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

The most common responses will involve search engine optimization, AdWords, blogging, podcasting, and perhaps social media. 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. Why is this?

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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. 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. left) and Kizzy Lopez (right).

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