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Why Software Development Estimations Are Regularly Off

Diego Basch

Software is not about repeating, it’s about inventing. The analogy of hikers going from San Francisco to L.A. On the other hand, an experienced software engineer asked to build a control system for a car to drive itself from SF to LA is facing a completely different problem. doesn’t apply.

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My Advice To Entrepreneurs: Consider Canada For Your Startup

YoungUpstarts

Sure, companies in the Bay Area – particularly Silicon Valley and San Francisco – consistently receive the highest percentage of venture money nationwide. By contrast, San Francisco, the top ranked U.S. Software Development Incentives Speak for Themselves. city on the list, came in at #28.

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The 20 Coolest CoWorking Spaces In The U.S.

YoungUpstarts

If you enjoy the coffeehouse vibe, but hate the coffeehouse distractions, Coffee & Power in San Francisco is a great place to be a co-worker. Located in both San Francisco and San Jose (and soon to be Las Vegas), Citizen Space bills itself as simply, “a nicer place to work.” Coffee & Power. Citizen Space.

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The 4 Best Cities In America For Startups

YoungUpstarts

San Francisco is already well publicized. These cities won’t cost you an arm and a leg, but you’ll find that there is still plenty of opportunities in their local software development industry. If you’re looking for people to be a part of your team, Seattle software development community is a great place to start.

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6 Customer Success Secrets

Guy Nirpaz

In the 2nd annual customer success summit last month in San Francisco, I’ve introduced the Customer Success Manifesto. If you are familiar with the agile software development manifesto will see a similar presentation style (visuals are updated to 2014 though).

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Kent Beck keynote, "To Agility, and Beyond"

Startup Lessons Learned

Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. Kent is a significant figure in the field of software development. April 23, 2010 in San Francisco. Our mystery keynote is now revealed and I couldnt be more excited. Our mystery keynote is now revealed and I couldnt be more excited.

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How I Knew That I Could Bootstrap My Company

YoungUpstarts

I was working as a software developer in New York City and came upon a recurring problem, having to spend tedious hours coding online forms. Aytekin Tank is the founder & CEO of JotForm , a SaaS online form building company based in San Francisco. At the time, most users accessed the web through Internet Explorer.