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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. These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. In 2016, 16.4% Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand.

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[INTERVIEW] North Aware Founder And Creator Of The Smart Parka, Jamil Khan

YoungUpstarts

Kahn had a better idea – several, in fact – that led to the Smart Parka, the first product of North Aware that launched in 2016 with the help of a highly successful Kickstarter campaign. As he notes, you have to be able to advance the learning curve fast in software development because changes occur at such a rapid pace.

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Escaping the Design Trap in Agile Marketing

crowdSPRING Blog

The biggest trend in marketing in 2016 has been the idea of “agile marketing.” But in no arena is the impact more strenuous than the one already most subjective and onerous: design. Although undeniably useful, Scrum was originally created for software development.

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Success Stories of Previous Winners at the Vernadsky Challenge

The Startup Magazine

Most of the startups in the tech industry, however, are centered around software. It is understandable since software development requires less time and fewer resources (particularly financial ones) than prototyping a piece of hardware. The third best invention at the 2016 Vernadsky Challenge and another great medical invention.

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Twitter Link Roundup #99 – Small Business, Social Media, Design, Copywriting, Marketing And More

crowdSPRING Blog

These posts and videos are about logo design , web design , startups, entrepreneurship, small business, leadership, social media, marketing, and more! Forrester predicts advertisers will spend $77 b in interactive by 2016, same they spend today on TV – [link]. 50 of the Hottest Nightclub Poster Designs - [link].

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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

My first job out of college was working as an Implementation Consultant at a small tech company, helping onboard clients onto our software platform. Then I started working as a business analyst for a small health tech company in Austin, helping to design software. Job search Part 1. Job Search Part 2.

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SXSWi 2017 Wrap up coming soon

Austin Startup

What does Adobe think of the future of Experience Design? See what’s new from Brazil and Japan (including a holographic bike wheels, Visual QR code that summoned a “trippy” Steve Jobs, mini robots, voice changing software, and (a shock collar type) device to create empathy for those with speech impediments.