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What’s FinTech, And What Does It Mean For Your Business?

YoungUpstarts

Some claim that all possible interactions of finance and technology, which I guess includes credit cards – the 1950’s invention, are FinTech. There’s no longer a need for aspiring entrepreneurs to visit banks or even seek for investors to get financed. But have you a clear understanding of what exactly does this word stand for?

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

From music to finance, airlines and now offering flights to the public into space. They invented Ruby on Rails, were one of the earliest proponents of remote work, and took customer service to new heights. because of how they're disrupting application development across all sectors. It’s a great brand! 20- Bubble.io.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Raizlabs – Mobile Development. Intrepid – Mobile development. And here is another pretty comprehensive list of co-working spaces in town.

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

Rob Go

Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Ruby specialists. Not Boston focused, but definitely follow his reports of PE and VC financings and the state of the venture market. @danprimack. MassChallenge - Startup competition and accelerator. Places to Hang.

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

Rob Go

Entrepreneurial Development Firms. Thoughtbot - Web application development and design. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Raizlabs – Mobile Development. Bocoup - JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design.

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How HTML5 Is Aiding in Cross-Platform Development

mashable.com

Rhodes Rhodes is a Ruby-based framework designed to help developers create native apps for a wide range of devices and platforms. The reason we included Rhodes in this roundup — despite being a Ruby tool — is that it uses HTML, CSS and JavaScript in its views. Are you using HTML5 when building mobile apps?