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Developer Bootcamp Teaches Regular Folks To Code - and Maybe Get a Job at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

If you can pick up the rudiments of Spanish or French in a couple of weeks, how hard could it be to get started with Ruby On Rails? He lost a bet to me and owed me some money and I told him, 'hey, go teach yourself Ruby On Rails. That led to a post on Hacker News offering to teach people how to develop in Ruby.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

When we see entrepreneurs come up with great ideas (and we see many), we hope that they also remember that while an idea is key, it won’t go anywhere without the right team in place. As entrepreneurs we need to recognize the importance of having a solid support system. So if you do find your duplicate, hire them as soon as possible.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. Most software engineers arent business people. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community, Sept 2011

Rob Go

DartBoston: A vibrant community of young entrepreneurs. Babson Entrepreneur Resource Center. Ruby specialists. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Scaling Companies To Watch (ie: probably hiring). Led by serial entrepreneur Mike Baker. University Resources. HBS Startup Tribe.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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

Rob Go

DartBoston: A vibrant community of young entrepreneurs. Babson Entrepreneur Resource Center. Ruby specialists. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Scaling Companies To Watch (ie: probably hiring). University Resources.

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Where is the best place to find a rockstar developer to bring it to life?

www.quora.com

5 Comments 30 Answers Tristan Kromer , I help entrepreneurs find co-founders. I do disagree about two other points: First, this isn't the "quora rockstar engineer" perspective. It's my perspective as well and I'm not a software engineer let alone a rockstar. Obviously not.