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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

They’ll have a view on whether Ruby on Rails is worth the hassle. Others think you should never build anything highly scalable on Ruby. Program Manager – This title almost sounds like a consultant’s job. Or whether it’s a choice between using MySQL vs. Postgres. CTO’s max out at about 3.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

They invented Ruby on Rails, were one of the earliest proponents of remote work, and took customer service to new heights. Mindbody is a shining example of a business that used innovation and quick thinking to turn negative circumstances into an incredible new revenue stream. 10- Mindbody. Photo Credit: Matthew Scarfo. 20- Bubble.io.

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The wood chips

Start Up Blog

In my previous blog entry I spoke about ‘leveraging the wood chips’ Which is an old business maxim on how whatever we do has some kind of externality, off cut or by product which can be leveraged (very often sold) in some way to invent a new revenue stream. LPG – LPG is synthesised by refining petroleum or wet natural gas.

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How to Get Sponsorship for Your Business, Book or Podcast

ConversionXL

Zendesk maintains a Ruby on Rails API client, making it relevant to the conference as a company and potential employer for Ruby on Rails developers. An inventory of metrics: Click-through rates, newsletter subscribers, downloads, social engagement, revenue figures, etc. For example, one of the sponsors for RailsConf is Zendesk.

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The wood chips

Start Up Blog

In my previous blog entry I spoke about ‘leveraging the wood chips’ Which is an old business maxim on how whatever we do has some kind of externality, off cut or by product which can be leveraged (very often sold) in some way to invent a new revenue stream. LPG – LPG is synthesised by refining petroleum or wet natural gas.

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Want to Know Difference Between a CTO and a VP of Engineering?

www.bothsidesofthetable.com

They’ll have a view on whether Ruby on Rails is worth the hassle. Others think you should never build anything highly scalable on Ruby. Program Manager – This title almost sounds like a consultant’s job. Or whether it’s a choice between using MySQL vs. Postgres. CTO’s max out at about 3.

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

Rob Go

Olin College Foundry Program. link] – Not a meetup, but a great mentorship program started by serial CTO Sean Lindsay. Startup Leadership Program – International mentorship program with over 100 startups participating. Ruby specialists. Wayfair - $350M + revenue, 300 employees. University Resources.

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