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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

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Business of Software is a conference organized by Neil Davidson and Joel Spolsky , and was held this year in San Francisco. The speaking line-up is a who’s who of software bloggers and authors, including Geoffrey Moore, Paul Graham, Dharmesh Shah and Joel Spolsky. There were several great presentations during the conference.

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Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond"

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Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on. Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. To his credit are Extreme Programming , jUnit, patterns, TDD , the list goes on.

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Transitioning from Developer to Software Entrepreneur

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Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← The Future of the Web is Small, Academic Earth, Beatles Rock Band, Top Developer Blogs, et al. 95% of developers are comfortable, and probably excel at, being technicians.

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Why Continuous Deployment?

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, June 15, 2009 Why Continuous Deployment? Of all the tactics I have advocated as part of the lean startup , none has provoked as many extreme reactions as continuous deployment , a process that allows companies to release software in minutes instead of days, weeks, or months.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Investors use a consulting CTO for technical due diligence. A consulting CTO is an expert on the current state of the technology and can suggest the most appropriate development platform for your business. Ask developers if they’ve been involved with a previous web startup and what their role was in the startup.

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Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse

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This episode’s Micropreneur is Thomas Kjeldahl Nilsson who recently launched his online mind mapping software ThoughtMuse. == Rob: Hi Thomas. I’m a 31 year old Norwegian software developer. By day I work in a small startup specializing in mobile software. Thanks for taking the time to appear in the Spotlight.

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Catch Me at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston

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Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Join My Online Split Testing Class on May 11th I’m Writing a Book: “Start Small. I will be speaking at the 2010 Business of Software Conference in Boston this October. Stay Small.

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