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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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Excellent Showing at 59 Days of Code Startup Competition

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. June 23rd, 2010 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us. Leave a Comment Building Your Startup?

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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. In Search Of… So that’s an intro to my startup philosophy, but where was I? My Background. Aaaah yes…the search.

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Fresno State Student Entrepreneur Goes to White House

Campus Entrepreneurship

Mike Pronovost, a business student at Fresno State was at the White House last week with 100 young entrepreneurs. Lean startup like story. via The Collegian » Fresno State student entrepreneur invited to the White House. He developed the program working odd hours in a room in his parents’ house.

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Why Focusing on Traffic Can Kill Your Startup

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Here’s an interesting exercise: find a startup or microISV founder and ask the following: What are the top 3 approaches you use to find customers? Most startup founders think about driving traffic to their website. Follow me Startups for the Rest of Us.

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11 Entrepreneurs Reveal What They are Looking Forward To in 2016

Hearpreneur

Thanks to Jeff and Deadrea Clemmensen, MiPhone Doctor of Fresno. #8 It’s been a crazy year this year with leaving the startup I co-founded and founding my new startup Rebel Hack, so this December I plan to have a quiet family Christmas with my new wife Anna. 8 – Plan. Image Credit : Mike McRitchie.

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Memorable Postcard from a New Mechanic | Software by Rob

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Micropreneur Spotlight: Online Mind Mapping Software ThoughtMuse Are Twitter and Facebook Killing Blogs? Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.