AlleyTalk - We spoke with Hopscotch’s Samantha John to learn a bit more about her and her co-founder, Jocelyn Leavitt’s awesome, intuitive app that teaches kids how to code. By using the visual, programming language, kids can create and build...
Inside the Code -
Are you bored and bitter at work? Tired of being stuck in an admin role, watching everyone else get a pay raise, while you are busy scheduling meetings? Heard that the Internet is going to be big, but unsure how you can get in on the...
Advice -
Do you think that learning tech skills is boring? Hard? Lonely? Confusing? Likely to turn you into a computer zombie (even if it’s not Halloween!)?
You are NOT alone.
But the funny thing is that no one who actually works in...
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Recently, the man himself, Fred Wilson published a blog post about the importance of learning to code.
His decree was simple and straightforward: If You Aren’t Technical, Get Technical. In particular, if you are a non-technical...
Advice - We all want to have a beautifully designed website and yet, it’s surprisingly hard. So what is it that great designers know that the rest of us don’t?
The key to great web design is really very simple: you’ve got to understand...
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Promising young entrepreneurs from YEC weigh in on what questions to ask a mobile web developer.
Show Off Some Success
"What accomplishment are you most proud of? Ask a developer how they overcame a tough problem and made it...
ER Accelerator - Let’s face it: even in a socially connected world, there are times when 140 characters will get you just so far – but one Wizpert can make all the difference.
Wizpert is a real-time platform that connects people who need help,...
Inside the Code - Variables! Those magical little treasure chests that port our data all around.
You will remember variables from your high school math days. You probably had to solve equations something like this one:
1
x + 5...
Advice -
As businesses re-architect their systems to extend their brand to emerging touchpoints, harness the power of Big Data and all other aspects of the Digital Experience the importance of an API strategy cannot be underestimated. In fact,...
Advice -
In the last two days I have spoken to no less than four entrepreneurs whom are all suffering from a variation of the same problem.
One entrepreneur was in shock because his developer said he wanted to re-build the entire web app in...
Advice - You have 10 seconds to make someone interested in your blog post–and that's after they get to the page.
We all know that it can be very hard to get people to visit your web page, but even if they do click on a link to...
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There are only a handful of scenarios in the history of the U.S. that truly changed the way capital works: the Great Depression, Savings and Loan Crisis in the ’80s, and the most recent Great Recession, to name a few. The latest...
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Coding was once considered to be a nerdy pursuit. But in truth, learning to code not only opens a wide range of lucrative career paths, it is excellent for logic and problem solving skills. In fact, the new national curriculum for...
Advice - Many companies are jumping into the world of mobile digital applications in an effort to attract more customers, and build better relationships with existing ones. In most cases, that means hiring a mobile development company to...
Inside the Code -
What do you get when you cross Google with a toy elephant? Innovation at your own firm can also help your rivals. For example, Google's...
Advice - So, you want to learn coding and software application design, eh? Get in line. In this generally less-than-robust job market, coding has morphed into a competitive, highly sought-after skill that employers are searching for when...
