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[Infographic] Silicon Valley Engineering Salaries In 2012

YoungUpstarts

The continuing tech boom has resulted in strong competition for top engineering talent, resulting in a subsequent upward surge in salary scales as well. 2012 has proved to be a great year for developers – at least as far as financial compensation goes. But how much has it grown? Despite a year-on-year fall of 3.6-percent

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What we can learn from the evolution of Content Management Systems

The Next Web

Developers used PHP, Perl and similar programming languages to build websites. One of the most popular frameworks in those days were PHP-Nuke and Zend, that was tightly coupled with PHP programming language. In general, at the time, you had to be an engineer to even think about creating a website.

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Guide to Create an Uber for Courier App

ReadWriteStart

Real-time supply chain management – and live monitoring of inventory and fleet will help entrepreneurs track parcels 24×7. Consequently, it provides entrepreneurs with merits such as flexibility in supply chain management and lower investments. Robust database management through tools like Apache, MongoDB, and MySQL. .

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Stories of Opportunity from the First Round Capital Key Hire Wire – VP of Sales, CTO, VP of Engineering

This is going to be BIG.

You'll be responsible for the successful management of the sales organization in order to meet the objectives of the Company. You will hire (over time) and manage a field and inside team of Sales Directors and Market Developers, including for each direct report creating and managing goals directly tied to Company goals.

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Culture Isn’t Everything: 3 (Other) Traits Vital To Your Business’s Success

YoungUpstarts

If you think of your company as a ship, the culture is the engine. Zvi frequently participates in thought leadership panels at Tech Cocktail, WordPress DC, DC PHP, and DCRUG events. Advice For The Young At Heart business planning business success managing a business startup startup culture Zvi Band'

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

The Next Web

Not PHP, not ASP.net, not XYZ tech. Cold­ calling: ­ Various forms of chicanery to attempt to get around our office managers that answer the phone. ” RC: “[pause]… PHP?” Build your own HR manager. Complete misunderstanding of the role: ­This one happens daily. We use Python.

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Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2)

crowdSPRING Blog

Consider, for example, that Facebook recently created their own implementation of PHP that can significantly reduce costs for “Facebook scale” companies, while promising a smoother transition for those of us who choose PHP now. One major caveat is Google App Engine , which is not compatible with all technologies.