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Open Sourcing May Be Worth the Risk

Harvard Business Review

We open sourced Mobify.js , our core framework that enables web developers and designers to create a mobile-friendly version of their website. Open sourcing" means to make software's source code publicly available, so that anybody can recreate the software or modify it to make their own version.

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Open Sourcing May Be Worth the Risk

Harvard Business Review

We open sourced Mobify.js , our core framework that enables web developers and designers to create a mobile-friendly version of their website. Open sourcing" means to make software's source code publicly available, so that anybody can recreate the software or modify it to make their own version.

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To Hire Great Coders, Offer Learning Not Just Money

Harvard Business Review

From data scientists to web developers to designers, firms are locked in competition for technical talent. To identify firms investing in cutting-edge technology, the researchers used data on the spread of Hadoop, software for dealing with large datasets that’s closely associated with the rise of “big data” analytics.

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How the Philippines Became Tech Startups’ New Source for Talent

Harvard Business Review

Unlike other outsourcing hubs, Filipinos are intimately familiar with American culture, a legacy of more than 30 years of American colonial rule. A great web developer with at least five years’ experience can cost less than $25,000 a year. This cultural shift is a great thing for start-ups.

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Great Digital Companies Build Great Recommendation Engines

Harvard Business Review

In my experience, legacy managements too frequently misunderstand recommenders’ role in driving innovation and cultural change. ”We didn’t think a recommendation engine was necessary at the time,” said one of the company’s web developers. Sponsored by DXC Technology.