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18 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Did Prior to Starting Their Businesses

Hearpreneur

Another benefit was that I was able to complete two master’s degrees, one in Software Engineering, and another in Engineering Management. That’s right, I did door-to-door sales for four years straight in the armpits of America. You’re abandoned by partners you once relied upon.

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Why Crunch Modes Doesn't Work: Six Lessons

www.igda.org

Throughout the 30s, 40s, and 50s, these studies were apparently conducted by the hundreds; and by the 1960s, the benefits of the 40-hour week were accepted almost beyond question in corporate America. In terms of knowledge workers, a programmer produces more good code and fewer bugs when well-rested. He lives in Vancouver, BC.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Experienced, talented software engineers have lots of options in life, and most of them involve getting paid. Outcome: last night a Biz Dev guy from Disney/ABC sent me an email asking about partnering with some of their online properties. Imagine you’re a highly-trained software engineer. More questions?

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

The web and technology bubble has a lot in common with the rest of the business world in that there are essentially two disparate groups — the haves and the have nots. Mashable Mashable reached out to angels, seed stage investors and VC firm partners and asked them to share their wisdom with the rest of us.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

oz burgers as fast as possible, and commit the rest of your career to an endless series of McDonalds menus. The rest of us have some fine dining to enjoy. ” I’m quite sure with this article you alienated not only few potential customers or partners but also some existing ones. Good luck eating those squirrels.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Save the rest for later. No need to even tell people about the rest unless theyre really really interested. Then carry on with the rest. 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.