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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

As the technical partner, we want to be real partners in the business-making sure the technology helps achieve the business objectives. Our business model nudges us slightly toward the sound, safe (stodgy?) We work with clients to get them off the ground with a platform to build their business. Playing it safe.

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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

Henrik Werdelin , the Managing Partner of Prehype , a venture development firm based in New York City that has helped build companies like Tradable , Barkbox , FancyHands , Basno and Path , says recreating Twitter isn’t necessarily difficult, but the layered features will take time to get right. “The 1) Twitter.

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22 Entrepreneurs Reveal The Companies They Admire Most For Innovation

Hearpreneur

Shopify swiftly came in with solutions that allowed these firms to turn their point-of-sale terminals into e-commerce storefronts and begin online operations the same day. They invented Ruby on Rails, were one of the earliest proponents of remote work, and took customer service to new heights.

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

Rob Go

Dog Patch Labs – Shared workspace operated by Polaris Ventures. Ruby specialists. Terrible Labs – Ruby on Rails, Web and Mobile. Investors: Antonio Rodriguez – Matrix Partners, HP ( blog , @antrod). David Skok – Matrix Partners ( blog , @bostonvc). Coworking Spaces and Accelerators. Now doing 2 classes each year!

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Incorporate Your Startup at the Right Time

mashable.com

Incorporate on any other day and you’ll be looking at filling out two business income tax returns for that year (one for the months when you were operating as a sole proprietor, and the second for those months after your incorporation became effective). View More » Jobs Ruby on Rails Developer at Mashable (.

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28 Entrepreneurs Share Their Tips and Tricks of Staying Motivated

Hearpreneur

A network of friends and partners can also serve as a great assurance and reminder that you’re not walking. I was doing my own admin, sales and marketing while doing operations (delivering what I was selling). 15- Remind myself of how venture capitalist operate. Thanks to Nina Dafe, The Far Above Rubies Collection ! #22-

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The Impact of Community

Duct Tape Marketing

This company is a project management tool that invented Ruby on Rails. Ruby on Rails has spawned thousands upon thousands of startups as a framework, as an infrastructure to build products on. So I started cold calling for a tech company and then transitioned my way into running G T M operations. They said sales and marketing.