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Hacking Hacker News – How Wily Startups Leverage Social News Sites

InfoChachkie

I reached out to Michael after their surprising day at the top of Hacker News during early September. The innocuous post, which was simply titled " Divshot " generated over 110 comments and was awarded nearly 200 points by Hacker News' notoriously jaded readers. According to Michael, the Hacker News exposure was completely unplanned.

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Brain Corp., Maker of Robotics Tech, to Open European HQ in Amsterdam

Xconomy

The Amsterdam office will serve as the company’s regional hub for operations, software development, and research and development, Brain said in a news release. Brain brought on a new executive, Michel Spruijt, as general manager to oversee operations in the region. “We Brain Corp.,

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Challenge of Predicting Winners

SoCal CTO

skip to main | skip to sidebar SoCal CTO Sunday, February 25, 2007 Challenge of Predicting Winners I just read a bit on the payout to YouTube from the Google Acquisition ( Internet News , CNN ). in Computer Science. He is a frequent speaker at industry and academic events. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. Or do we want to play with this new toy simply because playing with new stuff is fun? Not to downplay developer happiness. It's important to us.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

Both Sides of the Table

Fred Wilson said as much on his blog also. That is true of all my blog posts. It is what I love the most about debates and one of the things I love most about blogging. Notes Wadhwa, “Jason [Calacanis], Fred [Wilson], and Silicon Valley VC’s, I’ve got news for you: you’ve got it all wrong.

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Twiistup 007: Final Showoff's Additional Speakers and TZ Discount

Tech Zulu Event

Through Demand Media, Richard is redefining the next generation of new media companies. . Eric Ries is the author of the blog Startup Lessons Learned and the lean startup methodology. Leila first developed the idea behind Samasource while working as a management consultant at Katzenbach Partners (now Booz & Co.),

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The Startup Guide To SXSW Panel Picking

Tech Zulu Event

Removing the Middleman: Embedding Shopping on Your Blog. In 2009 my art blog www.johntunger.com earned $188,138 in gross sales from 205,839 unique visitors. Entrepreneurism / Monetization blogging, Entrepreneurship, monetization. . Entrepreneurism / Monetization design, Recruiting, Software development. .

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