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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.

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Founder Challenges with Startup Development Teams and CTOs

SoCal CTO

I''m spending more of my time recently working with non-technical startup founders who are having challenges with their software/web/mobile development teams. This means that early software architecture can sometimes not work as well as the startup moves forward. Of course, turning around these issues will take some time.

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

Both Sides of the Table

What is perhaps different from other regions is that we have large indigenous aerospace industry and a big high-tech import/export trade as opposed to a lot of software companies. Of course that’s not disputable. To some extent – of course they are. They estimate that high-tech work contributes $108.3 Structural.

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Pinterest Launches Secret Boards For Holidays

Tech Zulu Event

According to Pinterest Software Engineer Evrhet Milam , “The holidays are a time for being with family, sharing great meals, and, of course, surprising your favorite people with a special gift. According to Milam, “To create a secret board from the web, visit your profile and scroll down to the bottom.

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Lead Developer to CTO at a Startup

SoCal CTO

What existing systems will we leverage, what programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, revision control systems, etc.? This can take the form of a local university, online courses, going through relevant books, etc. How can we address this risk? What technology research is required?

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Symptoms of a Weak Development Team

SoCal CTO

I am hearing from my project management team a bit of distrust in the technical capacity of our web development team. 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. Software development is challenging.

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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. How do you stand out?”.