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How much does it cost to build the world’s hottest startups?

The Next Web

We interviewed the heads of the top Web and mobile development companies, incubators, agencies and labs to understand what it takes to design and develop the most successful apps of our generation. If you asked me to build Facebook.com for you, I would quote you $500,000 and nine months of development and design time,” says Schippers.

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Get to Know Richard de Silva of Highland Capital

Both Sides of the Table

In 2002 after exiting his second company he was attracted to the variety of being a VC. They had a very expensive burn rate at the wrong time. Mark and Richard go on to talk about platforms, timing, and simple reiterative product design. How did you get into VC? (9:30 9:30 – 11:30). 40:30 –41:30). 41:30-42:00).

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