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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. 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? Absolutely.

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Work Less, Get More Done, Convenient Open Source, What a Startup.

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Making Open Source Convenient: JumpBox – A startup focused on making it dead-simple to get started with open source applications, they create virtual machines completely pre-configured to just start and go (including versions that runs on Amazon EC2).

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Startup Success Podcast, Open Source For-Profit Startups, One.

Software By Rob

Join nearly 6,000 startup entrepreneurs by subscribing to my RSS feed. Open Source, For-Profit Startups – “FairSoftware is the place to start and grow your online business. November 21st, 2008 | Becoming a Better Developer , Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Subscribe via RSS On Twitter?

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Startup Tools: Free Software open Source Directory

VC Cafe

A ttempting to create a comprehensive list of free and open source tools will probably always remain ‘work in progress’ just for the sheer depth and breadth of the Internet. Open source. eLearning development environment. RSS aggregator. Open source. Open source.

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3 Things to Consider When Staffing a Software Development Project

mashable.com

You can deal directly with full-time or freelance/contracted employees, or you can outsource using local or offshore development firms. Convenience First and foremost, you must decided whether to work with individuals or development companies. Brett Miller is the president of Custom Software by Preston (CSP).

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Startup Tools: Free Software open Source Directory

VC Cafe

A ttempting to create a comprehensive list of free and open source tools will probably always remain ‘work in progress’ just for the sheer depth and breadth of the Internet. Open source. eLearning development environment. RSS aggregator. Open source. Open source.

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Startup Tools: Free Software open Source Directory

VC Cafe

Attempting to create a comprehensive list of free and open source tools will probably always remain ‘work in progress’ just for the sheer depth and breadth of the Internet. Open source. eLearning development environment. RSS aggregator. Open source. Open source.