A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

DECEMBER 12, 2011

I don’t care if this person is going to spend 60 hours a week writing inscrutable code that only a Ruby interpreter could love. Includes my favorite articles from around the Internet as well as my own advice that you might not have heard before. Writing skills are required. Here's a load of advice.

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YoungUpstarts

OCTOBER 12, 2014

Make your site easily accessible on any screen.

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Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

Good article, this is exactly the reason Im still primarily a PHP developer rather than Ruby or Python. There are a lot of C and C++ programmers out there who have had to move to web based development and Python and Ruby are not C. It is one reason why I like ruby. So heres to the team that built PHP. the list goes on).

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Mike Michalowicz

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

People are searching on the internet as to how to create a monthly budget. Ruby Tan is the owner of Cela Bookkeeping Services, LLC ( www.celabookkeeping.com ); a firm that helps churches and nonprofit organizations manage their finances through ‘Purpose First’ methodology, a Profit First principle with www.

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SoCal CTO

JUNE 14, 2008

The topic is: Betting Your Company On An Internet Platform? Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it. Ruby on Rails as a platform?

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Startup Lessons Learned

NOVEMBER 22, 2013

A woman was sexually assaulted by her boss during the drinking scene at a Ruby conference. Thousands of attendees, men and women, tweeted and talked about why this and other, similar displays, made them uncomfortable. Rape jokes were directed at a woman on stage at a Microsoft’s E3 press conference.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 10, 2022

They pioneered Ruby on Rails, one of the first to advocate remote work, and their customer care is second to none. And in less than twenty years, it has changed the way that we, as a species, reach out to and connect with each other. Thanks to Adam Enfroy, Adam Enfroy Ventures LLC ! I truly admire what Basecamp does and what it has become.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 13, 2014

US non-Internet media advertising outlook, 2013-2018. PHP vs Ruby vs Python: Three Programming Languages in a Nutshell | 1stwebdesigner – crowdspring.co/1nJ16yT. The Hidden Power of Nofollow Links | Moz – crowdspring.co/1v4gZ2G. 10 amazing web tools to spy on your competition | Inspired Magazine – crowdspring.co/1q7MhFU.

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Rob Go

SEPTEMBER 9, 2013

MITX : Non-profit trade association hosting many events focused on digital marketing and internet business. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Founder Dialogues : Eric Paley plays talk show host on this recurring fireside chat style event that has featured Boston’s BEST founders. Next major event?

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www.subelsky.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2010

Heres a revised version of what I emailed in response, garnered while building OtherInbox and other Rails apps: First and foremost, I find Rails itself to be very useful for building a product for a lean startup; the expressiveness of Ruby and the conventions of Rails help developers more quickly build a minimum viable product.

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Duct Tape Marketing

AUGUST 23, 2023

And the way that effort was coordinated, because there were no cell phones, there was no internet at the time, you'd go down the building with concern faces and somebody would say, Hey, I'll organize security. This company is a project management tool that invented Ruby on Rails. 04:01): You find other people and they come together.

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mashable.com

MARCH 7, 2011

Likewise, BlackBerry and HP/Palm are also using WebKit and Microsoft is going to release a mobile version of Internet Explorer 9 for Windows Phone 7. Rhodes Rhodes is a Ruby-based framework designed to help developers create native apps for a wide range of devices and platforms.

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YoungUpstarts

MARCH 5, 2012

If I had a dollar for every time I heard someone mention that he/she’s got a fantastic idea for an Internet startup, I’d probably have about eight bucks. (I The time has passed when you could just outsource the coding and build the next big thing on the Internet. by Lee Shen Han. I guess I don’t have a lot of friends).

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Spencer Fry

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Complete a security audit: There have been a lot of security breaches recently if you're a Ruby on Rails app, so be sure to patch before going live. No developer wants to have to worry about Internet Explorer, FireFox, Opera, Safari, and Chrome, but you should take a look to make sure there aren't any glaring errors.

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A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

JUNE 20, 2011

They wanted to control Internet telephony, and Skype was the clear winner. Salesforce.com recently bought Heroku for $250m because the latter controlled fully-managed Ruby on Rails deployments. Control equals money.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

Ruby on Rails doesnt scale? 37signals repopularised Ruby this way, and last.fm These are Java (from Sun),NET (from Microsoft), and three Open Source options: PHP, Python and Ruby. Ruby on Rails is a combination of framework and language, with Ruby being the language and Rails being the framework. PHP is insecure?

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rapidrollout.wordpress.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If you’re likely to use Ruby on Rails, find the local Ruby users group monthly meeting. If you’re in Sacramento, go to the Sacramento Ruby Meetup and go to the San Francisco Ruby Meetup as well. In this case, figure out the technology platform you’re likely to use and go where the users gather.

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Duct Tape Marketing

JANUARY 9, 2019

She is the founder and CEO of Ruby Receptionists , a company she started back in 2003 and has seen double digit growth every year since it’s inception. Tell me how Ruby got started. Well, first, I actually never even thought about Ruby as an answering service from day one. Ruby was never intended to be a backup service.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Had I known it was going to take the internet by storm I probably would have been a bit more careful with my word choice (especially referring to.NET as a language, doh!). My example: I have mainly programmed _by choice_ in Python, Ruby, Scala, Haskell, C# and currently I’m doing Java. March 25, 2011 at 1:41 pm. Matt Sherman.

