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More Coders. More Diversity.

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To address this, Heather Terenzio, founder and CEO of Boulder’s Techtonic Group, developed Techtonic Academy , an innovative solution in the form of Colorado’s first federally recognized by the Department of Labor technology apprenticeship. I think many software developers share that sentiment. The post More Coders.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. 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. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice.

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Hazards of Hiring

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The Business of Software. Software Development. After that, Ill finish the article by saying a few things about the specific challenges of hiring software developers. For small independent software vendors (ISVs), my rule is: Dont fill a position until after the need for that position is painfully clear.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

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Who Uses a Consulting CTO I’m going to focus on the needs of the founders of startup companies: Founders of startups use a consulting CTO when they have business vision but limited knowledge of the technology needed to launch their company. Not all software developers are suited to the role of startup CTO.

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On deployment

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Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Tuesday, September 2, 2008 On deployment My favorite question to ask a software development team is "how do you do a release." And the same is true in reverse - a lone brilliant coder can build a great widget, but it takes a system of people working well together to produce consistently great results.

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Recruiting Startup Engineers | Femgineer

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Femgineer Coder. HOME About the Femgineer Speaking Engagements Reading List Recruiting Startup Engineers With the startup market taking off, there is always a clamor to find good engineers, developers, and designers. Or founders who want the impossible done as of yesterday. Sweat equity or salary?

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Why You Should Re-architect Your Career to Amplify Your Strengths

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Now Back to Software Let’s translate this to being a software developer / entrepreneur. MY EXAMPLE Let’s translate this to being a software developer / entrepreneur. February 3rd, 2010 | Becoming a Better Developer , Software Development Building your startup? Except it is not.