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How to Compete Against Open Source Competition

Software By Rob

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? Are there exceptions in the open source world? The UI could kill small animals.

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Software Development Companies in Southern California

SoCal CTO

They are generally the senior most person responsible for custom software development, database design, database administration, web development, etc. Most networking events tend to either focus on specific technologies (PHP,Net, C#, Microsoft, LAMP, MySQL, Open Source, Hadoop, Java, etc.)

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What we can learn from the evolution of Content Management Systems

The Next Web

As more websites began to have dynamic content, it became necessary to develop software that could generate HTML pages on the fly and modify the static files based on content that someone (typically a journalist) had input in a backend or that had been added by a user (on a discussion board).

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Choosing Technologies for Your Web Startup (Part 2)

crowdSPRING Blog

Some of the big guys (notably Google, Facebook, LiveJournal) have embraced open source and the results are trickling out to us. It inevitably involves data and content caching, one of the most difficult aspects, engineering-wise, of web development. Of course, software consultants make their money by developing software.

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Venture Capitalists, Super Angels and the State of Startup Funding

mashable.com

View Comments Watch Facebook, Groupon and Quora’s Founders Speak at Startup School [VIDEO] View Comments Mashable Weekend Recap: 19 Stories You Might Have Missed View Comments Groupon’s Founder on How to Get Super Rich View Comments PHP, MySQL & AJAX Developer at Comentum Corp. Mozilla Wants You to Build Your Own B.

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HOW TO: Build an App for Your Small Business

mashable.com

This will protect all parties involved, ensuring your developer is treated fairly, your work is done in a timely manner and all expectations are met on both sides. Also make sure that you’re communicating well with any web developers or designers you hire. 5 Innovative Uses of an API [Mashable.

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HOW TO: Connect with Other Entrepreneurs Online

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COMEDIVA, a web production company developing a female-driven video comedy site, is searching for that multi-talented web developer / designer / SEO guru who can handle. View more jobs » View Comments Ryan Rosado Wednesday 27, 2010 @ 1:14 am This is wonderful resource/nugget for budding entrepreneurs (as myself).