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Startup City

Have you got a great idea you'd like to put into action? This is the place for you! We'll talk about ideas and how to turn them into businesses here.

Members: 24
Latest Activity: Jun 10, 2016

About Startup City

Turning an idea into reality is a fine art. Sure, sometimes people start a business and momentum sets in on its own like magic. More often than not, getting traction on a new idea begins with a well thought out business plan and more. What's the secret? Jump in here at Startup City and find out how to get your idea on the road to suuccess!

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Free Webcast: Lessons from Real Life - Tuesday, June 14, 2016

There's theory, fiction, and fantasy. . .and then there's real life. Life's lessons—successes and failures alike—have much to teach us. Since there is only so much that one person can experience in a…Continue

Tags: codetown, o'reilly

Started by Michael Levin Jun 10, 2016.

Kiosk Mall Push - An idea from Bradlee Sargent 2 Replies

Brad wrote: I noticed that in the Florida Mall, there are a lot of kiosks and the sellers there want to sell their stuff.…Continue

Tags: sargent, startup, push

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Oct 31, 2011.

Startup Weekend 4 Replies

 Coincidently, I was reading an article about "Startup Weekend" when I received the email from Mike about demo city.    http://startupweekend.org/ I would…Continue

Tags: startup, jobs, ideas, web2.0, web

Started by Tom Duerr. Last reply by Mario Talavera Mar 6, 2011.

Your Startup - Web Presence 2 Replies

Does your startup need an elegant web presence? It's amazing that some very simple websites…Continue

Tags: entrepreneurship, startups, startup

Started by Michael Levin. Last reply by Michael Levin Mar 1, 2011.

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Welcome to Codetown!

Codetown is a social network. It's got blogs, forums, groups, personal pages and more! You might think of Codetown as a funky camper van with lots of compartments for your stuff and a great multimedia system, too! Best of all, Codetown has room for all of your friends.

When you create a profile for yourself you get a personal page automatically. That's where you can be creative and do your own thing. People who want to get to know you will click on your name or picture and…
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Presentation: Holistic Engineering: Organic Problem Solving for Complex Evolving Systems

Vanessa Formicola discusses how "invisible" forces shape our code and architecture. She shares patterns like "Cirque du Soleil coding" and "Shared Kitchen Sinks," explaining why technical problems often have social roots. Architects and leaders will learn how to use Social Decision Records (SDRs) and holistic modeling to make the implicit explicit and drive success.

By Vanessa Formicola

Podcast: Why Engineering Culture Is Everything: Building Teams That Actually Work

In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Gonzalo (Glo) Maldonado about the central role of engineering culture, measuring team health through qualitative metrics, and learning from other engineering disciplines.

By Gonzalo (Glo) Maldonado

Taking the Technical Leadership Path

Technical leaders face challenges beyond individual contributor work: aligning with business on investments, managing systemic aspects, mentoring, and keeping up with a changing codebase. We need technical alignment—shared codestyle, implementation patterns, and standards—to avoid accidental complexity. Leadership grows through practicing skills, improving team issues, and acting as a role model.

By Ben Linders

AWS Hikes EC2 Capacity Block Rates by 15% in Uniform ML Pricing Adjustment

AWS has raised EC2 Capacity Block prices for ML by 15% across all regions, impacting GPU-based workloads. The uniform price hikes affect top-tier instances powered by NVIDIA GPUs, underscoring supply chain pressures and inflation. With limited alternatives, organizations face higher costs, emphasizing the need for effective workload optimization and cost management strategies.

By Steef-Jan Wiggers

Mistral Releases OCR 3 with Improved Accuracy on Handwritten and Structured Documents

Mistral has released Mistral OCR 3, the latest version of its optical character recognition model, focused on higher accuracy across a wide range of document types, including handwritten notes, forms, low-quality scans, and complex tables.

By Robert Krzaczyński

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