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Beware of Fake / Scam Engineering Candidates

K9 Ventures

One of the lessons we’ve learned in building HiHello is to recognize and filter out fake / scam engineering candidates from our recruiting pipeline. The demand for software engineers continues to exceed the supply by several orders of magnitude. Software Engineers also tend to command a much higher salary.

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5 Big Problems Faced By Small-To-Medium US Manufacturers

YoungUpstarts

In its first year in business, a Florida Rock Industries management team faced a huge problem at their rock plant in Newberry when the high moisture content of raw materials caused a processing flow problem. They are often short of human resource personnel and engineers, struggle with marketing and don’t have enough legal protection.

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Miami: A hot spot for venture capitalists

David Teten

For example, we’re a significant investor in Clearpath Immigration , a company based in NY, DC, and Florida which makes immigration process easier and more affordable. We also are a significant investor in a Florida startup, UniKey , which allows you to unlock your house with your smartphone.

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Don Estridge, IBM PC Father, Startup Role Model

Startup Professionals Musings

He and Bill Lowe somehow managed to convince then CEO Frank Cary to give them a dozen engineers, a small budget, and a few months, to set up a small skunk-works called Entry Level Systems in Boca Raton, Florida, to develop a low-cost personal computer (code name “ Acorn ”).

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The “Curse of Knowledge”: How Expertise Can Hurt Marketing

ConversionXL

The advanced technical knowledge of university professors in engineering and science, for example, makes it harder for them to teach first-year students effectively. Search Engine Journal does this with their blog. Here’s an example: Newbie knowledge: What Is SEO / Search Engine Optimization?

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24 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Before becoming a business owner I used to be a manager at the Boeing company and managed a team of engineers working on the 787 Dreamliner. A couple of years ago, on a Sunday, my dad had a stroke which led to him having to go through a long recovery process in Florida. The same day I got the news I booked a flight to be with him.

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Baby Steps To Breakthrough In Regional Economic Development

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

Richard Florida states that creative people (the definition is far broader than artists, he calls creative workers “High Bohemians”) are the foundation for economic growth. Those young entrepreneurs, designers, engineers? It’s about the collective creativity of the whole community.