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Scaling Techstars Horizontally

Feld Thoughts

If you are a software engineer, you probably get this instinctively. Scale Horizontally (or “scale out”): Add more nodes to a system, such as adding a new computer to a distributed software application. My entire world functions as a large and wide distributed network.

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TechStars FounderCon 2012

David Cohen

Speaking of being acquired, we also awarded gold shirts to the TechStars alumni that had successful exits in the last year: ThinkNear ; GoMiles ; Frame ; Thinkfuse ; TimZon (SnapEngage) ; Foodzie ; and Everlater (who announced their acquisition by MapQuest/AOL at FounderCon that day).

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Invest in Israel Newsletter September 2010 Edition

VC Cafe

It is also reducing energy consumption since water production and distribution require a lot of energy, so preventing water loss also prevents this waste.&#. AOL began integrating 5min Media’s video content on its sites through a commercial agreement executed prior to the acquisition. in August 2010.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

Make sure someone is thinking about overarching plans around PR, marketing and sales and spends time crafting the right messages, understanding audiences and figuring out distribution channels. Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr.

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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

Women engineers make up only 14% of software engineers; she is dedicated to getting more women into the tech industry. He started his first company at 18, where he grew the business and successfully lead it through an acquisition just two years later.

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The Software Product Myth

Software By Rob

at 12:41 pm Rob, just a hypothetical question here: what if there were the equivalent to the iPhone app store for server software? Developers for apps on the iPhone are spared much of the friction you mentioned (marketing challenges, securing wide distribution, fulfillment headaches, varied platform and runtime support issues).

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

www.quora.com

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. I am talking about self-appointed 10x egostars, not real solid software engineers.