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[Singapore][Event] Inaugural PlugFest International Programming Competition Launches

YoungUpstarts

“The rationale behind the competition is to motivate both budding and established software developers to build scalable web apps that work on mobile devices. says Dr Krishnan SPT, co-founder of the Google Developer Group Singapore. All apps will have to be submitted to the judging panel by 15 March 2013.

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My Advice To Entrepreneurs: Consider Canada For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

The access to some of the world’s brightest minds in technology, the proximity to some of the industry’s most influential brands, and the vast networking opportunities in both start-up and investor communities is hard to ignore. One of the countries gaining momentum with the early-stage start-up community is Canada, and for good reason.

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Making Social Media Work For SMEs

YoungUpstarts

6] ” Existing online communities such as Facebook pages, LinkedIn communities or Twitter hashtags in the markets a company is trying to penetrate may provide the footholds it needs to build a following among customers in new markets. “Our Knowing this, we share relevant content and grow distinct communities.”.

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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. Million To The Boulder Community after their IPO. Million To The Boulder Community after their IPO.

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Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Our fundamental thesis is that people of color, women, communities of concentrated poverty, have immense talent to contribute to the technology industry," Jake explained to me. "In

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Twitter Link Roundup #163 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

SMB Marketing in 2013: 68% of small businesses to increase marketing budget | MarketingSherpa Blog – [link]. Coworking builds productive communities | GigaOM Pro – [link]. Business 2 Community – [link]. Brochure Designs 2013 | Graphic Design Junction – [link]. Productivity is Hard – [link].

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Skills Development in Africa: How Wide is the Skills Gap?

Transformify

Java EE, Java SE, Javascript, PHP, Software, Development, Software Testing, SQL. Data Warehousing, Database Administration, Game Development, Git, Google Maps API, HTML, HTML5, Internet Security, Javascript, jQuery / Prototype, Magento, Mobile App Testing. What are the most common skills in each category?

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