When Deon Gordon talks about his college years, it’s not to boast about perfect grades or rigorous classes. Quite the opposite.
“I was a terrible student,” he says, laughing. “Instead of going to architecture class, I’d head to the library and teach myself how to code.”
That pivot — away from the classroom and into a world of self-taught tech — would change not only Gordon’s life, but also the landscape of Birmingham’s innovation economy…