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Tech Diversity & Inclusion Allies at SXSW

Austin Startup

janryan (@janryan) | Twitter Kerry Rupp Kerry is a Capital Factory Mentor and founding partner of True Wealth Ventures, an early-stage venture capital fund that invests in women-led companies in the sustainable consumer and consumer health verticals.

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

blog.expensify.com

PS I’m not one of those 90%, but.NET is one obvious choice for writing client software – especially since MonoMac became viable. It’s like arguing against vertical software. It’s also missing the point of engineering anything. It is clear that good software engineers avoid you.

Java 107
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Build vs. Buy: Which is Right for Your Business?

ConversionXL

Market share: You may already be a category leader, and growth requires you to expand into new verticals. Building or buying software that doesn’t align with your business goals or meaningfully help you stand out can be wasteful. You need to build or buy these features to keep up. Business requirements trump features.