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Aspiring LA Web Developer's Dream To Go To Coding Camp, Pay It Forward

socalTECH

What do you do if you''d like to become a web developer, but can''t afford to pay for the courses to learn those skills? Alexander says he was inspired to enroll in those coding boot camps after winning fourth place for his app, MapMySnaps , in the recent Hack for LA hackathon.

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Los Angeles Web Developer

SoCal CTO

Just the kind of person I like to meet. :) But I was a bit surprised when he emphasized how hard it had been for them to find a web developer in Los Angeles. My flippant comment was, “If you do a Google search for Los Angeles web developer, you’ll find a LOT of people and firms.” And he’s right there’s a big difference.

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Hiring Developers Before Product/Market Fit?

SoCal CTO

In the mean time, if you need some extra help, get some contractors to test out specific things. In other words, they come in asking for help with sourcing and hiring. The Part-Time CTO or Technology Advisor will be able to help make that determination. Far from it. Great post Gabriel!

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Interview with Bruce Huang, UCLA Silicon Beach Innovation Lab

socalTECH

At the same time, we're trying to help add women and diversity to technology and entrepreneurship. For example, we have people currently working in video and film production, who want to get into coding, who want to become a web developer, and who want to become cybersecurity professionals. Talk a little more about that gap?

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What Lynda.com Plans With Its $103M Funding, with Eric Robison

socalTECH

The firm operates an online video education service helping people to learn how to use all kinds of software, ranging from Adobe Illustrator to AutoCAD and more. We already had a presence there, and are moving into a standalone building in Calabasas focused on web development. How many employees do you have now at the company?

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What Lynda.com Plans To With Its $103M Funding, with Eric Robison

socalTECH

The firm operates an online video education service helping people to learn how to use all kinds of software, ranging from Adobe Illustrator to AutoCAD and more. We already had a presence there, and are moving into a standalone building in Calabasas focused on web development. How many employees do you have now at the company?

Funding 164
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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. Through our fifteen years, we've been charged with helping clients get business done with technology. Does it help our clients sell more widgets or deliver with fewer headaches?

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