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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. Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand. The tech industry has this growth because of lower housing costs, affordable living, and strong incentives.

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Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early

SoCal CTO

There's an old adage in software development that I refer to all the time: The first 90% of development takes 90% of the time. I used this when I taught software engineering. And I use it all the time now when I get the kind of message that I received: I'm looking for a web developer to continue work on my website.

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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

In this post, we’re sharing a build vs. buy framework to help you consider the opportunity costs and make an informed decision on whether to buy software off the shelf or build a custom solution. Gartner forecasts enterprise software spending will total almost $572 billion worldwide by 2022. The scope of the project.

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Twitter Link Roundup #248 – Small Business, Startups, Innovation, Social Media, Design, Marketing and More

crowdSPRING Blog

Where are the Women Software Engineers? – crowdspring.co/1pIoZb3. 50 free ebooks every web developer should read | Developer Drive – crowdspring.co/1A69zxD. 36 Inspirational Fine Art Gallery & Museum Websites – crowdspring.co/1w29PNz. How to Tell Your Small-Business Story – crowdspring.co/1u8ovXv.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

The reason why many have started using the debt note, is because with no complications, an average convertible debt deal can be sealed with a five to seven page legal agreement that takes just a few hours to finish, and costs $5,000 or less. Ressi estimates that the debt note now accounts for over 50% of all angel and early stage deals.

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How To Find A Programmer To Build Your Startup Idea

socialmatchbox.com

If you have a friend who is a recruiter then ask them to tell you what they recommend that will not cost anything. In addition, if you know any developers you should ask them where to post your project or job up and where they recommend you go to meet other developers. Be sure to post your opportunity here.

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How to Go From Google Engineer to First-Time CTO

firstround.com

Ian Langworth started his career as an O’Reilly author and software engineer at Google. Today, he’s the co-founder and CTO of Artillery , bringing console-quality gaming to the web browser. Not too long ago, I was a software engineer preparing to start my very first company. Date: September 4, 2013.