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Human Capital: Moving away from ‘master/slave’ terminology

TechCrunch LA

While Los Angeles city officials way back in 2003 asked its manufacturers and suppliers to stop using the terminology, they did not require it. When racism is built into the technical framework of a company, it perpetuates a false idea that white people are superior to Black people. .

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Technical Advisors: Every Web/Mobile Startup Must Have One

SoCal CTO

In Los Angeles, I have easy access to a bunch of potential strategic technical advisors through the LA CTO Forum. As I mention in Symptoms of a Weak Development Team , the number one reason I get calls relates to an old software engineering adage: The first 90% of a project takes 90% of the time.

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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.? Here in Los Angeles, it's the LA CTO Forum - a private, invite only group of 250+. What technology research is required? What technologies will we use?

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