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Founder Interviews: Todd Olson of Pendo
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Learn how Todd Olson created Pendo, a product experience platform that helps software product teams deliver software users love.What’s your background?Before I started Pendo in 2013, I had a long career building companies and products. I had a passion for programming and entrepreneurship from the beginning. I was writing code as an intern at a large commercial bank when I was 14, and in my senior year at Carnegie Mellon, I became a part-time student in order to start a software company with a friend. It was called Cerebellum Software, and we raised more than $20 million in venture capital. I went on to found another company called 6th Sense Analytics which was acquired by Rally, where I became VP of product and contributed to a successful IPO.At Rally, I experienced the need that would (...)

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Top IT #outsourcing Companies in Europe. Why You Should Consider Outsourcing to Europe
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According to Gartner, the global IT spending is expected to grow to a staggering $3.8 trillions in 2019. So, it’s no wonder if your great idea of an app or a software product is a part of this statistics. And if want to execute it quickly, efficiently, you’re probably looking into IT outsourcing companies to find your perfect match.And from here the world is your oyster! The options to choose from are more than enough. In fact, the choice is so vast that you might feel overwhelmed. But don’t worry. Essentially, the are two main questions you need to answer — where? and who?Let’s start from where.Today, you can find a web developer virtually in any country or a part of the world. Let’s compare the main destinations for software outsourcing in terms of billing rates and the ease of cooperation. (...)

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Founder Interviews: Rob Walling of MicroConf, Drip, and TinySeed
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Rob Walling has bootstrapped multiple startups to exit, most recently Drip. These days he’s working on TinySeed, the first #startup accelerator designed for bootstrappers. He also founded and runs MicroConf and Startups for the Rest of Us.Davis Baer: What’s your background, and what are you working on?I’m a software developer by training and feel like I officially became an entrepreneur in 2005 when I acquired a software product that was in its alpha release. Since then I’ve started or acquired a few dozen products, most notably SaaS applications HitTail and Drip, both of which were acquired.In addition I’ve been spearheading a community for bootstrapped #founders through my essays, podcast, conference, and now TinySeed, the first startup accelerator designed for folks who would traditionally (...)

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Signs you’re building the wrong product.
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Three missteps that undermine your product.It’s never been easier to build a software product – and yet, the number of seemingly great products that fail is only increasing. A side-effect of the ease of building products is that many builders, developers, and entrepreneurs are jumping the gun. We are simply not spending enough time understanding our customers needs before building a potential solution for them.If you build a great product and no one uses it, did you really build a great product?Some incredible products that I thought were amazing but didn’t stand the test of time include Mailbox, Path, and the Nike Fuel app, and probably scores of others that I don’t remember anymore. While some products may have “failed” because the team moved on to bigger challenges and others because of (...)

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How #hackathons Changed My Life
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Hackathon FAQHi, today, I’d love to share my personal experience on hackathons, and clear up some of the confusion around them. Hopefully I can present a good enough case for some of you to consider attending your first one.@cgowerBefore telling my story, you might want to know what a hackathon is:What are hackathons?A hackathon is typically a mini startup competition conducted over a weekend, where people gather in groups and build a minimally viable software product, then pitch their prototype at the end of 24 hours.The word hackathon is a portmanteau of hack and marathon. Hack means “to quickly put together”, whereas marathon refers to the endurance required to work on-and-off for 24 hours straight.My storyDespite wanting to become a software engineer and taking relevant classes in (...)

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Reassessing the legacy of PlayStation Vita
▻https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2018-05-17-reassessing-the-legacy-of-playstation-vita

As software production ends, it’s a good moment to reassess Sony’s handheld - its commercial failure looms large, but its innovations remain hugely influential.

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How to create SRS for EdTech application?
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Most EdTech startups fail because they hurry at the onset of the project and don’t devote enough time to getting to know their stakeholders. Today we’ll explain the basics of creating a system requirements specification and share an SRS template example. You will thank us when you seek web development services provider for your project!What is an SRS and why every EdTech startup needs itAn SRS is a document explaining what you want your software product to be. It is a reference point for everyone involved in the project, from an app developer and a designer to a tester and a UX specialist. Creating an SRS is a critical step in software development as it saves time and money and ensures perfect understanding between you and a web development company.An SRS is a list of conditions you want (...)

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How to create #srs (System Requirements Specification) for web application.
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How to create SRS (System Requirements Specification) for web application. Advice from experienced developersAn excellent SRS is worth a thousand genius ideas. So what is a system requirement specification (SRS)? What should it contain? How can you develop it for your project? Read on to find answers to all these questions.SRS is one of the most important documents you need to write if you plan to create your own startup or build a software product. This document outlines what you need and expect your product to do. A good SRS is a reference point for everyone involved in the project, from stakeholders to coders, designers, and testers. The more detailed SRS you create, the fewer misunderstandings and delays you will face when seeking professionals that offer software solutions for (...)

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Is Android really free software? | Technology | guardian.co.uk
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The non-release of two versions’ source code raises concern that Google might intend to turn Android proprietary permanently; that the release of some Android versions as free software may have been a temporary ploy to get community assistance in improving a proprietary software product. Let us hope does not happen.