And that’s why he enrolled in the first class […] The post Open Cloud Academy Launches Cybersecurity Program for Veterans appeared first on SiliconHills. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News David Gibson retired from the U.S. Air Force as a cryptographic specialist after 18 years in 1995 in San Antonio and then worked construction jobs until he hurt his back. Since then he’s been looking for steady work. MORE
It’s safe to say, that I am eternally grateful to the inventor of computer programming. I spend about 84 hours a week online (I refuse to count Netflix, thank you Apple TV). MORE
Last week Techstars announced the new Techstars Mobility program, Driven by Detroit. From the post about it: “Throughout the development of the Techstars Mobility program, Techstars worked with Detroit based venture capital firms Fontinalis Partners, Detroit Venture Partners and Renaissance Venture Capital to recruit mentors and ensure capital was ready to deploy in the region. I’m fascinated with Detroit. MORE
Both allow for more freedom of movement and control over personal programming. My company Fit4D , an innovative health-tech company with a patient-centered diabetes coaching program based in New York City, embraces the remote work concept. by David Weingard, CEO of Fit4D. MORE
Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”— Steve Jobs Anyone who’s paying attention these days has probably figured out that computer programming is fast becoming the new standard of literacy in our technology-driven economy. MORE
I read the announcement today that Canada has just launched a Start-Up Visa Program. In the mean time, Canada is shouting from the rooftops about the benefits of the Start-Up Visa program. The Start-up Visa Program will enable immigrant entrepreneurs to launch innovative companies that will create jobs in Canada, and eventually, compete globally. And I encourage any immigrant entrepreneur considering moving to the US to also consider moving to Canada given this new program. MORE
Institutions in Austin and San Antonio are collaborating on a ground breaking new pilot program in Texas to test driverless vehicles. The Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground includes Southwest […] The post Texas Program to Test Driverless Vehicles in Austin, San Antonio and Other Cities appeared first on SiliconHills. The alliance of organizations helped land a U.S. MORE
This week, Google and Google Fiber awarded $145,000 to the foundation to support a new digital inclusion program. The benefits of having Google Fiber in Austin go far beyond higher broadband speeds. That can be seen in Google’s latest gift to the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation. MORE
You can also let in a few outliers into your beta program — chase a few of the (potentially) interesting but diverse leads — and see what happens. The experiment (which is exactly what a beta program should be) will have too many variables to tease out the most important lessons, and leave you with some great big vanity metrics (like # of users) but incredibly poor actionable metrics that really matter. MORE
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From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program. MORE
13 Benefits of Implementing a Leadership Program. MORE
In April I wrote a blog post titled Governments Should Fund Startup Travel Programs. Getting people to San Francisco and New York may lead to fundraising, partnerships or customer acquisition, but in my mind, the primary goal of a Startup Travel Program is to have entrepreneurs experience an amazing startup ecosystem and bring some of that back with them. I have to thank Milan Vrekic (who runs Volta) for his continued effort to see the Travel Program realized. MORE
Learn programming and build it yourself. How long does it really take to learn programming? Whatever you do, please don’t Google “How long does it take to learn programming?” This is one of the main things that set me back from learning programming myself. MORE
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As you can see in the above graph, 18 MBA programs are represented among the 157 unicorns. As a Stanford alum and current HBS student, I was happy to see the MBA programs of both schools at the top of the list. that of any other MBA program. MORE
SXSW just last week announced it was now […] The post SXSW is Accepting Programming Submissions for 2017 appeared first on SiliconHills. Got a thought-provoking and creative idea for the tech and entertainment industries and want to share it with the world? Then you might consider submitting that idea for a solo talk or a panel discussion at South by Southwest Interactive, Film and Music for the 2017 conferences. MORE
Stephanie Linnartz is the Global Chief Commercial Officer & EVP at Marriott International, as well as a futurist with a powerful vision on the evolution of hotel loyalty programs MORE
Today marks the graduation for the six women who participated in our inaugural ReturnShip program, which I wrote about here and which was written up at least twice, in Harvard Business Review and in the San Francisco Chronicle. MORE
A basic understanding of various programming languages can benefit anyone, even if you're not looking to become a master coder MORE
From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is part 2 of Ricardo’s “post mortem” of the life and death of Qualcomm’s corporate entrepreneurship program. MORE
ReturnShip Program. Today is a very exciting day for Return Path as we launch a new program we have been cooking for more than a year called the ReturnShip program. We hope this program enables us to help the community and also find some hidden talent. MORE
