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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

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Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars. Like the problem solver I had been trained as in my software development days, I parsed his issue. He openend with his first issue. I talked too much. He talked too much.

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What is the worst startup pitch ever?

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To this date, no company has been able to take control of the internet as a whole because no company has been able to develop a customer base that is loyal enough to pursue the majority of their internet needs through one company. A Software-as-a-Service company using open source and cloud computing technologies. Contestant B.

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The Cost Equation for a Startup is Better Than Ever

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Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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New Early Stage Financing Options for Entrepreneurs

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Lean startups operate on minimal money, an open source environment, and assume multiple iterations, with customer feedback, to get it right. Lean startup. This is a concept coined (and trademarked) by Eric Ries a few years ago, primarily for software and web applications. A popular phrase heard in this environment is “rinse and repeat.”