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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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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

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You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Each of these three concepts demands extensive consideration in the specific context of the project and the organization as a whole.

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Twitter Link Roundup #37 – Design, Copywriting, Marketing, Small Business, Social Media And More

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Color Inspiration: Awesome Red Websites – [link]. 50 Examples of Black in Web Design – Black is Beautiful! 50+ Ultimate Useful Cheat Sheets for Web Developers and Designers – [link]. 40 Amazing Web Apps for Freelancers – [link]. 50 Inspirational Gravity Defying Advertisements – [link].

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Landing Clients Nearly 100% of the Time, Car Insurance by the Mile.

Software By Rob

Software by Rob Passionate about Startups and MicroISVs Lessons Learned by a Serial Entrepreneur home about press micropreneurs archives ← Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One Laptop Per Child 2008, and $19 Usability Testing WordPress Headaches with Closing HTML Tag – Any Ideas?

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270+ Tools for Running a Business Online

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Google buzz Advertise Network Blippr iPhone App Mashable France MashDeck Twitter App Mobile Site Social Media Events Twitter Guide Book Facebook Guide Book Partners App Development WordPress Expert Rackspace Hosting MaxCDN Content Delivery Dynect Managed DNS ConVerdge Communities About Us Submit a Tip!

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CEO Friday: Why we don’t hire.NET programmers

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You need to hear this from someone who has used.Net extensively, and then happily walked away from it to go open source: You are a wanker. And before you say.net is only for windows, checkout https://github.com/mono , it’s not an open source application. It’s an *freaking open source*.net

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Native App vs. Web App: Which Is Better for Mobile Commerce?

mashable.com

For most businesses, that means making a choice of creating an optimized mobile commerce website or a native mobile application. Choosing Between Mobile and Native Apps One of the resounding themes for mobile software developers in 2011 is the debate between building a native app or building a mobile web app.

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