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Five Questions with: Zach Sims, Codecademy CEO/Cofounder

Hunter Walker

Zach Sims: We started working together in January of 2011 after my cofounder Ryan and I saw the huge gap between education and employment. Ryan, meanwhile, had started teaching people to program through a club he started at Columbia, the Application Development Initiative.

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New Web Order - Finding a Technical Co-Founder

nikcub.appspot.com

Finding a Technical Co-Founder. YCombinator received a record number of applicants in the most recent batch, and has extended the number of interview slots this year because of both the increased number of applicants and the quality of applicants. Ask former co-workers. New Web Order. 5th November 2010. #.

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High On “App-titude”: Why Android Development Is Fast Becoming A Popular Career In IT

YoungUpstarts

by Madarapu Nagaraju, co-founder and director at KnowledgeHut. This invariably points out to that the role of a mobile app developer has become ever more essential to provide users new ways to engage with their smartphones. This makes it very important for aspiring app-developers to be well versed with the Android SDK.

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This Week in VC with Dana Settle of Greycroft Partners

Both Sides of the Table

Another topic we debated early in the program was “lean startup” vs. “ fat startup ” where we both took the obvious hedge and said “it depends.” Helps content publishers and advertisers launch campaigns that develop viral distribution attributes and therefore gain “buzz.”. Note that I’m not defining who numbers 1,2 are.

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Why We Invested in Rubrik

Lightspeed Venture Partners

This year, IDC estimates that enterprises will spend $47 billion on infrastructure to manage data across business continuity (data protection, replication, recovery), regulatory compliance (archiving, eDiscovery), and business growth (application development/testing, analytics). Check out Rubrik’s Early Access program.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community – August 2012

Rob Go

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event with Boston area founders. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. Olin College Foundry Program. WorkBar Boston - Flexible co-working space near South Station.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. OnStartups: One of the largest online startup communities founded by HubSpot founder Dharmesh Shah. Olin College Foundry Program. University Resources: MIT 100K. MIT Start Lab.

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