Startup Lessons Learned

AUGUST 26, 2020

Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin started Bitwise in 2013 with the idea that the technology industry could be used to fix a city--in their case, Fresno, CA. Seven years later, they've trained about 5,000 students and created over 1,000 new technology jobs in Fresno. Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin are the founders of a company called Bitwise.

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Software By Rob

JUNE 23, 2010

I was a judge at last night’s 59 days of code startup competition here in Fresno. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Teams had 59 days to create a killer app. You can view a list of contestants here.

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Software By Rob

DECEMBER 9, 2009

Almost no one thinks about improving conversion rates. Popularity Another reason people focus on traffic instead of conversions is because that’s what everyone talks about. For every 50 books or blogs on search engine optimization or AdWords there is one on improving conversions. Conversion, Not So Much.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 8, 2009

We just moved to Fresno, CA and I’m looking for a new mechanic. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. The conversational writing on your blog tears down the corporate veil and lets people interact with you like human? I think this might be the key. 2 Rob on 10.08.09

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 25, 2017

Fresno State students receive supplies for school with help from Renaissance Scholars staff John Hunt, Jr. left) and Kizzy Lopez (right). We’re all bombarded with social media campaigns asking for us to Tweet, share, like, change our badge, use a hashtag or generally show outrage at a topic du jour.

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Software By Rob

APRIL 7, 2009

Makes Fresno Web Design look like something out of 37Signals. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. Imagine, a laptop you could open on an airplane and not hit the seatback in front of you. A Look Back at the Internet ’96 – A short walk through the Internet Archive.

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Software By Rob

OCTOBER 22, 2009

Re-connecting I work from home and since I live in Fresno I don’t get out much. Luckily several thousand people have decided to stick around and join the conversation. I cover topics that affect software and web startups of all sizes, but mostly relating to startups you can fund yourself.

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