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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

This probably isn’t news to developers, but it was news to me when I found out many tech companies still use slave-master language. GitHub talked about making these changes as early as June, when CEO Nat Friedman tweeted that it was something the company was already working on. You can sign up here.

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How Rolebot Wants To Eliminate The Resume, With Shane Bernstein

socalTECH

However, in the technical arena--as a programmer, developer, or software engineer--it's hard to tell from a resume how good you really are. We spoke with founder and CEO, Shane Bernstein , on why he thinks the company's system is far superior to using a resume to find technical talent. How did you end up starting the company?

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SaaS Is Dead, Long Live Software

InfoChachkie

It’s high time we kill the term Software As A Service (SaaS) and call it what it is – software. Even Salesforce abandoned it’s silly “No Software” tagline, after the company had to explain in 2015 that it meant, “No legacy software, just cloud software.”. You’re not a SaaS company, you’re a software company.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life – The New Measure Of Wealth

InfoChachkie

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". Culture Clashes.

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What Makes a Successful Startup Community? Is it Possible to Build One Where You Live?

Both Sides of the Table

” In that post I talked about how a few key people in any community can have an enormous impact on the fledgling success of the city or company. And in many communities that are new to building tech startups I’ve found that a lot of angel money is not very sophisticated at investing in startup companies. Here are mine: 1.

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Entrepreneurs Should Forget ROI And Focus On Return On Life: The New Measure Of Wealth

InfoChachkie

I became acquainted with Tige, when I was researching examples of exemplary online customer service. How did an American software engineer come to own an adventure travel company cited by National Geographic as, "one of the best adventure travel companies on earth?". Culture Clashes.

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Interview with Anne Walls and John Singleton, WordHustler

socalTECH

We caught up with both Anne and John to learn more about the company. For example, for one day when you finish your book, you can submit it here, or there--and put those all on your wish list. For example, if you're living in Canada, it's sort of a pain to send to an international tournament, and you can use us as a liaison.

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