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What Do Web Developers Do Exactly?

YoungUpstarts

Web developers need to have a wide range of skills and knowledge, including: Knowledge of various coding languages such as C+, Ruby on Rails, JavaScript, and HTML markup. Client service and support. Project management. Effective communication skills.

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A Startup CTO’s Take on Early Technology Choices & Tradeoffs

View from Seed

Isaac Cambron is co-founder and CTO of Zensight.co , whose pre-launch product enables sales reps to find and use their best content to close more deals. If you want to build a website that, say, keeps track of your favorite restaurants, you might think, “Ruby along with Rails are great choices here, so let’s do that.”

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[Review] Rubies In The Orchard

YoungUpstarts

Serial entrepreneur and billionaire Lynda Resnick’s book “ Rubies in the Orchard: How to Uncover the Hidden Gems in Your Business ” provides a fascinating glimpse into the marketing strategies behind brands like POM Wonderful, FIJI Water, Teleflora and the Franklin Mint. image source ).

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Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

Both Sides of the Table

I recently did a post for startups on understanding sales people. They’ll have a view on whether Ruby on Rails is worth the hassle. Others think you should never build anything highly scalable on Ruby. A few people have asked me to try and define the perfect startup organization chart.

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Hiring Employee #1

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

I don’t care if this person is going to spend 60 hours a week writing inscrutable code that only a Ruby interpreter could love. Remember, tech support is sales ! You’re not hiring a Systems Engineer III for IBM or a Senior Regional Sales Manager for Dell. Writing skills are required.

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How to Get Sponsorship for Your Business, Book or Podcast

ConversionXL

Sponsors will have different reasons for backing your project: sales, lead generation, brand awareness, product launches , corporate social responsibility, etc. Zendesk maintains a Ruby on Rails API client, making it relevant to the conference as a company and potential employer for Ruby on Rails developers. Audience data.

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In Boston, a School to Learn How to Work at a Startup

ReadWriteStart

They have all the needs of any business - including sales, marketing, product development and design - to go along with all of those software engineers. The six-week immersive program offers four tracks: software development, marketing, sales and business development, and product design. But there is more to it than that.

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