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How a crappy promotion led to me being a software engineer

Austin Startup

This post expands on a recent podcast I did with Living Corporate outlining the story behind my career switch to software engineering. I’m currently coming up on my two-year anniversary as a software engineer on December 19, 2018. Before working as a software engineer, I was already in “tech”, just not at a startup.

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Why Company Culture Is Vital for Every Remote Company

YoungUpstarts

Having helped countless remote web developers find trustworthy companies to collaborate with, we noticed a curious trend: remote companies with great company culture perform better. Denis Kryukov is an author at Soshace , hiring platform for remote web developers and companies. ingrained it into everything they do.

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Tech Industry Hiring In Canada Continues To Grow

YoungUpstarts

New emerging technologies have been the key catalyst for in-demand jobs. Positions for software development and data science continue to expand throughout the industry. These are software engineers, business analysts, project managers, graphic designers, and web developers. Inno Tech Alberta Inc.

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New Meetup on Building Tech Tools for Private Equity+VC Investors

David Teten

My colleague Sebastian Soler, software engineer at ff Venture Capital, is leading the launch of a new Meetup with me. Our meetup is focused on how to use technology to enhance investing in private markets, including VC, growth, buyout, and distressed. I also teach Front-End Web Development at General Assembly.

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Poor Software Developers - Pull the Plug Early

SoCal CTO

There's an old adage in software development that I refer to all the time: The first 90% of development takes 90% of the time. I used this when I taught software engineering. And I use it all the time now when I get the kind of message that I received: I'm looking for a web developer to continue work on my website.

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Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2)

crowdSPRING Blog

The shift from “startup scale” to “Facebook scale” can happen quickly, and you want to be sure that you choose the best technology for it. All this spells entirely different software architectures and priorities, requiring different kinds of technological expertise. Let’s call that last one “Facebook scale.”.

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Free Startup Docs: How Much Equity Should Advisors Get?

techcrunch.com

Website: fi.co. The Founder Institute is a global network of startups and mentors that helps entrepreneurs launch meaningful and enduring technology companies. iOS Developer Anki, Inc. Project Manager Dice Holdings Software Engineer, Python, YouTube Google/YouTube Web Developer Yelp Inc. Gift Guide.

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