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Silicon Beach's Hidden Advantage: More Talent?

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There''s been a perpetual complaint and worry in Southern California for years: how difficult it is to find good talent, particularly in engineering and software, for early stage startups. Those non-engineering skills appear to be far easier to find down here than in Silicon Valley. READ MORE>>.

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Google For Icons | IconFinder Providing The Best for Developers and Designers

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Before Iconfinder I was working as a web designer and front-end developer, next to studying computer science and business administration. Back in 2004-2005 I was working as a full-time web designer, where we used KDE (Linux). In 2009 I launched version 2 and asked the talented designers at TurboMilk to do a logo.

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Interview with Lynda Weinman and Bruce Heavin, Lynda.com

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How do you take a business you started as your own personal web site, and turn it into an online powerhouse, completely bootstrapped, from the little town of Ojai, California--not exactly known as a technology town? Bruce and I met at the Art Center, and that was when I first discovered the web.

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Appallicious & the Age of Open Data

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As fast as life moves, technology moves even faster. Especially on the local level, and especially when it comes to embracing technology. They need a government that is more open, more available; a government that speaks their technological language. Technology moves fast. Want to take a trip down memory lane?

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Q Manning of Rocksauce Studios | Founder Interview

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Apps aren’t going away now that the technology of having a powerful computer in your hand has reached consumers. My goal is to continue making software which delights users and let them accomplish their goals as quick as possible. Lastly, I think the push on Reponsive Web Design is going to really take off this year.

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Putting the Pedal to the Metal at Amplify

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Prior to launching the Accelerator, Jeff conceived and built Leads 360 in his spare time while running his software consultancy, ThinkLogic. Jeff told us of his life-long passion for technology and start-ups, which spoke volumes about the drive, dedication and focus needed to make any business a success.

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Interview: Lynda Weinman of Lynda.com

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Messenger : Lynda Weinman , Co-Founder and Executive Chair, lynda.com and author of Designing Web Graphics , a world-wide bestseller, translated into 15 languages. Value Prop Twitter Style : Lynda.com is: “The best, new, online way to learn how to use your software. If you haven’t already subscribed yet, subscribe now for.