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From Ph.D. to boutique software developer: An interview with Solwey’s Andrew Drach

TechCrunch

Software consultant Andrew Drach’s two companies Callentis and Solwey demonstrate his entrepreneurial skills, but his clients also value his educational background, as we learned through TechCrunch’s survey to identify the best software consultants for startups. How have you been finding clients?

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Beware the rise of ‘ghost jobs’ — fake job openings with no intent to hire

CIO

The practice has obvious negative social and economic consequences. Hunter Ng conducted research based on nearly 270,000 reviews from the “Interviews” section of the popular recruiting platform Glassdoor. Specialized positions in IT, such as AI engineers, data scientists, or software developers, require unique skills.

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Unlocking the M&A code: 5 factors that can make (or break) a deal

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Frank Roe Contributor Share on Twitter Frank Roe is CEO of SmartBear , a provider of software development and visibility tools. Facebook’s purchase of Instagram in 2012 allowed the social media behemoth to dominate the photo-sharing space. The company has completed eight acquisitions in less than five years.

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Don’t leave developers behind in the Section 230 debate

TechCrunch

Shelley McKinley Contributor Share on Twitter Shelley McKinley is chief legal officer at GitHub, home to more than 100 million software developers. Supreme Court reviewed Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996. GitHub counts 17 million American developers on our platform — more than any other country.

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How to pitch me: 5 investors discuss what they’re looking for in April 2023

TechCrunch

And if you’ve added “AI” to your pitch deck only to make it more appealing, here’s some more bad news: FOMO is passé, and due diligence is the new black. Specifically, we are spending time developing our theses around and seeking founders building the next generation of cloud/computing infrastructure, industry 4.0

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Here Is How You Can Identify And Close Skill Gaps In Software Development

Hacker Earth Developers Blog

Social and emotional skills like empathy, compassion, and adaptability have been spotlighted. It’s an exciting time to be a software developer. But here’s the catch—for software development teams to remain in step with the rapid changes in the industry, they must place upskilling at the center of their strategic approach.

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Passwordless authentication startup Descope lands whopping $53M seed round

TechCrunch

. “The Descope platform helps developers add authentication, user management and authorization capabilities to their business-to-consumer and business-to-business apps with just a few lines of code,” Markovich told TechCrunch in an email interview. Markovich says that it came down to timing. So why launch Descope now?