WWW Beat #2: Money, Widgets, and Code in Chinatown - TechHui2024-03-29T01:29:02Zhttp://www.techhui.com/forum/topics/www-beat-2-money-widgets-and-code-in-chinatown?groupUrl=wetware-wednesday&commentId=1702911%3AComment%3A111259&groupId=1702911%3AGroup%3A110339&feed=yes&xn_auth=noHere's one in Denver.
Denver…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-16:1702911:Comment:1112592012-08-16T05:14:24.554ZRussel Cheng ラッセル チェンhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/RusselCheng
<p>Here's one in Denver.</p>
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<p>Here's one in Denver.</p>
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<h2 class="entry-title"><a class="entry-title-link" target="_blank" href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FeldThoughts/~3/Dcr464UP9PM/denver-startups-get-on-the-map.html">Denver Startups – Get on the Map</a></h2>
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<div class="entry-body"><div><div class="item-body"><div><p>In another example of entrepreneurs just doing it and not waiting for anyone to give them permission, a couple of Denver entrepreneurs created the <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=201204922199419810790.0004c2709a354653ffdd4" target="_blank">Denver Startup Map</a>. My friends at <a href="http://www.fullcontact.com/2012/08/14/put-your-startup-on-the-map-literally/" target="_blank">FullContact blogged about it this morning and explained how it works</a>. It’s simple – if you are a startup – just go to the map and put your information on the shared Google map. 60 seconds – done.</p>
<p>While you are at it, I encourage you to go enter your startups information into <a href="http://www.crunchbase.com/" target="_blank">CrunchBase</a>. I’ve been working on a mapping project with Ross Carlson (our IT guy) and Ian Kuliasha (Silicon Flatirons) that we plan to roll out shortly. It’s based on CrunchBase data and the open source <a href="https://github.com/abenzer/represent-map" target="_blank">Represent-map project</a> that was the basis for<a href="http://represent.la/" target="_blank">Represent.LA</a> map of the LA startup ecosystem that Alex Benzer of <a href="http://www.socialengine.com/" target="_blank">SocialEngine</a> created.</p>
<p>We’ve got a nice twist on this that leverages CrunchBase data, will be applicable to any geography, and will be open sourced so get ahead of us and get your data in. We’ll be rolling it out as part of <a href="http://startuprev.com/" target="_blank">Startup Revolution</a>.</p>
<p>And – while you are at it, <a href="https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=201204922199419810790.0004c2709a354653ffdd4" target="_blank">if you are a Denver startup, get on the map</a>.</p>
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</div> Regarding Coded with Aloha, l…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-13:1702911:Comment:1112442012-08-13T19:16:07.952ZRussel Cheng ラッセル チェンhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/RusselCheng
<p>Regarding Coded with Aloha, let's just get this started. A simple page of listed companies with their URLs highlighted and a map showing their respective locations might be a good start. Then we can get some metrics on participation and where the teams want to go from there.</p>
<p>Is this being routed to the kindness of Dan Leuck's team?</p>
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<p>Regarding Coded with Aloha, let's just get this started. A simple page of listed companies with their URLs highlighted and a map showing their respective locations might be a good start. Then we can get some metrics on participation and where the teams want to go from there.</p>
<p>Is this being routed to the kindness of Dan Leuck's team?</p>
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<p></p> I don't know if it might be t…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-11:1702911:Comment:1110662012-08-11T08:47:57.441ZAnže Žnidaršičhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/AnzeZnidarsic
<p>I don't know if it might be the issue for some organizations, but there are no estimates on how much do sponsors have to invest into one WWH event. Also what are direct benefits to them (e.g., saying they're one of the awesome local tech companies, advertising company's current head hunting activities, VIP room of the venue used to do interviews on the spot, ad on Facebook page, etc.).</p>
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<p>This might be my engineering brain thinking, and next comparison might seem like comparing…</p>
<p>I don't know if it might be the issue for some organizations, but there are no estimates on how much do sponsors have to invest into one WWH event. Also what are direct benefits to them (e.g., saying they're one of the awesome local tech companies, advertising company's current head hunting activities, VIP room of the venue used to do interviews on the spot, ad on Facebook page, etc.).</p>
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<p>This might be my engineering brain thinking, and next comparison might seem like comparing apples and oranges, but I know I would probably not contact GitHub about how much does the private repository hosting cost if they would simply put "FREE for public repositories, email/call us for private ones" on their website :)</p> Quick comment on the widget:…tag:www.techhui.com,2012-08-09:1702911:Comment:1111482012-08-09T21:01:31.642ZPhilip Johnsonhttp://www.techhui.com/profile/PhilipJohnson
<p>Quick comment on the widget: As a software metrics researcher, I am quite opposed to creating a game widget that rewards organizations for "most lines of code" for all the obvious reasons. However, my idea of creating a widget that enables organizations to submit software development *activity* (in terms of LOC, commits, whatever) was intended to address two issues:</p>
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<p>Quick comment on the widget: As a software metrics researcher, I am quite opposed to creating a game widget that rewards organizations for "most lines of code" for all the obvious reasons. However, my idea of creating a widget that enables organizations to submit software development *activity* (in terms of LOC, commits, whatever) was intended to address two issues:</p>
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<li>What kind of organization "qualifies" to participate in "Coded With Aloha". This was a subject of discussion last time. My response: if you're committing code, then you're coding with aloha. </li>
<li>How do we address the perception that "Coded with Aloha" is just another silly marketing slogan to make it appear that a Hawaii tech industry exists? My response: A public "ticker" that shows aggregate, anonymous commits provides an objective demonstration that people in Hawaii are really, truly cutting code. There's no reason (and it would be counterproductive) to reveal the numbers for individual organizations.</li>
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<p>I agree that such widget will take some thought and there is considerable design thought required to make it something that participating Coded with Aloha organizations can use efficiently and effectively. </p>
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