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Cynthia Widjaja
September 17, 2025

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Welcome to our 10,591 Subscribers! 565 of you joined in the last 4 weeks! With a huge influx of new readers from the TechLadies community. We appreciate the collaboration and hope you will join future walks!

👋 Hello to our new newsletter readers! I’m Cynthia Widjaja - learning and development professional, data science nerd, digital marketing enthusiast, TechWalk Silicon Valley Chapter community member, and newsletter editor. I’d love your help with a few things:

  • I recently celebrated my own milestone, graduation 🎓. It reminded me how much persistence, support, and community matter. That’s also what makes TechWalk special. Every walk is a chance to learn, share, and celebrate milestones together. Have a story or milestone of your own? Hit reply or connect with me on LinkedIn, we would love to feature you.

  • TechWalk Founder Christine Farrier Rosemin also leads the Partner Marketing function at Rho, the all-in-one business banking platform has launched another community for folks interested in the intersection of Accounting and AI. Whether you’re a Big 4 partner, recent computer science college drop-out building the next tax agentic AI, or someone in between, make time to join an upcoming session to form connections with the people working and innovating in the space.

  • Worried about graduating college without any internship experience? Or between roles and hoping to build up your portfolio? I’ve got an open internship role available! We’re looking for a smart, motivated, and curious individual hoping to get some experience and share their talents with TechWalk as a Newsletter intern or extern. As we blow past 10K subscribers, help us get to 20K - send an email to [email protected] (unpaid, remote, part-time, 10-15 hours a week)

Hiring Updates

How 433 Investors Unlocked 400X Return Potential

Institutional investors back startups to unlock outsized returns. Regular investors have to wait. But not anymore. Thanks to regulatory updates, some companies are doing things differently.

Take Revolut. In 2016, 433 regular people invested an average of $2,730. Today? They got a 400X buyout offer from the company, as Revolut’s valuation increased 89,900% in the same timeframe.

Founded by a former Zillow exec, Pacaso’s co-ownership tech reshapes the $1.3T vacation home market. They’ve earned $110M+ in gross profit to date, including 41% YoY growth in 2024 alone. They even reserved the Nasdaq ticker PCSO.

The same institutional investors behind Uber, Venmo, and eBay backed Pacaso. And you can join them. But not for long. Pacaso’s investment opportunity ends September 18.

Paid advertisement for Pacaso’s Regulation A offering. Read the offering circular at invest.pacaso.com. Reserving a ticker symbol is not a guarantee that the company will go public. Listing on the NASDAQ is subject to approvals.

TechWalk Rave Reviews

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Sports, entertainment, and innovation all in one walk at Navy Pier. Thanks Noma for the joining us in Chicago TechWalk!

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We’re so appreciative of everyone who shares their TechWalk experience on social media. Our primary growth driver is word of mouth, and I’m so grateful for everyone who takes a moment to spread the word.

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✨ TechWalk Moments: The Magic of a Bump-In

One of the best parts of TechWalk is how connections happen when you least expect them. Maybe it’s while catching your breath on a hill, or when someone cracks a joke about the weather. Suddenly, you’re deep in conversation with someone who could change the course of your career or just brighten your week.

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Cynthia Widjaja

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