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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

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. Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Next major event? Future M on Oct 16. FreshTilledSoil - User Interface Design.

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How to Build a Startup Team

techcocktail.com

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. Software Engineer—PHP—Energy Software for the Smart Grid @ Agentis Energy (Elmhurst, IL) Sr.

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

An Internet entrepreneur needs a website. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. Most software engineers arent business people. Real Advice. No Nonsense.

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Finding a Technical Cofounder

bizthoughts.mikelee.org

BizThoughts Thoughts about business, technology, the web & entrepreneurship About Booklist Contact Nov 15 2011 Finding a Technical Cofounder By Mike Lee Categories: Entrepreneurship , Leadership Since I have a technical background, I get about one offer a month to join some engineering team, or to be a technical cofounder.

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Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2)

crowdSPRING Blog

Unfortunately, in the world of software engineering, that’s a very real risk. 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?

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Teach 'Em to Tinker

This is going to be BIG.

And yet the number of software developers in NYC who work at startups has probably grown tenfold in the last eight years, leading me to ask the question of whether or not putting code in the classroom will make the biggest impact on innovation in our community. Don''t get me wrong--I think software literacy is extremely important.

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Preparing Websites For The Unexpected | Smashing Mobile

mobile.smashingmagazine.com

When computers first gained graphical user interfaces, software engineers helped people make the transition from physical offices to digital files with the metaphor of a desktop. Internet Explorer. Ruby on Rails. Oddly enough, this doesn’t mean removing pages. Tossing Out Pages And Content Blocks. HTML & HTML5.

Mobile 101