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How Sendgrid Makes Sure Those App Emails Go Through, With Jim Franklin

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If you're an application developer, sending emails through your application can be a chore. If you think of Pinterest, one of our customers, every time content is pinned or re-pinned, an email is generated to let users know that is happening. Jim Franklin: Web developers are good at building web applications.

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Q Manning of Rocksauce Studios | Founder Interview

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After directing a film in 2009, I wanted to get back into the design industry. I joined ranks with an Austin App developer, taking the role of Creative Director and setting up their design team and process. This application is nothing different than a to-do list, similar to hundreds we’ve seen from other developers.

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Improving Website and Wordpress Performance with Hard-Coded Share Buttons

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Share Buttons Work… In A Way Share buttons on your post help your content reach a greater audience by creating easy channels to social networks. Depending on where you placed the badge, your content could be held back while the script takes its time and your readers bail. My site is both valid XHTML and valid CSS.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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He was Director of Online Marketing for Mota Motors, a BusinessWeek Top 50 Most Promising Startup of 2009 and TechCrunch50 finalist. He previously led business development for Affiliate Fuel, leading to its acquisition by Experian in 2005. Goodreads raised a Series A round of funding from True Ventures in the summer of 2009.

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This Week in VC Episode 6 with @Jason Calacanis: Best One Yet

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We spoke about employment contracts for entrepreneurs – We talked about “change of control&# provisions in your contract and how to negotiate them. Following Microsoft’s addressable advertising trials with NBC in June 2009, many suspect that Google’s investment may have some defensive motivations, as well.

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Welcome to FounderBlog!

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2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? A BIG THANK YOU. Startup 3.0:

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Frank Addantes FounderBlog: Be Best at Something

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2009 (3) ► May (1) A Tour of the Rubicon Project Headquarters ► April (1) "Pay it Forward" Event for Students & Aspiring Ent. Outsourcing ► April (1) GoogleClick - Who owns your cash register? Under Process, Over Deliver So, you need to develop a product? A BIG THANK YOU. Startup 3.0:

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