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Lessons Learned: Please teach kids programming, Mr. President

Startup Lessons Learned

President Of course, what I really mean is: let them teach themselves. After volunteering for the Obama campaign last year, a friend of mine insisted that I write a letter to our new President telling him what I thought he should do. Ill explain in a moment. This post is the result. They are nerds. We are nerds, after all.

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How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen

sivers.org

Derek Sivers about me blog books email list contact How to hire a programmer to make your ideas happen 2010-06-19 Do you have an idea for a website, online business, or application, but need a programmer to turn that idea into reality? But first, a quick request: If you are a programmer, please leave a reply below with YOUR best advice.

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From Nothing To Something. How To Get There.

techcrunch.com

So for this first post, here’s the best advice I can give you: join an awesome founding team and get your product out the door ASAP. Then, forget everything else, VCs included, and just build. One of the things I do as a founder of a later stage startup is to meet with early stage entrepreneurs to help them get their companies going.

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

blog.expensify.com

But my coders will beat up your coders, any day of the week. So many that we don’t look at them, because resumes — let’s be honest — are totally worthless. And if you’re doing Windows Mobile 7 apps (which the stats suggest you aren’t), it’s your only choice. Sunday edit : Still going!

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