Both Sides of the Table

APRIL 3, 2010

Chris Dixon provided some commentary on Twitter that he believes I missed “the most important point about fund size.&# He’s specifically referring to his point of view that entrepreneurs shouldn’t take seed money from “big VC’s&# (he defines them as > $100 million). We took the $500k.

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www.reincubate.com

FEBRUARY 1, 2010

These are Java (from Sun),NET (from Microsoft), and three Open Source options: PHP, Python and Ruby. Its a powerful object oriented language, and is effectively Open Source. Java can be used in both Microsoft or Open Source environments. PHP is a widely-used Open Source web scripting language.

Fractional CTO 40

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

They all use the same simple-minded model.They seem to have approached the problem by thinking about how todo database matches instead of how dating works in the real world.An Andyet theres a lot of money at stake. But this is just the kindthat tends to be open source: operating systems, programminglanguages, editors, and so on.

Startup 105

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techcrunch.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

schools have alumni databases that usually show what folks majored in and what they’re doing now – write them for advice or ask them if they know anyone interested in a particular idea you’re working on. For both companies, the initial traction enabled raising seed money to get them to a traditional VC investment.)

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