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Startup Lessons Learned

MAY 4, 2021

Why don't we just put this plan on the internet? I think it was December of 2010, and happened to just be reading that paper on the internet one day and just immediately captivated my attention. I studied computer science also, but when I first read the paper, my thought was, wow, this could be kind of like the internet.

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Software By Rob

MAY 24, 2010

The SaaS (Ruby on Rails) app i complete and needs marketing enhancements in order to launch. My favorite quote: “Incidentally, I don’t feel any rancor at folks who believe that everything should be free on the Internet. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed.

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steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

Blogs (web development): Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots – [link] Company blog of thoughtbot covering Ruby on Rails, HTML, CSS, Javascript, databases, and mobile development. This video should be the gold standard in explaining contract terms. Thanks for your work. I have lots to go through!

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startupbaltimore.org

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Know who you are looking for : Sometimes people start off by saying “I need to find a Rails person&# – they’ve heard Ruby on Rails is a great framework for building web products, so they’ve pre-decided to use it. There’s still tons of work to do in building up a robust environment for Internet companies here.

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www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

Ruby Toolbox. Sinatra : Super easy to use, the only drawback is that you have to learn ruby setup your database. s free, supports ruby, nodejs, static files, and a few other languages. Rails (Ruby). open source framework for Ruby. Ruby cloud platform.Rails deployment made easy. Mockingbird. Color Choose.

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techcocktail.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

If your developer knows ruby-on-rails but doesn’t care about the application you are creating, then there is no guarantee that their work will be as precise or consistent as you need – or that they will go the extra mile. Just like in basketball, there are the various positions because each team member has their own set of skills.

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www.readwriteweb.com

DECEMBER 9, 2011

aws , git , google analytics , heroku , ruby on rails. internet explorer. Can Bitbucket Challenge GitHub with Free Repositories? Engine Yard Adds JRuby, Heroku Adds Python and Django. « Prior Post. and tagged with. Subscribe. E-mail This. Print This. Infographic: What Tools Developers Actually Use. POPULAR TAGS. javascript.

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bizthoughts.mikelee.org

MARCH 8, 2012

From Codecademy and Try Ruby , to free programming books and free online courses. Categories Entrepreneurship Leadership « CSS Humor Steve Jobs’ Keynote Speeches » Pingback: How to Determine an Effective Cofounder Match - BizThoughts Mike Lee is an internet entrepreneur, web geek, talent scout & humanistic technologist.

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adam.heroku.com

MAY 18, 2012

Language specialists are becoming more common, because many internet-scale companies write high-concurrency components in functional programming like Erlang, Scala, or Clojure, generally handled by a different set of developers than the authors of the Ruby, Python, or PHP web components. Early on, specialists are rarely desirable.

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blog.teamtreehouse.com

DECEMBER 5, 2012

This framework uses a 12-column grid with a breakpoint to one column at 768 pixels, and includes one separate stylesheet for debugging and one for Internet Explorer. Skeleton’s creators even link to WordPress and Drupal themes that use its nomenclature, as well as a Ruby Gem (v3.1 gs and a HTML5 reset from Eric Meyer. and later).

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crowdSPRING Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2010

of your product, and get criticism and suggestions from the blogosphere, press, enter into internet culture, foster a user community, and things change again… That’s complicated stuff that has to be done fast. Java, PHP, Python, Ruby? Here, you get some real-world feedback, and go back to the drawing board. MVC vs. REST?

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

AUGUST 5, 2010

The Facebook world is a different world than the Twitter world, the mobile market and the internet in general. I can’t promise you that thanks to my services your application or page will get 100K fans/friends/likes in one week but I believe that I will be able to give you advices that will dramatically increase your chances of success.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

APRIL 23, 2010

I am aware that the concept of helping someone else achieve their goals has lost credibility because of the many internet marketers / scammers who declare they can change your life if you buy their product (Discount if you buy today! And you get this bonus #1 and bonus #2 for a value of $10K!

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

AUGUST 5, 2010

The Facebook world is a different world than the Twitter world, the mobile market and the internet in general. I can’t promise you that thanks to my services your application or page will get 100K fans/friends/likes in one week but I believe that I will be able to give you advices that will dramatically increase your chances of success.

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YoungUpstarts

JANUARY 3, 2012

Mpunda had struggled for 10 years working at a hotel, a brewery, and a ruby mine. The bank lends to groups of women, with each receiving $50 to $100 to buy rickshaws for transporting wheat to market or to help them open Internet kiosks. Reuben Mpunda, Tanzania.

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Aymeric Gaurat-Apelli

AUGUST 5, 2010

The Facebook world is a different world than the Twitter world, the mobile market and the internet in general. I can’t promise you that thanks to my services your application or page will get 100K fans/friends/likes in one week but I believe that I will be able to give you advices that will dramatically increase your chances of success.

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Australia Hiring Ruby New Zealand 28

blog.captainrecruiter.com

MARCH 8, 2012

An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. I found the group of Ruby enthusiasts in SFRuby to be quite active and social. I volunteered as a teaching assistant in Sarahs very first class teaching Ruby and the two of us became good friends. skip to main | skip to sidebar. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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mashable.com

SEPTEMBER 29, 2010

Kawaii Illustration Calling all woodland creatures: You’re wanted on the Internet. View More » Jobs Ruby on Rails Developer at Mashable (. Playing with blending modes, opacity and overlapping shapes can also be a fun way to experiment with analogous color schemes. GE Campaign Turns YouTube Videos and.

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