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So you say you want to be a Product Manager …?

Austin Startup

TL;DR Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. Product management is a unique and poorly understood discipline, especially as it applies to software and other tech-related companies. As a product manager at HomeAway (part of the Expedia, Inc.

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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Boston Tech Community (Fall 2013 Edition)

Rob Go

Extension Engine - Software engineering and design. Not Boston focused, but definitely follow his reports of PE and VC financings and the state of the venture market. @danprimack. Walter Frick - Harvard Business Review. Custommade – Marketplace for Customer Products (NextView Portfolio Company).

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Hire a Recruiter.Now

Seeing Both Sides

CNN recently reported that 40% of the 130,000 job openings in Silicon Valley are for software engineers. That's why, even though it flies in the face of conventional wisdom, I'm advocating that all my portfolio companies hire recruiters when they are trying to fill senior or key positions. Immediately.

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Top Platforms for Freelancing Newbies

Transformify

You need to be careful in choosing the website where you’ll build your portfolio because you might end up wasting time, effort, and money without getting any clients. Search Engine Optimization or SEO, SEM. Software Testing. Behance is Adobe’s portfolio website so it’s easy to miss this opportunity.

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Essential Startup Funding Tips from 8 Seasoned Investors

mashable.com

Kapor Capital’s expansive portfolio includes Bit.ly The group seeks out technologies that are complementary to the company’s core operations, including applications, software and infrastructure startups. The firm’s portfolio includes the likes of Gist , Lijit , Brightleaf, Memeo, SimpleGeo , StockTwits and Zynga.