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How cold calling (properly) works better than AdWords

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

Robert has been working in software since 2005. I even worked on the AdWords API team as an intern at Google. Of course, I had spoken with people in developing the product. Reach out to customers and develop personal relationships. (Powered by LaunchBit ). He is a Ph.D. dropout who spent time working for Google.

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

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One of the hottest trends in tech right now is NoSQL (If you’re a software developer get acquainted with it). But, why are there so many logging APIs in Java: log4j, SLF4J, sun logging, the layers on top, the custom bridges tools like Jetty add to bridge to one of them. So the cool kids aren’t using Java. Or are they?

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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). But, why are there so many logging APIs in Java: log4j, SLF4J, sun logging, the layers on top, the custom bridges tools like Jetty add to bridge to one of them. So the cool kids aren’t using Java. Or are they?

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

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With development teams often based around the world, being the center of communication and progress can either lead to a tremendously successful strategy or a bottleneck that can slow down an entire company. An Eye for Business Development Your new CTO’s technology vision should fall in line with your overall business strategy.

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How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development

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Billion View Comments How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development February 22, 2011 by Christina Warren View Comments email share email share The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading product developer for mobile platforms. Follow Sourcebits on Twitter for recent news and updates.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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style euphoria that swept the Valley beginning in 2005. What Twitter certainly got right was making itself a narrowly defined platform with an open API and encouraging all of the data that flows through its system to be open. Along with Facebook and Twitter investments (see below) this wave is more diverse but no less speculative.

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Meet Bryce Roberts: The Man Who Challenged AngelList

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Frankly, I just dont buy the notion that making an investment is akin to throwing a dart in the dark. Worse, I think its a dangerous idea to promote." I'm sensitive to the combative tone some have tried to take the conversation, which isn't an accurate reflection of what I said. startupcto