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Gust Blog - Thoughts on startups by investors that fund them

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I bought the Rocket eBook Reader in 1999. Both products were innovative leaders. We think it’s a matter of products, but history shows us it takes more than just products and technology to create the sweeping changes. I think I’m an innovator myself, but I know I’m not an opinion leader.

Startup 180
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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 Open-Source Software & Horizontal Computing. It was driven by the introduction of open-source software, most notably what was called the LAMP stack. Open source became a movement – a mentality. These are very different.