I’ve written a couple times this past year about our ReturnShip program, which is a 4-month paid internship program designed for women who have been out of the workforce for more than 3 year to re-enter and build credible and relevant experience, and to expand the talent pool for our organization. MORE
There has recently been a lot of talk in the tech world and beyond about getting more people to learn computer programming. Programming is a great foundation for a tech/startup career. I suspect one of the reasons for the low number of CS majors is people don’t realize all the non-programming opportunities that are opened up by background in programming. Programming is an important part of being “culturally literate.” MORE
Just Work the Program written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Patience may be difficult in the midst of a marketing program, but if you lay out a plan and follow it consistently, you build customer confidence in your brand. MORE
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3, we’ll have two special keynotes: from Joe Zadeh, VP of product at Airbnb, and Viv Goldstein from GE’s FastWorks program who will also engage in a joint conversation about intrapreneurship in their organizations. Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week. MORE
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All testing programs, no matter how great or awful, think they are doing pretty good and can get better. It doesn’t matter what size the programs are or the industry, of the over 300 programs I have worked with almost all of them suffer from some very similar issues. MORE
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Teaching kids to program is not an easy task – their attention span is short and what they are able to accomplish in a brief period of time is often uninspiring which results in them losing attention quickly. The Orbotix team has turned their Sphero into a fantastic programming aid to introduce coding to kids as young as 4th grade. Robots and programming devices will be provided – but bring your smartphone if you want to use your own. MORE
Events & Happenings competition mobile apps PlugFest programming competition public data Singapore MORE
Getting kids interested in programming is a lot harder than it used to be. And, it’s programming. I was lucky enough to come of age during the PC revolution. My brother and I would carefully enter multiple pages of BASIC code from computer magazines, and then play games for weeks (making our own modifications along the way). MORE
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32 t prompted a good discussion around how CTOs go about choosing the programming language and framework for their startup. The rest is just down and dirty algorithmic programming. If you don't believe me, take a look at some interesting data on what programming languages TIOBE Programming Community Index for June 2011 are in use and the current trends. MORE
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Programming Related Topics Feld Thoughts
APRIL 21, 2014
Last week, my friends at Orbotix rolled out a new program called SPRK which stands for Schools, Parents, Robots, and Kids. The post Robots, Programming, and Education appeared first on Feld Thoughts.
Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2017
Skype: The Old Standby Of all the apps and programs on this list, Skype is the most established, having been one of the big players in online communication for more than a decade. Business adsense Chat Programs
OnlyOnce
JANUARY 20, 2015
ReturnShip Program. Today is a very exciting day for Return Path as we launch a new program we have been cooking for more than a year called the ReturnShip program. We hope this program enables us to help the community and also find some hidden talent.
OnlyOnce
AUGUST 19, 2015
I’ve written a couple times this past year about our ReturnShip program, which is a 4-month paid internship program designed for women who have been out of the workforce for more than 3 year to re-enter and build credible and relevant experience, and to expand the talent pool for our organization.
ConversionXL
FEBRUARY 3, 2017
Now, I’d argue that perhaps “altruistic” is not the correct word for modern referral marketing as many programs are incentivized with gift cards, additional features, swag, etc. You might then decide to start an affiliate marketing program to help you reach new audiences.
Feld Thoughts
JANUARY 25, 2013
I read the announcement today that Canada has just launched a Start-Up Visa Program. In the mean time, Canada is shouting from the rooftops about the benefits of the Start-Up Visa program. The Start-up Visa Program will enable immigrant entrepreneurs to launch innovative companies that will create jobs in Canada, and eventually, compete globally. And I encourage any immigrant entrepreneur considering moving to the US to also consider moving to Canada given this new program.
Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog
FEBRUARY 21, 2015
If you don’t feel like scrolling all they way down… just click on the one you’re interested in below: Best Affiliate Programs. Here are some of the best affiliate marketing programs running on the internet today: 1.
Chris Dixon
JANUARY 31, 2012
There has recently been a lot of talk in the tech world and beyond about getting more people to learn computer programming. Programming is a great foundation for a tech/startup career. I suspect one of the reasons for the low number of CS majors is people don’t realize all the non-programming opportunities that are opened up by background in programming. Programming is an important part of being “culturally literate.”
