When social norms interfere with your startup!!!!

When social norms interfere with your startup (via Pando Daily)

By Hayden Williams On September 15, 2013 From the beginning my cofounder, Paul, and I were braced for the technical challenge of building and scaling our first Web application. I use “we” loosely, as Paul jumped into the role of CTO and has shouldered…

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TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Day 2!!!

The second day of TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 was good. Unfortunatly this conference does not appear to be as good as last years conference. I love the talk about bitcoin we all know virtual currency  is going to be big. I also thought Michael Arrington teasing Marc Benioff about LSD was funny as hell. I think that this is still a great conference but it could be better.

Getting into bed with an IP Licensor!!!!!!

Indie game studios are brought in by Marvel, DC, Disney, Transformers to develop, create, and transform these licenses into new games. As a game developer, what does it mean to work with IP license holders and integrate their assets into your game? What hidden missteps lay within this challenge? Can you own the users? Can you own the revenue? Who is responsible for the marketing?

To answer these questions on Tuesday, September 10th at 6PM Yetizen Innovation Lab held their Getting into bed with an IP Licensor event. What about open licenses? What if I’m making a game around an intellectual property that no one holds, but is a widely recognized IP (such as Texas Hold’em Poker)?

For this month’s San Francisco Game Developer’s Workshop, they invited Gerard Cunningham, CEO of Koolbit, Margaret Wallace, CEO of Playmatics, and Brian Backus, Principal at Backus Media will share with you their experience and insights how developers and licensors are collaborating to design games that are true to the franchise and resolve questions that you may have in the issue!

Mobile Monday does the Internet of Things!!!!!!

On Monday September 9th 2013 Mobile Monday Silicon Valley held an event for the Internet of Things. The connected home is expected to profoundly change the ways in which we consume and share content, manage our energy usage, monitor our health and home security and more. The panel will explore the technologies and solutions that will make the connected home vision a reality.

Moderator was Mark Hung the VP Wirelss Research at Gartner. The panel included Sy Choudhury, Sr. Director of Product Management at Qualcomm; Jason Johnson, CEO of August Smart Lock; Tim Enwall, the Head of the company at Revolv Inc; Gioia Pistola, Founder and CMO of Atooma; Santiago Merea, Founder and CEO of The Orange Chef Company; Robert Coneybeer, Managing Director of Shasta Ventures.

TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2013 Day 1!!!!

On Monday September 9th, 2013 TechCrunch Disrupt SF began and it was amazing. There were major talks and many important stage presentations. The news from this event was gold. I enjoyed the day getting to meet and talk to many people from all over the world just for this event.

Who Are Software Developers?

Who Are Software Developers? (via slashdot)

Software development is an art and a science that is not attainable by just anyone. It takes a special type of person to write code. Software developers are so very keen and precise in their psychological makeup that they make an excellent stereotype…

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Square Offers Coding Camp to Women and Girls!!!!!!

Square Offers Coding Camp to Women and Girls (via Dice News in Tech)

San Francisco-based Square is offering an intensive computer science program for women in high school and college, joining a growing number of companies aiming to increase the number of women in the field. The programs are selective, with only eight…

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