mashable.com

DECEMBER 29, 2011

As the innovation engines of the economy, what startups figured out in 2011 will likely appear on other sectors’ trend lists in 2012. Meanwhile, some of the web’s best-known companies increased their presence in New York City — likely bringing investor money and capable engineers with them. Open Source Lists.

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New York City New York Startup Social Media 83

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

After all, high-quality open source software is free, the cloud makes computer power far less expensive, and anyone with an Internet connection can learn Ruby and CSS. Nearly all of your costs will be headcount, primarily in the engineering department. I’m now in my second founder/CEO role, having raised more than $18.5

Startup 79

Startup Social Media RSS Social Network 79

mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Appcelerator Titanium Appcelerator’s Titanium platform was designed from the offset to help web developers create mobile and tablet applications with ease. Unify Project The Unify Project is a set of tools designed to make it easier for developers to create smartphone apps using HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript.

Developer 93

Developer HTML API Ruby 93

mashable.com

JANUARY 18, 2012

The name I chose is scovry and the website ( [link] ) that it goes to is a social media based search engine that displays results in a “spy” type format. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Maps Lists. Mobile Lists. Moms and Family Resource Lists. Money and Finance Lists.

Naming 97

Naming Social Media Social Network RSS 97

mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 22, 2008

ScheduleOnce – Scheduling engine to get everyone who needs to meet together at one time. MagSuite – An open source marketing automation, sales force automation, accounting, service automation and inventory control system. Shiftboard – Online scheduling for businesses to coordinate worker schedules.

Software Review 78

Software Review Social Media Social Network Software 78

mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

For a while, everyone was hailing Penguin as putting a stop to over-optimization, which while true, caused a lot of people to adjust their website so heavily that it wasn’t even optimized at all. That’s how search engines know what your site is about. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists.

Algorithm 93

Algorithm Technical Review San Francisco SEO 93

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You need to hear this from someone who has used.Net extensively, and then happily walked away from it to go open source: You are a wanker. And before you say.net is only for windows, checkout https://github.com/mono , it’s not an open source application. It’s an *freaking open source*.net

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 3, 2010

On a more serious note, Gordon has a laundry list of founder qualities or experiences that will pique his curiosity: “Have a resume I envy and admire; make a significant contribution at a company I am fascinated by; write a great book or make a great game or TV show; [develop] significant software engineering experience and/or education.&#

Angel Investor 80

Angel Investor Startup San Francisco Social Media 80

mashable.com

MAY 24, 2011

Series Supported by Sourcebits The Mobile App Trends Series is sponsored by Sourcebits , a leading developer of applications and games for all major mobile platforms. Sourcebits has engineered over 200 apps to date, with plenty more to come. Sourcebits offers design and development services for iPhone , Android and more.

Mobile 90

Mobile Web Social Media Software Review 90

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Pinterest is probably the best tool for this, given its robust database of high-quality images, but you can also use e-commerce sites like Etsy or a simple image search on one of the major search engines. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. Use foreign words. Maps Lists. Mobile Lists.

Naming 104

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 104

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

When we started IMVU in 2004, we could rely on a staggering amount of open source software that jumpstarted our initial product offering. At IMVU, when wed hire a new engineer, we could get them to ship code to production on their first day, even if they had never programmed in PHP before. You should try Python.

PHP 166

PHP Software Review Ruby San Francisco 166

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

Nothing essential that I disagree with you in your post, but when read by other people with minimal software engineering experience, they can have too high expectations. Would love to hear your insights sometime into how to partner with engineers. So, while your post is a good summary (of things that cant be learned quickly.

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84

mashable.com

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Our startup creates custom vertical search and decision making engines for people or businesses with structured data. Open Source Lists. Programming and Web Development Lists. We did a lot of brainstorming and research to come up with the name WebKite. Maps Lists. Mobile Lists. Moms and Family Resource Lists.

Naming 84

Naming Startup Social Media RSS 84