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Fixing Tech’s Gender Problem Starts With Company Culture

InfoChachkie

Most men in the 1940's and 50's did not know how to use a keyboard and thus could not write code. 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. The reality is that it is embedded in US's culture.

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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. In Mark Suster’s recent talk at UC Santa Barbara , he advised his audience of entrepreneurial students to master two skills: selling and coding. " [Tweet this quote].

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Interview with Zareh Baghdasarian, 15desks

socalTECH

We've basically taken advantage of all the new technology out there--especially, the web-based service model. If you've taken a course, and need an application to do chemistry or math analysis, there's a store where you can write, share, sell, or buy those applications. Can you talk about some concrete examples of what you're managing?

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