Author Archives: Roberto Torres

Roberto Torres was the Technical.ly Lead Philly Reporter from May 2016 to May 2019. Prior, he was a freelance contributor to Technical.ly and Al Dia News. The native Venezuelan moved to Philadelphia in 2015 after reporting on research at his alma mater, the University of Zulia. Whenever he's not fencing deadlines, he can be found standing in line at Overbrook Pizza in West Philly, running Netflix/Hulu marathons with his wife or reading news from Venezuela.

The Philly skyline

Company Culture, Startups Philly

Philly’s tech industry added 8,000 new jobs since 2013

Written by Roberto Torres February 28, 2019

A woman in a meeting

Startups Philly

Tech execs: Here’s how you can make layoffs a less traumatic experience

Written by Roberto Torres February 26, 2019

Spark Therapeutics signage

Startups Philly

Big exit alert: Roche to buy Philly’s Spark Therapeutics in $4.8B deal

Written by Roberto Torres February 25, 2019

A man holding a phone

Startups Philly

Why these 4 happily employed developers would take a recruiter’s call

Written by Roberto Torres February 22, 2019

At the 2016 Enterprise Awards.

Startups Philly

Peep the Philly companies nominated for PACT’s 2019 Enterprise Awards

Written by Roberto Torres February 22, 2019June 7, 2024