Market by Numbers
NOVEMBER 28, 2013
Economy Lean Entrepreneur San Diego Startup Community accelerator incubator mentor mentor program I’m going to go out on a limb here. I guarantee that good startup mentors exist everywhere, even in your neck of the woods.
Feld Thoughts
DECEMBER 16, 2014
Last week Techstars announced the new Techstars Mobility program, Driven by Detroit. From the post about it: “Throughout the development of the Techstars Mobility program, Techstars worked with Detroit based venture capital firms Fontinalis Partners, Detroit Venture Partners and Renaissance Venture Capital to recruit mentors and ensure capital was ready to deploy in the region. I’m fascinated with Detroit.
Feld Thoughts
APRIL 18, 2013
Teaching kids to program is not an easy task – their attention span is short and what they are able to accomplish in a brief period of time is often uninspiring which results in them losing attention quickly. The Orbotix team has turned their Sphero into a fantastic programming aid to introduce coding to kids as young as 4th grade. Robots and programming devices will be provided – but bring your smartphone if you want to use your own.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 30, 2013
From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is part 2 of Ricardo’s “post mortem” of the life and death of Qualcomm’s corporate entrepreneurship program.
Blogtrepreneur | Entrepreneur Blog
APRIL 15, 2015
While many have been able to find new employment, there are others who decided to return to school for the purpose of getting into an MBA program with a focus on becoming a future entrepreneur as the end goal. The Evolution of the MBA Program. MBA Programs for Future Entrepreneurs.
View from Seed
FEBRUARY 16, 2016
As you can see in the above graph, 18 MBA programs are represented among the 157 unicorns. As a Stanford alum and current HBS student, I was happy to see the MBA programs of both schools at the top of the list. that of any other MBA program.
ConversionXL
JANUARY 2, 2015
All testing programs, no matter how great or awful, think they are doing pretty good and can get better. It doesn’t matter what size the programs are or the industry, of the over 300 programs I have worked with almost all of them suffer from some very similar issues.
SiliconHills
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
And that’s why he enrolled in the first class […] The post Open Cloud Academy Launches Cybersecurity Program for Veterans appeared first on SiliconHills. By LAURA LOREK Reporter with Silicon Hills News David Gibson retired from the U.S. Air Force as a cryptographic specialist after 18 years in 1995 in San Antonio and then worked construction jobs until he hurt his back. Since then he’s been looking for steady work.
The Startup Magazine
MAY 8, 2017
Rather than hoping word-of-mouth marketing occurs organically, many companies are taking matters into their own hands by creating brand ambassador programs. A brand ambassador program takes advantage of the passion of your most enthusiastic fans. Successful Brand Ambassador Programs.
Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2013
From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program.
Up and Running
SEPTEMBER 11, 2013
It’s safe to say, that I am eternally grateful to the inventor of computer programming. I spend about 84 hours a week online (I refuse to count Netflix, thank you Apple TV).
Instigator Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2011
You can also let in a few outliers into your beta program — chase a few of the (potentially) interesting but diverse leads — and see what happens. The experiment (which is exactly what a beta program should be) will have too many variables to tease out the most important lessons, and leave you with some great big vanity metrics (like # of users) but incredibly poor actionable metrics that really matter.
Startup Lessons Learned
SEPTEMBER 29, 2016
3, we’ll have two special keynotes: from Joe Zadeh, VP of product at Airbnb, and Viv Goldstein from GE’s FastWorks program who will also engage in a joint conversation about intrapreneurship in their organizations. Guest post by Jennifer Maerz, contributing editor of Lean Startup Co. The Lean Startup team has been hard at work finalizing the details of this year’s Lean Startup Week.
YoungUpstarts
MAY 18, 2017
Both allow for more freedom of movement and control over personal programming. My company Fit4D , an innovative health-tech company with a patient-centered diabetes coaching program based in New York City, embraces the remote work concept. by David Weingard, CEO of Fit4D.
Instigator Blog
DECEMBER 19, 2013
In April I wrote a blog post titled Governments Should Fund Startup Travel Programs. Getting people to San Francisco and New York may lead to fundraising, partnerships or customer acquisition, but in my mind, the primary goal of a Startup Travel Program is to have entrepreneurs experience an amazing startup ecosystem and bring some of that back with them. I have to thank Milan Vrekic (who runs Volta) for his continued effort to see the Travel Program realized.
