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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

And it made me come to a new realization: Every early-stage web/mobile/online startup should have at least one technical advisor, probably two. They will have the title Lead or Manager. This is exactly the kind of thing I'm doing as a Part-Time CTO or Technical Advisor for startups. It just didn't dawn on me how common this need is.

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Small Business Marketing 2014: Smart Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

Today, we’ll cover small business web design best practices and tips. Many things have changed – we’ll point you to great new resources and examples – but the fundamental best practices of good web design have remained consistent. Tip: Keep the web design and navigation consistent throughout the site.

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Sachin Bansal, Flipkart Co-founder appointed as Managing Director of Venture Navi Technologies

Our Own Start-up

Sachin Bansal has made several investments into companies and start-ups such as Altico Capital, U Gro Capital, IndoStar Capital, Vogo, Bounce, KrazyBee, Ola, Bansal attended Indian Institute of Technology Delhi and completed a degree in Computer Engineering in 2005.

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Why Company Culture Is Vital for Every Remote Company

YoungUpstarts

The struggle of establishing a company’s identity (and, by extension, its culture) is even more real for remote companies: without the luxury of face-to-face communication, remote workers may grow disconnected and dissatisfied – and their sudden change of heart will forever remain a mystery to the company’s managers.

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Best Practices and Tips for Restaurant Web Design

crowdSPRING Blog

A strong web design can help a restaurant to more effectively market itself, can help convert visitors who find the restaurant by searching, for example, on Yelp, shopping for a deal through Groupon, or searching on Google or Bing. Today, we’ll review 10 web design marketing best practices and tips for restaurant web design.

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Small Business Marketing: Web Design Best Practices and Tips

crowdSPRING Blog

Today, we’ll cover web design marketing best practices and tips for small business. Most businesses, from one person start-ups to small and mid-size businesses to international conglomerates, need to have a presence on the Web. The homepage is typically the most important part of a small business web design.