SoCal CTO

MARCH 5, 2007

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. I understand his frustration.

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www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

The negativity either impacted investment funding (venture capital fell off a cliff in 2009) or the customers they were targeted as was the case for Untitled Partners who were building a platform for fractional art ownership. Discord with a cofounder was one of the most fatal issues for a company. Now I just need a business model.

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BeyondVC

APRIL 3, 2006

Kinnernet is a techie geek camp organized and run by Yossi Vardi (cofounder of ICQ). There were lots of robots, aerial shows with model planes and helicopters, great discussions on current technology trends, and of course, plenty of beer and laughs. It is also clear that the VC model is broken and needs to change.

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

Post launch, if you gain traction, is where the business person will help take the load off of the technical folks. The business person can take all the meetings while the technical folks work on making the product better. I’ve worked with dozens of startups and it only works that way for a small fraction of cases.

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