Industry Watch: A great time to be a developer. (Page 1 of 2) In a “Wall Street Journal” article from last summer, Netscape founder and venture capitalist Marc Andreessen explained why software is eating the world.
It’s the transformation of every business into a software company. Amazon knocked out Borders. Netflix took out Blockbuster. Pandora and iTunes dominate the music industry. Zynga is booming while Electronics Arts and Nintendo decline. Companies to Watch: 2013. (Page 1 of 3) Creative minds at work. That could be the sign hanging over any of the 22 companies and organizations listed in our inaugural Companies to Watch list. The origins of this list are simple, and to be honest, we’re smacking our collective heads at not kicking this off sooner. Every year, while compiling the SD Times 100, the editors discuss and debate every significant company and organization in the software development industry. We start with a huge list, collected both from our internal research and from reader nominations.
Mobile Computing with iPhone and Android. Startup Weekend, Looking to Strengthen Communities for Entrepreneurs, Builds New Startup Foundation in Seven Cities. Curt Woodward6/15/11 Startup Weekend, the create-a-company cram session that has spread worldwide in just a few years, is branching out in a big way.
The Seattle-based nonprofit tells Xconomy it is creating a sister organization called the Startup Foundation, aimed at establishing a permanent hub for local entrepreneurial communities around the globe. The new project has backing from the Kauffman Foundation, and full-time staffers in seven cities who officially start work next month.