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Open Source Business Model

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There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. One of his companies - Gluecode - was sold to IBM for a pretty good price. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc.

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Customer Validation - 33 Great Articles

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How I Test The Market Validity Of A Product Customer Development Gut Checks Build a Path to Customers from Day 1 Top 3 Ways to Fail at Customer Development Creating Startup Success – Customer Development + Business Model Design Customer Development and Marketplaces Hubris, Passion and Customer Development Free Customer Development Help – Survey.io

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Startup Business Model Considerations

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Fantastic post by Christian Gammill - Startup Delta Force… From a competitive perspective (e.g. all the other folks out there that will try to enter the same market) the barriers have been dropping over the last few years.

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Startup Development

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How to Work With a Contract Web Developer How To Bootstrap Your Startup

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

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This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What's the business model short-term and long-term? You need to send us an overview of what you are doing. Who's the customer? How does the product solve a pain? Who are the main competitors? How are you different?

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Free Startup CTO Consulting Sessions

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This overview (executive summary) needs to include: Product and Business What is the product? What's the business model short-term and long-term? You need to send us an overview of what you are doing. Who's the customer? How does the product solve a pain? Who are the main competitors? How are you different?

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Granularity and Consistency of Startup Metrics

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This aligns with understanding the the core business model: Get Users (= Acquisition, Referral) Drive Usage (= Activation, Retention) Make Money (= Monetize) (and Lifetime Value is a good one) Of course, that’s a big part of what the investor wants as well. Part of those questions are around Startup Metrics.

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