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Developer Bootcamp Teaches Regular Folks To Code - and Maybe Get a Job at a Startup

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If you can pick up the rudiments of Spanish or French in a couple of weeks, how hard could it be to get started with Ruby On Rails? He lost a bet to me and owed me some money and I told him, 'hey, go teach yourself Ruby On Rails. That led to a post on Hacker News offering to teach people how to develop in Ruby.

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

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The Boston Startup School , founded at TechStars Boston (see For TechStars Boston, Life Beyond the Pitch ), is creating a program that will give aspiring entrepreneurs and others all the tools they will need to work at a startup. Boston Startup School was announced at an event in February called Ruby Riot. Startups are not easy.

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

Rob Go

Babson Entrepreneur Resource Center. Koa Lab – Shared workspace in Harvard Square founded by serial entrepreneur Andy Palmer. Greentown Labs – Entrepreneur community and accelerator focused on Cleantech. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. University Resources: MIT 100K. MIT Start Lab.

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Mentoring the mentors: Advice and inspiration for startup mentors

siliconflorist.com

If you’re thinking about becoming a mentor for startups—either in a formal accelerator program or independently—here are some tips for thinking about how to work with entrepreneurs. And fact of the matter is, no matter how vehemently you support or oppose an entrepreneur’s decision, it’s their decision to make.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

When we see entrepreneurs come up with great ideas (and we see many), we hope that they also remember that while an idea is key, it won’t go anywhere without the right team in place. As entrepreneurs we need to recognize the importance of having a solid support system. Developer – Most likely your product requires some engineering.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. 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. Most software engineers arent business people. Real Advice. No Nonsense.