Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. Open source computing, which reduced costs to start a company by 90%. Changes in the Startup Ecosystem. Web Services, led by Amazon’s AWS, which reduced the costs a further 90%.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

Update: The end is near, Expensify is hiring a.NET programmer! As you might know, we’re hiring the best programmers in the world. If you are a startup looking to hire really excellent people, take notice of.NET on a resume, and ask why it’s there. It’s an *freaking open source*.net Expensify Blog.

Java 107

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readwrite.com

JANUARY 25, 2013

So much so, in fact, that enterprises are paying a premium to hire job candidates with Big Data-relevant technology skills, as Dice.coms 2012-2013 annual salary survey reveals. Indeed, given the levels of Big Data hype, its surprising that the overall mood about Big Data remains overwhelmingly positive. Share on LinkedIn. Like on Facebook.

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mashable.com

JULY 4, 2012

Hiring someone new? Get people who know about IP address, HTML and its impact on ranking, QR codes, NFC and other 21st Century marketing tools. Open Source Lists. Have a blog and update it at least once a week. Put out a press release once a month. Are you hosting an event in the community? Speaking at a conference?

Algorithm 93

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ReadWriteStart

MARCH 27, 2011

The idea is to build a hit that would make the founder(s) an appealing and quick talent acquisition (sometimes referred to as an acq-hire). Lastly, large companies that seek new talent will likely hire promising individuals through a small exit. This should also help valorize you in a acq-hire scenario. The focus is on building.

Lean 144

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www.paulgraham.com

OCTOBER 23, 2010

One of the best tricks I learned during our startup was a rule for deciding who to hire. And when businesspeople try to hire hackers, they cant tell which ones are good.Even other hackers have a hard time doing that. But this is just the kindthat tends to be open source: operating systems, programminglanguages, editors, and so on.

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Software By Rob

JANUARY 7, 2009

Bug Tracking - You can go open source and save money, but you may lose it eventually in the time you spend maintaining and upgrading it. Pricey, but based on my hourly rate it’s cheaper than the open source solution I used previously when you factor in upgrades, crashes, and manual workarounds for missing functionality. . #2

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Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 15, 2020

I did study computer science, and I love software, especially open source software, but I just like the challenge of hardware. That's how they can hire people. I was developing a mesh network that I envisioned being useful in the developing world and for the internet of things. I really believed in selling hardware.

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news.ycombinator.com

SEPTEMBER 16, 2011

For three years I worked at Bug Labs (open source hardware company). We not only told everyone what we did, we posted the source code and the blueprints online. They almost certainly dont know how to do that today, but they have so much more money than us that they could hire a dozen consultants until they found someone who did.

Stealth 41

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Start Up Blog

JUNE 6, 2019

But the items aren’t real (brands and IP) and don’t exist in the real world – they live in the ether to purely move money around. Well, suck it up, Zuck – it seems you might have to change your business model or hire 100,000 people to vet live streams. You wanna dance, you gotta pay the band.

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grasshopperherder.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

Out of fairness, that’s why they wanted to hire me, to fix that issue. This would of course be in regards toa single corporation which holds all the IP and revenue.). If you’re really worried about the guy turning around and trying to sue you as an “employee” that’s not the guy you want to hire anyway.

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ConversionXL

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Technical debt happens from unexpected bugs and additional development work that results from using short-term solutions (like templates or open-source code). If there’s a patent for a cutting-edge AI development, replicating their approach in your solution violates their IP. Integrations. The workaround?

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