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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. 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.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

In contrast to DeFi’s “move fast and break things” attitude, Lightning development has been intentionally slower and more methodical. Despite this measured development philosophy, Lightning has still made meaningful progress over the last 2 years. Some early open source projects include Whatsatt and Juggernaut.

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Startup Advice: When to Use a Consulting CTO

rapidrollout.wordpress.com

For the non-expert businessperson, this means advice about “what software to use&# but also guidance through the arcane arts of software development, including advice about programming languages, software development methodologies, web application frameworks, software architecture, revision control systems, and other hacker black magic.

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Expenses You Don't Think of When Starting a Business

Software By Rob

As I said in The Five Minute Guide to Becoming a Freelance Software Developer , an accountant is not an optional expense. Bug Tracking - You can go open source and save money, but you may lose it eventually in the time you spend maintaining and upgrading it. 4 Inflecto [Software Developers] on 01.08.09