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Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture

InfoChachkie

It wasn't until the early 1960's, when men realized the power and prestige associated with software development, that women were not so subtly pushed out of the profession. Our customers are some of the world's largest, most diverse organizations on the planet, such as IBM, HP and Dell. A Corporate Culture That Changes the Odds.

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Five Startup Tips From Bill Gates

InfoChachkie

"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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What Tech Entrepreneurs Could Learn from Chamillionaire

Both Sides of the Table

He studied the errors that other people had made and tried to improve on them. Cham studied early in his career how to hold the microphone, how to project his voice, how to watch the audience and pay attention to what interested them. There are many analogies here for software development. I study it every day.&#.

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At “The Vine,” Developer Builds a Vertical Campus for Tech Startups

Xconomy

The 11-year-old company provides customer relationship management software-as-a-service for companies like Electrolux, Whirlpool, and Samsung, helping them re-purpose their training materials and other “help content” to improve their customer experience. The tech community has helped us evolve as a company here,” Turner said.

Develop 40
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Interview with Jonathan Zweig, AppOnboard

socalTECH

He was just a friend from church, and we actually connected at church through bible study. What we do, is we build a full-fidelity demo for a customer. We will take that to a customer, and show them what we have. It ended up being probably the most pivotal and influential experience of my life, living with Randy Saaf.

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What SAAS Companies Need to Know About Network Management?

Tech Zulu Event

A recent study of IT professionals reported that over 30% of their workplace environment is virtualized. We’ve even created an acronym for these kinds of services: software as a service (SAAS). Usually, a company provides subscription based access to subscribers allowing these subscribers to use software in the cloud.

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Journey Platform To Build Data Gathering Mobile Apps | Co-founder Interview Conrad Hofmeyr

Tech Zulu Event

The founders all hail from the University of Stellenbosch where we studied engineering together, and include Conrad Hofmeyr, Ralf Kistner, Malan Joubert (who is also a founder of FireID , a mobile security company) and Philip Joubert. Who are the founders and their backgrounds? Who are your clients?

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