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Labor Day! Let’s Celebrate the Workers

crowdSPRING Blog

John (Shuo) Yang is our Senior Software engineer and one of the smartest people I have ever met. Chris Detmer is our UI Developer (the guy who codes and polishes the user-facing parts of the site) and has been with cS longer than any other employee. Thanks, guys! Thanks, John! Plus he likes Legos. Thanks, Chris!

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Pick the Perfect Name for Your Startup

mashable.com

SCVNGR Makes Major Enhancements to iP. View More » Jobs Ruby on Rails Developer at Mashable (. Contact Us Submit News Contact Us Write for Us Spark of Genius Series Mashable | The Social Media Guide Business Mashable on Facebook Join Us! 49% of Small Business Owners Use Smar. GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and.

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Most Common Early Start-up Mistakes

Both Sides of the Table

Would you want to run the risk that your former employer could have a claim against the intellectual property you’ve created because you broke company policies and developed your ideas on company resources? It you have a great software engineer that’s awesome. Make sure you own your IP. Not worth it.

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An Extensive Guide To Web Form Usability

uxdesign.smashingmagazine.com

For example, pre-select the user’s country based on their IP address. One consistent problem with separated date fields is that some developers use two digit values in the list, so instead of hitting 8 and then 7 you actually have to fumble and usually just open the select list. November 13th, 2011. November 8th, 2011. Joao Ramos.

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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

Irma Olguin : I was earning these contracts, these web development contracts, and then being relatively desperate and new, building out my network. He was our IP attorney. And what I think you heard in that, like "I accidentally created a software development competition," is actually not quite right.

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Startup Lessons for the Proto-Founder

www.metamorphblog.com

Experienced, talented software engineers have lots of options in life, and most of them involve getting paid. Make sure you own all the IP created during this trial period, and make no promises for later. Imagine you’re a highly-trained software engineer. Need to learn about IP, patents, etc.?

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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Product leaders often believe it’s cheaper to buy software than build it. You don’t need a large development team or outside capital to build your own software from scratch. Poor project planning can lead to development cycles running over budget or over time. Will the software be a part of your business’s core offering?