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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models.

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9 Keys To Overcoming The Fear Of Change In Business

Startup Professionals Musings

Brands, who brings decades of experience implementing innovation as the founder of InnovationCoach®. Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. Set your default to sharing rather than proprietary.

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Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One.

Software By Rob

Open Source, For-Profit Startups – “FairSoftware is the place to start and grow your online business. One Laptop Per Child Give One Get One 2008 – For $399 you get one XO laptop for yourself, and one is sent to a child in a developing nation. A good weekly listen. 19 Usability Testing - This is awesome.

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9 Ways To Make Innovation Happen In This Time Of Need

Startup Professionals Musings

Brands, who brings decades of experience implementing innovation as the founder of InnovationCoach®. Brands book is based on the implementation of nine principles of innovation originally developed by Google way back in 2008 by Marissa Mayer. Set your default to sharing rather than proprietary.

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Lessons Learned: The lean startup

Startup Lessons Learned

Lessons Learned by Eric Ries Monday, September 8, 2008 The lean startup Ive been thinking for some time about a term that could encapsulate trends that are changing the startup landscape. But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste.

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Generative AI: Incumbents vs. Upstarts

VC Cafe

More and more, established companies are leaning into generative AI by either adding generative AI features to their existing suite of tools or partnering with AI companies (mostly OpenAI or the open source HuggingFace) to launch entirely new products. What else do we know?

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Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth

blog.captainrecruiter.com

Technical Co-Founders Are A Myth. Two years ago I got the bug to do an online recruiting startup and I began the hunt to find a technical co-founder - a software engineer who works for no cash - to help me build my dream website. I learned something: technical co-founders are a myth. Captain Recruiter. Real Advice. No Nonsense.