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Why Has LA Suddenly Gotten So Much Attention from VCs and Entrepreneurs?

Both Sides of the Table

Of course that’s not disputable. To some extent – of course they are. Of course most of you know SnapChat, Tinder & Whisper and many people immediately associate the success of Los Angeles under the SoLoMo banner (Social, Local, Mobile) and you wouldn’t be wrong. Where do all of these engineers end up?

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. Of course, there was so little competition back then so it easier to find uncharted territory. from the Wharton School.

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

Hmmm, I actually don’t read other entrepreneurial books or blogs – except infoChachkie of course [Editor’s Note: Kevin is clearly full of it here!]. You can build software a lot quicker and cheaper as well. Of course, there was so little competition back then so it easier to find uncharted territory. from the Wharton School.

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Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

SoCal CTO

When we interview potential developers, it’s amazing to me how many can’t answer questions that every student in a sophomore level computer science course should be able to answer. No questions being asked ( Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Before You Develop Anything ) Rest of team says - “I’m not sure where we stand.” “I’m

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

No questions being asked ( 32 Questions Developers May Have Forgot to Ask a Startup Founder ) And the #1 reason I get calls relates to an old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time. Of course, turning around these issues will take some time. One of your better developers leaves.

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

Both Sides of the Table

And of course Foundry Group is the original masters of this with perfectly organized ambassador trips to Boulder. Ability To Attract a Pool of Engineers – We know that SF is Mecca for software engineers. And ensuring we leave with a positive impression. Joshua Baer & Jason Cohen do this in Austin, Texas.

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Sebastian Thrun and Udacity Launch New Self-Driving Nanodegree

Xconomy

Thrun (pictured) says many software engineers working at the raft of companies now developing self-driving vehicles have trained in the technology via Udacity , the educational technology company he. Read more » Reprints | Share: UNDERWRITERS AND PARTNERS.