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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? Absolutely. Firefox rocks.

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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. Imagine your prototyping is over, and you're building a production system.

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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. 3) Exchanges + HFTs. synthetic stocks or futures) and prediction markets.

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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

I ruffled a few feathers with my recent post The Software Product Myth. The unrest surrounded my statement that making $2500/month from your software product wouldn’t allow you to quit your day job. Software - If you’re one of those lucky Ruby or PHP developers then most of your tools are free.

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

mashable.com

eXpireTrack – Track and plan for the date that products are to expire. Gretastudio – Create on-demand presentations for your company’s products, record training and e-learning materials, or other types of presentations that require audio or video content. clickbook – A free online booking and scheduling program.