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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

The companies that ‘rent’ these products on a SaaS basis enjoy the highest standard in software without the costs, risks and tech quandaries of in-house development. This Levittown model is the future of payments software. The build-it-yourself era of payment software development is coming to a close and for good reason. “We

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand. Within the same report in 2018 over a span of four months was 600 plus vacancies for software engineer or software developer.

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The Difference Between Apple & Facebook ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

June 5, 2012. Apple and Facebook are both platforms , in the sense that their software and user networks are utilized by countless software developers to build their own businesses. billion to developers and Apple paid out something like $2B or so. 10 July 2012, 7:05 pm Why Do VC’s Have Ownership Targets?

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Invest in Israel Newsletter – February 2012

VC Cafe

IBM is acquiring Worklight , a privately held Israeli company that provides a mobile software platform for smartphones and tablets. Once the acquisition has been completed, Worklight’s operations will be merged with IBM’s software laboratory in Israel, which is headed by Dr. IBM BUYS ISRAELI START-UP WORKLIGHT.

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5 reasons VCs should favor code-savvy founders

The Next Web

Venture capitalists look for a variety of intangibles when evaluating the entrepreneurs who they consider backing — vision, passion, integrity, confidence — but how many look for a background in software development? The software developer community is pretty tight-knit — word will get around if a workplace is awesome or awful.

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23 Entrepreneurs Reveal How They Came Up With Their Business Name

Hearpreneur

“Apptimistic” – Apptimistic is a No-Code software development agency. ” I wanted to create a positive anticipation specifically related to the potential success or impact of software applications. Either by combining two words or slightly tweaking a common name. Thanks to Jackie Baron, Neon Goat ! #5-

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30 Machine Intelligence Startups to Watch in Israel

VC Cafe

Some examples: AI will be the new mobile. Voyager Labs (2012) – cognitive computing for understanding human behaviour. Beyond Verbal (2012) – understands people’s moods, attitudes and emotional characteristics (also known as personality) from their raw vocal intonations in real-time, as they speak.