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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. Organizations such as TechVancouver and HackerNest Vancouver host tech socials and monthly meet-ups. Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand. Job sites such as BCjobs.ca

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The Tech Mentorship Gap: How Code2040 Is Solving. What You Can Do. And How LinkedIn Can Help

Hunter Walker

Each summer they match high performing software engineering students from these underrepresented groups with Mentor and summer internships. 15 Host Companies - Etsy, Jawbone, Facebook, Lark, Findery, Klout, Code for America, the City of San Francisco, Foursquare, and 6 other startups. Code2040 Stats To Date.

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Awesome Austin Tech Events, May 8–15

Austin Startup

Some of the most interesting events in Austin for the week of May 8 through May 14 are as follows: Mon, May 8 thru Thurs, May 11: OSCON OSCON brings the software engineering and developer community together to explore what’s new and useful in open source languages, tools, and techniques. At Capital Factory at 7:00 pm. 79 entry fee.

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Five entrepreneurs get free plane tickets to pitch for $100,000 in seed funding from Austin’s top…

Austin Startup

In addition to the $100,000 investment, you get free coworking at Capital Factory , free server hosting, and a lot bunch of other perks and discounts to make the cash last as long as possible. Indeed.com said that Austin is the best place for a software engineer to get a job where his paycheck goes the farthest compared to the cost of living.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

He’s a former Dell exec that worked on their startup team with Ingrid Vandervelt, a Capital Factory mentor, and the co-founder of DivInc, Austin’s pre-accelerator program for diverse founders, which is hosted at Capital Factory. CTO President Obama Megan Smith is an award-winning entrepreneur, engineer, and tech evangelist.

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A Startup Journey With GrubHub Founder Mike Evans

Duct Tape Marketing

16:08] Let’s talk about the bike across America, how many days were you riding? [16:23] John Jantsch (00:00): This episode or the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast is brought to you by the Nudge Podcast, hosted by Phil Agnew and brought to you by the HubSpot Podcast Network. 15:53] Are you an investor in GrubHub still? [16:08]

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

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.&#