ReadWriteStart
DECEMBER 20, 2022
Ironically, the founder of Netflix, Reed Hastings, made an offer to Blockbuster to buy out Netflix for $50 million in 2000. Multiple tools and technology available can enable innovation in organizations, no-code software development being a pioneer in them. Application Development Activity.
Both Sides of the Table
MAY 23, 2012
If you want to understand the details of why this is, I covered it in detail in this post, Understanding Changes in the Software Industry. In 1998 there were around 850 VC funds and by 2000 there were 2,300. By 2000 the total LP commitments had mushroomed to more than $100 billion. The Funding Problem. Today’s Normalization.
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TechEmpower
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
As software developers, we're technophiles, so we enjoy these cycles and quite often find humor listening to the energy spent arguing on either side of issues. A site with a million users is much easier to manage today than it was in 2000. Platforms eschew threading and then re-invent threading anew. Easy stuff should be easy.
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 17, 2010
I was living in Europe in 2000 when the first WAP phones (Wireless Access Protocol) were introduced. They pronounced “The End of Software.&# It was typical Marc Benioff marketing hyperbole but it was very effective. Their company, my company and countless others espoused cloud-based applications. You have a data problem.
VC Adventure
FEBRUARY 1, 2010
My longtime friend Marion Jenkins, CEO of IT consultant QSE Technologies wrote what I think is one of the most eloquent and well thought out rebuttals to the proposed Colorado “Software Tax” (HB 1192). I urge you to oppose HB 1192, the so-called “Software” Tax. CDs) – shouldn’t change whether the software should be taxed.
Ben's Blog
MARCH 24, 2011
In the great bubble of 1998-2000, the boom in public valuations mirrored the boom in private valuations. The inflation-adjusted data from the last bubble tells the story: In the 3-year period from 1998-2000, venture capital firms raised more than $200 billion, which represented about 0.55% of the national GDP. Much better.
rapidrollout.wordpress.com
JANUARY 15, 2011
If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. A consulting CTO is an expert on the current state of the technology and can suggest the most appropriate development platform for your business. Not all software developers are suited to the role of startup CTO.
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