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What Tech Entrepreneurs Could Learn from Chamillionaire

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On why you should be an entrepreneur, “A lot of people do what they have to do. As a teenager he experimented with writing & producing his own rap music and received a lot of feedback from elders that he had a talent with words. There are many analogies here for software development. He created demand.

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If You Don’t Have a Discrete Hypothesis You Are Incapable of Failing

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3:35 The real entrepreneurs come out during a down economy. 19:30 A teachable moment for entrepreneurs: HAVE A HYPOTHESIS! 41:00 Transitioning from software to writing. 42:20 Did agile development influence you? 44:45 Telling an entrepreneur to focus is like telling a fat person to lose weight.

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JS Saturday | Javascript Beginner to Advanced in One Day!

Tech Zulu Event

Chander Dhall , a microsoft MP, anuthor, trainer, mentor, professional software architect/lead developer, INTETA speaker, open source contributor, community leader and organizer with years of experience in enterprise Software Development. He also authored express-mongoose, mongoose-keywords, mongoose-ttl, and others.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

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"The best way to prepare [to be a programmer] is to write programs, and to study great programs that other people have written. Mark noted that even if an entrepreneur does not become a master developer, by simply understanding the software development process, they will be a more effective startup leader.

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Entrepreneurship: Nature vs. Nurture? A Religious Debate

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In my bones I’m convinced that entrepreneurs are more nature than nurture although I know both are involved. I wasn’t going to write about it since he had just covered the topic and echoed my point of view. I have recently written extensively on what I believe the 12 characteristics of an entrepreneur are.

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Are You Properly Managing Your Core Competency?

Startup Professionals Musings

If you have a software development background like mine, Im sure you often get questions about when to outsource, versus building the solution in-house. Outsourcing is defined as contracting the work to another company, usually located in a developing country, like India, China, or Eastern Europe. Marty Zwilling.

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‘Do-It-Yourself’ Startups Have Never Been Easier

Startup Professionals Musings

Anyone can be an entrepreneur today, without a huge investment, bank loans, lawyers, venture capitalists, or Angels. The next step in complexity is building a software product that you can offer as a service to your customers, or a mobile smartphone app. Then there are full-featured software sites like Facebook.

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