crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2011

I like doing anything and everything I can over the internet. Some might say this is because I am a college-aged millennial whose social skills have been stunted by technology, but I think it has more to do with the ease, convenience and immediacy the internet provides. The internet will prevail. Internet’s got your back.

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Small Business New Jersey Internet Bootstrapping 105

Seeing Both Sides

AUGUST 16, 2012

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.

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Part-Time VPE Software Review Costa Rica Technical Review 54

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

JANUARY 15, 2011

If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?

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www.kalzumeus.com

FEBRUARY 6, 2013

Patrick McKenzie (patio11) blogs on software development, marketing, and general business topics. Don’t skip this post because you’re not a Rails developer. In the worst case, attackers root every unpatched Rails app on the Internet. Greatest Hits. Standing Invitation. Start Here If You’re New.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 15, 2009

The masses have grown weary of the blog “fad” just as they grew weary of the “email” fad in the late 90s, the “internet” fad in 2000, MySpace and Friendster in 2007/2008, and how they’ll grow tired of the Facebook and Twitter fads in 2010 and move on to something else. And that’s why now is a fantastic time to start a blog.

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Software By Rob

FEBRUARY 10, 2009

With the goal of increasing the conversion rate I read piles of books on internet marketing , web analytics , and copywriting. As a software developer I want things in neat little boxes. With enough visitors, your internet marketing test cycle can be as short as a few days. I want solid answers. 2 Jason Cohen on 02.10.09

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Design Software Review Marketing Software Developers 51

Duct Tape Marketing

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Danny Iny: So in the online world, there’s been this interesting development where … And this kind of tracked with just the evolving richness of content. ” And that turned into, at its culmination, the $2000 course kind of paradigm. I mean, there’s a lot of responsibility. Yeah, exactly. It’s $100.

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www.joelonsoftware.com

MARCH 24, 2010

Joel on Software Fog Creek Compensation by Joel Spolsky Wednesday, August 30, 2000 At Fog Creek Software, the way we make sure that people are paid fairly and rewarded for excellent work is based on a professional ladder. © 2000-2010 Joel Spolsky. See this and other great job listings on the jobs page.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

The comments here and on a few social bookmarking sites mentioned that you could quit your day job if you wanted to, and that you could live on $2500/month just fine in many cities in the world (although in my hypothetical situation I was speaking about a developer based in the hypothetical U.S.). Internet - $20-60/month. It adds up.

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Software Review Software Hosting Salary 52

Software By Rob

DECEMBER 10, 2008

How much would an extra $1000 or $2000 per month help during that time? Right now companies are cutting costs and letting go of their $125/hour development shop. Back in 2001 I worked with a consultant who was a developer when times were really good, and a trainer when times were really bad. The average U.S.

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Software By Rob

AUGUST 11, 2009

I’ve been a web developer for 10 years and I cringe when I see that I need a module that’s not included…there goes two hours of my day searching, configuring and installing dependencies. As a developer I’ve probably had contact with 300 open source projects, components, and applications. 22 Rob on 08.11.09

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Open Source Software Review Non-Compete Software 62

online.wsj.com

JULY 11, 2012

The Wall Street Journal is phasing out support of the Internet Explorer 6 (IE6) browser. Internet Explorer. gave up 70% of the company to American Research & Development Corp. that did so in 1999 and 2000, according to an analysis for The Wall Street Journal by Jay R. An important message from The Journal. POST A JOB.

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Silicon Valley Founder Software Review Technical Review 42

maplebutter.com

JANUARY 8, 2013

what are the most crucial steps to be taken by a new tech startup when outsourcing major part of the tech to IT firms or outsourcing “product development” eg new social media website project? Near shoring development with your team (ex: your team is based in Canada / India) is cool, but not outsourcing. The way I do it.

Technical Review 44

Technical Review Startup Cofounder Software Review 44

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

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