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Excellent Showing at 59 Days of Code Startup Competition

Software By Rob

I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Teams had 59 days to create a killer app. One that solves a problem, is marketable, and demos well. Overall it was an impressive showing of local talent.

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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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Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic | Software by Rob

Software By Rob

We just moved to Fresno, CA and I’m looking for a new mechanic. Cordially, [Managers name] [His phone number] How likely am I to call him when I need my next service? → Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic Micropreneurship , Startups If youre trying grow your startup youve come to the right place.

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

Software By Rob

Makes Fresno Web Design look like something out of 37Signals. Imagine, a laptop you could open on an airplane and not hit the seatback in front of you. A Look Back at the Internet ’96 – A short walk through the Internet Archive. Check out the awesome background on Pepsi.com. 8 Core CPUs on The Horizon – Even with 2.3

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20 Entrepreneurs Explain What They Love About Being An Entrepreneur

Hearpreneur

Not being caught up in a corporate management structure gives me the freedom and agility to be at the top of our game. You often are required to go through several layers of management in the attempt to properly take care of a customer’s issue. Thanks to Jeff and Deadrea Clemmensen, MiPhone Doctor of Fresno ! #18

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Why Focusing on Traffic Can Kill Your Startup

Software By Rob

If you can do this dinner is on me when you come to Fresno. Then you do some marketing and you get traffic, but your conversions are terrible. You never nail conversions from the start. So you have some traffic and few sales, what do you do next? Most founders think: drive more traffic!

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My Report on StackOverflow DevDays

Software By Rob

Re-connecting I work from home and since I live in Fresno I don’t get out much.