About Cooper Dukes

Cooper Dukes is a Georgetown University undergraduate with over four years of experience developing 21st century solutions for nonprofit organizations. He focuses on utilizing the social aspects of the Internet (open source software, social networking sites, crowd-sourcing, etc.) to find innovative ways of problem-solving issues for companies on a budget. In addition to freelancing and getting paid for his work, Cooper is also an associate team member at the Anant Corporation , which is responsible for publishing Asitchanges.com and has worked for various clients in a professional capacity. Cooper’s primary roles include Workflow Solutions Development and Website Development. His goal is to help organizations work quicker, cheaper, and more efficiently by appropriately integrating Web 2.0 technology.
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Don’t Be A Student, Part II: You Have Skills

By on April 30, 2011 in Empower

(Sequel to Don’t Be A Student, Part I: Your Time Is Valuable.) Now that you’ve decided you don’t want to be broke or exploited as student/slave labor, the next issue should be obvious, “How do I actually get paid?” The simple answer is to exchange something you have of value for cash. Not very helpful, though, is [...]

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Don’t Be A Student, Part I: Your Time Is Valuable

By on February 9, 2011 in Empower

To all college students out there: How many hours do you work per week? What baskets does your work fall under? What is your target hourly wage per basket? What is your real hourly wage? If you can’t answer these questions, then I have a follow-up: How many unpaid internships have you taken since graduating [...]

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