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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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Social Networking (the Shorter Version) Past, Present, Future

Both Sides of the Table

The Past (1985-2002). Next began the era of “spam-based&# networks of which Plaxo (founded in 2002) was the king. MySpace was: scantily dressed, teenaged, middle-America, design chaos and on ad steroids. Third-party software companies will start to offer features to websites to actually drive social features.

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On Bubbles … And Why We’ll Be Just Fine

Both Sides of the Table

I know that most people who are close to them tend to deny their existence, as we saw in the great housing bubble of 2002-2007 and the dot com bubble of 1997-2000. That happened a lot in 2002 and again in 2008. I believe a bubble occurs when a market is willing to pay greater than intrinsic value for an asset class. You feel it, too.

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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

The otherwise identical homes could be customized with the interior designs, embellishments and personal touch of the owners. Today in the tech industry, we’re entering an era of Levittown software, and the change is important for all businesses. This Levittown model is the future of payments software. Sound familiar?

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The Long And Short Of Rebranding Your Business

YoungUpstarts

Not all rebranding exercises need a change of logo or design. In 2002, Hewlett Packard signed a merger agreement with Compaq that would bring together the computer hardware businesses of the two businesses, each with revenues of over $40 billion. So between 2002 and 2007, Compaq continued to use their logo with little change.

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Bottoms Up Everyone: A New Economic Revolution Is Upon Us

YoungUpstarts

This is all thanks to websites designed to bring sellers and buyers together in new ways. Between 2002 and 2012, enterprises with over 1000 employees lost over a 1 million employees. As the Bottom-Up Economic Revolution grows, we see two categories of platform companies driving it: marketplaces and cloud-based small business software.

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How to Use Your Website to Convert Consulting Leads into Clients

Duct Tape Marketing

A well-designed website for consultants helps converts leads into clients. Here’s how consistently sharing worked out for consultant and coach Robert Middleton of Action Plan Marketing : “Since 2002, virtually all of my business has come as a result of my email newsletter and blog. Put your best content behind forms.

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