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Out of the Crisis #20: the founders of Bitwise on the role of technology in empowering people, spreading benefits to underserved communities, and the creation of OnwardUS

Startup Lessons Learned

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Seven years later, they've trained about 5,000 students and created over 1,000 new technology jobs in Fresno. A company headquartered in Fresno, California.

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Front End Developer Resume, An 11-pound Notebook, A 2-pound.

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“Front-End Developer&# Resume – Awesome. Makes Fresno Web Design look like something out of 37Signals. Front End Developer Resume, An 11-pound Notebook, A 2-pound Netbook, and Internet 1996 | Software by… [.] Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. at 4:07 pm [.]

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The Inside Story of a Small Startup Acquisition (Part 1)

Software By Rob

Indeed, I did buy my latest startup, but the deal was done from a spare bedroom of my suburban home in Fresno, California for less than most people pay for a new car. But when the firm had focused its attention on other things the site was neglected, and the technical headaches ballooned as the original developers left the company.

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Software By Rob

Good Marketing Looks Easy The most likely reason is that good marketing, as with good design, looks easy. Just like when you look at an incredible website design it seems so simple – totally stripped down. The designer likely started with a more complex design and whittled his way down for hours to arrive at the simple look.

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Hearpreneur

I’ve taken a major risk (both financially & mentally) and surrendered my 15 year career in architecture & design, but my heart and mind are in this project every waking moment. As one belonging to the personal development industry, for every one life we change potentially millions more are affected. Image Credit: Todd Horton.