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Rally Acquires AgileZen

Feld Thoughts

How could you not fall in love with a company named AgileZen ? Today, Rally Software – a company I’ve been an investor in since 2003 – announced that they have acquired AgileZen. If you are an Agile software development shop, or follow ALM, Rally just added Kanban to the mix.

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Rally Software Acquired By CA Technologies for $480 Million

Feld Thoughts

I remember my friend Ryan Martens sitting down with me and Chris Wand around 2001 and walking us through his idea for changing the how he approached managing the software development process. In 2003 – while Agile was known – it was largely limited to ISVs and a few leading IT organizations. Get Agile with Rally Release 5.

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When being an “expert” is harmful

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Shoot, I used this excuse myself recently: “I built a company and forged dozens of customer relationships in the software development tools sector; I know exactly how to sell into that market.&#. Methods of reaching consumers change every year (compare SEO or AdWords strategies from 2003 and 2010).

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The Most Challenging Part of Becoming a Freelance Developer.

Software By Rob

A few weeks ago a Micropreneur Academy member asked about getting started as a freelance developer since freelance development can be more conducive to getting started as a Micropreneur. In the end you have to invest time to build your name. September 29th, 2009 | Software Development Building your startup?

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things. I didn’t listen as I didn’t want to work with anyone that was intimidated by a NAME of all of things.

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Day of The Dead: Web Drives Strong Demand for Java Skills

www.redmonk.com

One of the hottest trends in tech right now is NoSQL (If you’re a software developer get acquainted with it). thanks for the comments on the #java innovation and #nosql post [link] names of oss java streaming tools? Development by Crowd Favorite. Copyright © 2003-2010 James Governor, RedMonk.

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Day of The Dead: Web Drives Strong Demand for Java Skills

www.redmonk.com

One of the hottest trends in tech right now is NoSQL (If you’re a software developer get acquainted with it). thanks for the comments on the #java innovation and #nosql post [link] names of oss java streaming tools? Development by Crowd Favorite. Copyright © 2003-2010 James Governor, RedMonk.

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