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Matthew Weinberg

Co-Founder and Partner, DevelopmentHappy Cog

New York City Area

Member Since June 2015

Skills

Technology
Web Development
Ecommerce

About

Matt Weinberg is Co-Founder and Partner, Technology & Development at Happy Cog. With over a decade of experience building technology solutions for Happy Cog's clients, Matt leads our Technology and Development team on technical planning, execution and delivery in all projects. Matt is an expert in blending the latest technical advances with a pragmatic approach, and has developed sites ranging from large publishing platforms to customized eCommerce stores. Matt is a noted eCommerce, PCI, server infrastructure, and ExpressionEngine expert, and has presented at conferences around the world.

Published content

13 THINGS EVERY JOB CANDIDATE NEEDS TO KNOW ABOUT THE TECH INDUSTRY

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Members of Young Entrepreneur Council share some important insights every entry-level tech candidate should know before joining the field. You’ve completed your education and training, you’ve done research on the job market and you’re ready to start applying for positions in the tech industry. But before you do, it's important to know how the industry operates. Like every industry, the technology sector is unique, but it's also evolving and advancing quickly, which means hopeful candidates will constantly need to evolve their skills in tandem. Keeping these facts in mind will allow you to not only find the best-fit position for you, but also map out how your career may look in the future. Below, 13 members of Young Entrepreneur Council share a few other insights job candidates will need to keep in mind if they want to enter and succeed in the tech space.

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Good web design can make or break a modern business. If your website is smooth and easy to navigate, it will attract more users and is a vote of confidence for your organization. A poorly designed site can have the opposite effect, turning users away no matter how good the product is. Below, 12 members of YEC shared what they believe is the most important design element to incorporate into your company’s homepage to increase traffic. Try out their recommendations to start bringing in more website visitors.

Company details

Happy Cog

Company bio

Happy Cog is an interactive digital agency that focuses on meeting clients’ needs by developing integrated strategies that seamlessly combine web development, web design and marketing. Our multi-faceted approach allows us to create websites, mobile apps, and connected device experiences that are practical, effective, and engaging. Our team strategically approaches projects in a way that aims to integrate the skills and talents found in each of our agency’s departments. This allows us to tackle client challenges from all sides, and to ensure all aspects of our clients’ needs are met. Our marketing team specializes in Search Engine Optimization (SEO), Search Engine Marketing (SEM), and online display advertising. Our award-winning development team expertly builds web-based solutions that are scalable, adaptable to mobile applications, and which utilize the most up-to-date tools. Our design team begins with a ‘design discovery’ phase, working closely with clients to gain an understanding of their overall goals. The team then crafts a variety of solutions based on our clients’ needs, from sites and apps to custom logos and branding, that look and work exactly how our clients want them to, while maintaining a focus on functionality. We work to combine all of these assets to bring our clients the best possible results. Vector’s comprehensive list of services allows us to achieve our overall goals— helping companies solve problems and allowing them to grow their businesses. VMG provides some of the world’s leading, enterprise-level companies with tools and campaigns that work, with a client list that includes: ~Google ~Etsy ~Airbnb ~The Economist ~The Associated Press ~Columbia University ~Nielsen ~ and many more Vector Media Group was named one of the fastest growing companies in America for three consecutive years by Inc. Magazine, as well as being named Best-In-Class by the Interactive Media Awards in 2013 and 2014.

Industry

Marketing & Advertising

Area of focus

Digital Marketing
Web Design
Web Development

Company size

11 - 50