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Bridging The Gap Between Students And Startups, With TechLA

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We often run into students who say: I have an internship opportunity with Google, Microsoft, or IBM--why should I look at a startup? Steven Dietz: A student who has an offer at Microsoft or IBM, and is excited about it, should probably pursue that. I think schools here could do a better job. Thanks, and good luck! READ MORE>>.

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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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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest , former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), Co-Founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). 1) The economy sucks, but you guys are hiring. What positions are you looking to fill and how can entrepreneurs get in touch with the company?

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Interview: Kevin O’Connor of FindTheBest

InfoChachkie

Messenger : Kevin O’Connor , Co-Founder of FindTheBest, former Co-Founder and CEO DoubleClick (sold to Google, $3.1B, seed investor ISS (sold to IBM, $1.3B), co-founder ICC (sold to DCA $25mm). Company : FindTheBest. 1) The economy sucks, but you guys are hiring. All rights reserved. Company: FindTheBest.

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CallFire Bootstraps 50,000 Signups and Hires Former NetZero CEO

Tech Zulu Event

He also served as chief strategy officer of Jambo, a leading pay-per-call Internet company targeting local business; CEO of Layer2 Networks; a partner with international IT consulting firm IMPACT Software; a senior technology consultant for IBM; and vice president of software engineering with Vault Corporation.