Qmarkets

DECEMBER 4, 2019

These two yahoo software engineers would go on to become the founders of Whatsapp. Well, not only did they possess the technological assets to make this innovation, but also the human ones in the form of two employees named Brian Acton and Jan Koum.

Ideation 40

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2015

As I reported in an earlier piece for HBR.org : A software CEO I spoke with recently said he avoids job candidates with advanced software engineering degrees because they represent an overinvestment in education that brings with it both higher salary demands and hubris.

Software Engineering 14

Software Engineering Software LEAN Comparison 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2015

As Marco Annunziata , Chief Economist at GE, told me, “We’re no longer selling customers just a jet engine, a locomotive, or a wind turbine; we’re bringing data and actionable solutions along with the hardware to reduce costs and improve performance.” ” Hiring for Growth.

Software 14

Software Software Engineering Data Software Developers 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2013

We believe that when this incredible professional diversity collides with software engineering talent, you have the recipe for breakthrough innovation. The center also reports that between 2008 and the beginning of 2013, New York saw a 24 percent gain in the number of venture capital deals, while Silicon Valley dropped by 21 percent.

Culture 12

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2014

The story was picked up by CNN Money , which reported that Lyft’s internal data suggesting 5,560 canceled rides between October 2013 and August 2014. Strategic talent constraints are typically described in vast interconnected global supply chains and high-tech knowledge jobs like software engineers and research scientists.

Industry 9

Industry Software Engineering Competition Report 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2013

At Nokia, the senior leadership team was for a long time extraordinarily homogenous (mostly men, mostly from Finland, mostly software engineers, mostly educated in Helsinki). This post is part of a series of perspectives leading up to the fifth annual Global Drucker Forum in November 2013 in Vienna, Austria.

Software Engineering 9

Software Engineering Leadership Collaboration Conference 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Beginning in 2013, a handful of tech companies (including Yelp, where some of us work, Google, LinkedIn, and Facebook) began to research and release data on the diversity of their workforces. For instance, in 2014 only 10% of Yelp’s engineers were female. The numbers were grim.

Technical Cofounder 8

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 6, 2014

For starters, he will be running a $75 billion+ enterprise with some 100,000 employees, an army of software engineers and many moving parts. Or consider managed-health care provider Humana’s decision in 2013 to recruit an outsider as its next chief executive. His challenges will be enormous.

Software Engineering 9

Software Engineering Comparison Leadership Report 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

Robin Li, founder of China’s largest search-engine, Baidu, is a talented software engineer who returned to China from the U.S.

Disruption 10

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