Inc Startups
JULY 15, 2016
Maybe it's time for CEOs and BoDs to put their money where their mouths have be
Andrew Payne
OCTOBER 17, 2014
Getting kids interested in programming is a lot harder than it used to be. And, it’s programming. I was lucky enough to come of age during the PC revolution. My brother and I would carefully enter multiple pages of BASIC code from computer magazines, and then play games for weeks (making our own modifications along the way).
Steve Blank
JANUARY 28, 2013
From that day on, when I got asked about which corporate innovation program had the best process for idea selection, I started my list with Qualcomm. This is Ricardo’s “post mortem” account of the life and death of a corporate entrepreneurship program.
SiliconHills
JULY 4, 2016
SXSW just last week announced it was now […] The post SXSW is Accepting Programming Submissions for 2017 appeared first on SiliconHills. Got a thought-provoking and creative idea for the tech and entertainment industries and want to share it with the world? Then you might consider submitting that idea for a solo talk or a panel discussion at South by Southwest Interactive, Film and Music for the 2017 conferences.
Duct Tape Marketing
AUGUST 8, 2014
Just Work the Program written by Guest Post read more at Small Business Marketing Blog from Duct Tape Marketing. Patience may be difficult in the midst of a marketing program, but if you lay out a plan and follow it consistently, you build customer confidence in your brand.
Inc Startups
APRIL 22, 2017
Follow these seven steps to run your first referral program and start harnessing the power of word of mouth. Strategy
Chris Dixon
FEBRUARY 6, 2012
“Bedrock programming” is a phrase used to describe a style of programming that favors building code from the ground up versus reusing existing open-source or proprietary code. In my first programming job out of college our bosses told us to entirely rebuild our product. Lately, I’ve personally been programming with MongoDB and love it.
Inc Startups
JUNE 1, 2015
A basic understanding of various programming languages can benefit anyone, even if you're not looking to become a master coder
SoCal CTO
JUNE 13, 2011
t prompted a good discussion around how CTOs go about choosing the programming language and framework for their startup. The rest is just down and dirty algorithmic programming. If you don't believe me, take a look at some interesting data on what programming languages TIOBE Programming Community Index for June 2011 are in use and the current trends.
SiliconHills
MAY 19, 2016
This week, Google and Google Fiber awarded $145,000 to the foundation to support a new digital inclusion program. The benefits of having Google Fiber in Austin go far beyond higher broadband speeds. That can be seen in Google’s latest gift to the Austin Public Library Friends Foundation.
Inc Startups
MAY 31, 2017
Just 18 percent of computer science graduates nationwide are women--but at Harvey Mudd College, President Maria Klawe is beating the odds. Open Future
YoungUpstarts
JANUARY 21, 2013
Events & Happenings competition mobile apps PlugFest programming competition public data Singapore
SiliconHills
FEBRUARY 5, 2017
Institutions in Austin and San Antonio are collaborating on a ground breaking new pilot program in Texas to test driverless vehicles. The Texas Automated Vehicle Proving Ground includes Southwest […] The post Texas Program to Test Driverless Vehicles in Austin, San Antonio and Other Cities appeared first on SiliconHills. The alliance of organizations helped land a U.S.
The Next Web
MARCH 23, 2014
Everybody in this country should learn to program a computer, because it teaches you how to think.”— Steve Jobs Anyone who’s paying attention these days has probably figured out that computer programming is fast becoming the new standard of literacy in our technology-driven economy.
Lightspeed Venture Partners
JANUARY 24, 2013
Lightspeed is excited to announce that we are now accepting applications for our Summer Fellowship Program. After joining Lightspeed in 2006 and realizing that we had the resources to support some idea-stage projects, I put together the Summer Program and opened it up to student led teams.
Inc Startups
MARCH 13, 2017
Stephanie Linnartz is the Global Chief Commercial Officer & EVP at Marriott International, as well as a futurist with a powerful vision on the evolution of hotel loyalty programs
YoungUpstarts
MAY 3, 2012
Shaker Heights, Ohio-based business incubator LaunchHouse is inviting ten technology startup teams from around the world to participate in a 12-week startup accelerator program. If you’re a technology-based startup with two or three co-founders, you can apply for the program here.
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