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More Coders. More Diversity.

Feld Thoughts

But just like in so many other areas, a Boulder entrepreneur has come up a great idea to address the problem that not only adds to the talent pipeline, but also brings in more diversity — a personal passion of mine. The post More Coders. As Heather told me, “I have an Ivy League education, but that’s not where I learned to code.

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Technical recruiting is broken: Here are 4 ways to hire better

The Next Web

The hiring process for technical talent is broken. Across the board, the number one problem for any company is hiring programmers. Whether it’s a series A-funded startup or a large multinational corporation, hiring technical talent takes up a lot of time, energy, and money – and doesn’t always result in the best hires.

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The Code is your Enemy

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

But this also produces a natural weakness , and when I look at what made me a successful entrepreneur — not just a great coder — it’s that I acknowledged and overcame that weakness. The weakness is your love of creation. You love to write clean, tested, scalable, extensible, beautiful code.

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How to hack the recruitment process to find the best developers for your startup or agency

The Next Web

Hiring developers for your tech company undoubtedly involves making some of the most important decisions you’ll reach for your organisation. The right developer on the other hand can start you off on the correct footing, pivot any incorrect tech choices, network to pull in more skilled coders and motivate them to do their best work.

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HOW TO: Hire the Perfect CTO

mashable.com

a New York-based sizzle reel production company specializing in promotional videos for PR and marketing professionals, and the Young Entrepreneur Council. Hiring the wrong person for key company positions can cost a business thousands — or tens of thousands — of dollars and man hours. Adam Gilbert , My Body Tutor.

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Entrepreneur That Grew Up In A Household of Educators Creates Solution to Education Challenges

Hearpreneur

There’s many ways to learn but for most developers and coders it’s hard to learn any other way then by doing. That means that if you enroll in one of our courses, we want to make sure that you receive a tangible benefit (make more money, get a promotion, get hired, save in your training costs, etc) in the shortest amount of time.

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Growth Story: How Kano hired its way to creating an insanely captivating DIY computer for kids

The Next Web

Hiring interdisciplinary coders who could help keep kids really engaged on their self-made computers. Growth Story is a new 4-question format we’re doing about startups finding and influencing a defining metric that helped to really grow their company. Kano’s winning metric? This is his story, use it to your advantage.

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