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Reporting to the President and Chief Operating Officer the Vice President, Engineering/Chief Architect, will lead all technology and development activities for Happtique; including engineering, software development, testing, quality assurance and architectural design. •Create, develop, lead and manage an engineering team in a rapidly growing company and foster a performance-based culture that motivates excellence and promotes accountability. •Interpret technology and healthcare market trends as a foundation for building product roadmaps and market-leading technology products. •Build software

(May 23, 2013) - Last night the Alliance hosted a Developer Patent Summit at Projective Space in New York City (watch the event in full). A startup founder, whose identity was protected by a mask, told the crowd his story of being targetted by patent trolls.

The Alliance is helping to lead the March for Innovation -- a two-day virtual march on Washington running May 22-23 to push the Senate to pass immigration reform. Read the post Techstars' Brad Feld (an Alliance Board Member) penned for Mashable: "Broken Immigration Shatters Innovation" and learn more below. Why Immigration Reform? Our immigration system is backwards and broken. It turns away talented innovators and entrepreneurs. Companies struggle to find the talent they need and get visas for those who can fill the gaps.

Adrian Otto, Senior Technology Strategist at Rackspace Hosting, talks about his company's experience, and problems, with the current patent system. "Our general strategy is that we're gonna fight [patent trolls], and we want to make it clear that we don't submit to the demands of terrorists..."

  Need a place to work? The Alliance Coworking Network has you covered with more than 80 spaces nationwide.   Work alongside other developers and entrepreneurs, often at a discount, at home or on the road.    Visit the Coworking Network to learn more    

Just getting started can be tough - planning, finding a target market, coding, pivoting and then launching. The Rackspace Startup Program provides cloud hosting services and support at the crucial time when startups need them most. And after you reach success, Rackspace can help you as you scale. Rackspace is offering Alliance members a discount: $1,000 a month for 12 months through the Rackspace Startup Program. Click the link below to take advantage of your members-only discount. Or, join the Alliance if you're not a member by clicking here.