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Requests for Startups in 2024

VC Cafe

In addition, founders thinking about starting a company can be overwhelmed by choice, as there are so many problems to tackle with technology, but it could be comforting to know that investors are interested in those areas in the first place. Looking for startups solving practical use cases that go beyond gaming.

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How To Launch A Profitable Custom Software Development Startup

The Startup Magazine

There are several effective steps to launch a profitable custom software development startup. In today’s innovative digital ecosystem, you can establish a powerful software development company, even if you do not have a previous technical background. Hire A Team Of Software Developers. Market Your Software Product.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. Luckily Harold Jarche pointed us to other discussion on open source models.

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Snyk, from first check to leader in dev-friendly open source security

BeyondVC

We are thrilled to announce our investment in Snyk, which is a developer-first security solution that helps companies use open source code and stay secure. in open source world where much of it is third party code. in open source world where much of it is third party code.

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Don’t Follow The Buzzwords For Small Business Technology

YoungUpstarts

Today’s technology landscape is littered with buzzwords and seemingly urgent exhortations for businesses: move to the cloud, spend time and money developing a mobile app, support mobility, and so on. Rather than focusing on technology as a cost centre, businesses should regard it as an innovation centre. Know your IT requirements.

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Why Your Startup Should Be Involved in Open Source

ReadWriteStart

Oftentimes, when you hear the arguments for "Why open source?", they are aimed at convincing companies to use open source software. Along those lines, Peter Friese, head of mobile development at Itemis recently wrote an article arguing " Why Your Next App Should Be Open Sourced.".

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Getting A Software Patent Is Valuable But Frustrating

Startup Professionals Musings

For a software startup, a patent can be the intellectual property providing the key competitive advantage, or it can be an expensive non-defensible bureaucratic nightmare -- or both. Some argue to simply eliminate software patents, while others put their hopes in U.S. That’s more than a lifetime in today’s technology.