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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." Luckily Harold Jarche pointed us to other discussion on open source models.

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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

At some point in the past year I watched a video of an Eric Sink presentation and he asked the following question (he said it was asked of him by a college student): Why would someone buy your product when it has an open source competitor? Are there exceptions in the open source world? The UI could kill small animals.

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Pragmatism with Flavor

TechEmpower

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. Not to downplay developer happiness. Few developers will find themselves at an extreme or precisely in the middle, and we're no exception. It's important to us.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

In this post, I’ll provide an overview of these recent developments as well as a sense of the grand vision I see forming for Lightning around payments and Web3 applications. In contrast to DeFi’s “move fast and break things” attitude, Lightning development has been intentionally slower and more methodical. 1) Generalizable Payments .

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

2000+ Illustrator Symbols for Illustrators and Animators – [link]. UI Design Patterns: Open Source Design Pattern Library – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Inspiration: 50+ Vector-Based Book Covers – [link].

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Twitter Link Roundup #34 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

crowdSPRING Blog

2000+ Illustrator Symbols for Illustrators and Animators – [link]. UI Design Patterns: Open Source Design Pattern Library – [link]. Legal Contracts for Software Developers Who Hate Contracts (w/free contract template to use today) – [link]. Inspiration: 50+ Vector-Based Book Covers – [link].

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

If you haven’t noticed from my web site or blog, I work as a web applications developer and a consulting CTO. Why Use a Consulting CTO A consulting CTO can help you complete a business plan by estimating costs and timelines for the company’s technology development and deployment. Why are consulting CTOs so scarce?