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Down the Stack | How Low Do You Go?

Tech Zulu Event

I’m largely talking about whether to use an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) or a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS), and to some extent, how much to rely on Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers or write your own application components. PaaS, on the other hand, will provide a development platform (as a service) to create new applications.

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How Pinterest, Tumblr, HootSuite, Klout, Posterous, Bitly and Mashable Rapidly And Repeatedly Hire Great People

InfoChachkie

Although this is a core competency that must be honed over time, there is a cadre of SaaS hiring tools that the world’s leading tech companies deploy to their advantage. Enter The Resumator , a SaaS applicant recruitment and tracking solution geared to the SMB marketplace. According to Jennifer Van Grove of Mashable, “The Resumator.

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Startup Lessons From Pink Floyd’s Dark Side Of The Moon

InfoChachkie

Creating your product based on your target market's reactions at every stage of the development process enables you to make bold choices with confidence, even when such decisions seem to defy conventional wisdom. Entrepreneurs should unabashedly copy Pink Floyd's simple, yet effective market validation strategies. Share and Enjoy.

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How This Startup Turned An April Fools Joke Into Customers

InfoChachkie

As noted in Hacking Hacker News , the company previously dominated the mindshare of the web development community by facilitating the spread of a random posting on Hacker News. Divshot''s solution is an innovative web development tool, which automatically generates professional-grade code during the wire framing process.

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When Intent And Content Align, Online Ads Suck A Whole Lot Less

InfoChachkie

At Rincon Venture Partners , we have a laser focus on identifying groundbreaking adtech and business productivity SaaS solutions. It has developed a service akin to DataPop’s, focused primarily on dynamically increasing the relevancy of website content. and Overture Services. Another promising company in this space is SteelHouse.

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Interview with Jason Kiesel and Kurt Daradics, FreedomSpeaks

socalTECH

FreedomSpeaks is a startup developing a business around connecting people with information about their political representatives, and also enabling organizations and others to do the same. We're excited to have his experience, since he's got a savvy SaaS background. He's got a good, solid SaaS background.

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5 things Silicon Valley gets wrong about Southern California

SoCal Delicious

Huge news: Millions of PHP developers can now build mobile apps for iOS and Android — in PHP. Developers. While real estate and tourism continue to be strong economic drivers, there is also a thriving business climate developing life-changing technologies. Primary Menu. Skip to primary content. Skip to secondary content.