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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. Graphic designers and illustrators are no longer considered a starving artist and computer network technicians are keeping the tech companies running. Hiring for tech jobs in Vancouver is all done online.

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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

The otherwise identical homes could be customized with the interior designs, embellishments and personal touch of the owners. Today in the tech industry, we’re entering an era of Levittown software, and the change is important for all businesses. This is the model we see at software companies that are doing exceptionally well.

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GrabCAD & Professional Communities ? AGILEVC

Agile VC

January 4, 2012. In addition to compelling founders, we were drawn to the company by their vision for a professional community for mechanical engineers and designers. You’ve seen this with companies like StackOverflow and Github in software engineering or Behance in visual design. million times.

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Crowdsourcing Hope With Online Donation Platform GoFundMe

YoungUpstarts

Founded by interaction designer Brad Damphousse and software engineer Andrew Ballester, GoFundMe was first conceptualized back in 2008 when both were driven by personal tragedies that led to want to use their talents for good. The site lets users manage their campaigns, thank donors and even communicate with supporters.

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

Rob Go

This guide is designed to help you hit the ground running and is a starting point for your entrepreneurial journey in Boston. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. FreshTilledSoil - User Interface Design. Ruby specialists.

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Troubled media sharing startup Color Labs said to be acquired by Apple

The Next Web

But what you may not know is that Nguyen actually designed the first user interface for the Color app. For that, he turned to a previous relationship he had with Apple’s Senior Vice President Internet Software and Services, Eddy Cue. Or its software engineering team could be the target, if Apple was impressed by their work.

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Convertible Equity, A Better Alternative To Convertible Debt?

techcrunch.com

Friday, August 31st, 2012. Disrupt SF 2012. Disrupt SF Hackathon 2012. Director, Cloud Infrastructure & Operations Turn Security Solutions Architect Turn Software Engineer, Data Turn Web Developer HelloFax Princ Mobile Software Engineer Advertising.com. © 2012 AOL Inc. Disrupt SF.

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