Now Is The Time To Be Looking For Co-Founders
If you have a startup idea and are looking for co-founders, technical or design or business or marketing or otherwise, now is the time to be looking for your co-founder. I can’t quite put a finger on...
View ArticleFeatured Startup Community Employer: US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau...
Soical Matchbox community member Ross Karchner got some recognition today by The Atlantic for taking a very creative approach to recruiting for the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)....
View ArticleWhy Recruiters Are Your Friends, *Restrictions Apply
A few minutes ago I read an article by Megan Garber in The Atlantic magazine online edition titled: “Imagine Getting 30 Job Offers a Month (It Isn’t as Awesome as You Might Think): Web developers and...
View ArticleRe-shaping Roles in Product Companies: DevOps
I have wanted to talk about how roles have been evolving in product company teams for some time now. One really good example of this is the appearance a role titled “devops engineer”. If you are a...
View ArticleLearning To Code: Rebooting Myself
When I was a kid I became interested in computers and in programming around the age of 6 or 7 thanks to an Atari 600a followed quickly by an Atari 800 XL. I was not lucky enough to get a modem, but I...
View ArticleCode Spin Cycles: The Social Dynamics of Programming
The title of this post: ‘Code Spin Cycles: The Social Dynamics of Programming’ is something of a fascination of mine with developer communities that spans three decades. It fascinates me how closely...
View ArticleForm Good Habits While Learning To Code
If you are anything like me, this is the time of year that you are working on putting your new years resolution into motion. My resolution this year involves zen habits. One of the reasons I chose...
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