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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. Global interest in Canadian tech jobs has increased by 58%. Experts believe the global interest has made these jobs easier to fill. Calgary employers found software developer and engineer as the most in demand.

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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Global Demand. The size of the marketplace has ballooned as a result of globalization, and this trend has been particularly good for US technology companies and their workers. Though simple, the reason is often ignored in the heated political debate about globalization and its impact on local jobs. A Borderless Talent Pool.

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Remote First: Why Isn’t Every Company Boundaryless

ReadWriteStart

Global internet bandwidth has exponentially increased while costs have become radically lower. In other words, the most compelling reasons for NOT relying on remote engineering talent to build software no longer apply. But when you’re hiring from the global talent pool, you can’t rely on those shortcuts.

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Massacre at IBM

Steve Blank

Frank Robinson of SyncDev has been helping companies figure out their minimum viable product and pivots since 1984, long before I even knew what it meant. I want to tell you a story about how a team pivoted and succeeded by synchronizing product and customer development. We shut down production to setup your machine.”

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The Lean Startup SXSW 2013

Startup Lessons Learned

Vinod Khosla Founder Dave McClure Founding Partner Eric Ries Author Steve Blank Serial Entrepreneur & Professor Todd Park CTO Travis Kalanick CEO & Co-Founder Joe Zadeh Director of Product Sam Shank Co-Founder & CEO NEW! Seth Sternberg Co-Founder & CEO Scott Chacon CIO Kevin Hale Senior Product Manager NEW!

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6 Ways to Make Sure Your Tech Startup Will Succeed in 2018

Up and Running

was “lack of a market need for their product.” Many of these failed startups created a product nobody needed or wanted. If their solution can potentially meet customer needs, startups should create a minimal viable product (MVP) that captures their idea and brings it to market as quickly as possible. According to David S.

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How to Identify and Attract the Best Software Development Talent

Transformify

Consider utilizing global teams and creating a diverse and inclusive workplace to maximize your company's full potential. With it, software developers can work during the most comfortable times, allowing them to be more productive and creative. Doing this creates a work-life balance any applicant would want in a company.