schlosser . November 11, 2016 . GeekWire.
  27. News: Cook. John. Y Combinator for high-school kids? It's students only at this new startup incubator. November 14, 2016. GeekWire. March 29, 2012.
  28. Web site: June 6, 2018. Sapphire Now 2018 – bridging the tech divide by getting youth the digital skills they need. September 15, 2020. diginomica. en.
  29. Web site: June 2019. Sascha Zuger 24. Game Changers: Tech & Learning's Most Inspiring in EdTech in 2019. September 15, 2020. TechLearningMagazine. June 24, 2019 . en.
  30. News: MC. 425 Business. 425business.com. November 14, 2016.
  31. Web site: Zuger. Sascha. 2019-06-24. Game Changers: Tech & Learning's Most Inspiring in EdTech in 2019. 2021-11-05. TechLearningMagazine. en.
  32. Web site: 30 Under 30 2019: Education. September 15, 2020. Forbes. en.

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