2000 Business Model Software Development Technical Cofounder 
SoCal CTO
MARCH 5, 2007
You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." A friend of mine has a company that builds open source applications in spaces that are a bit less innovative than Elgg, but they do very well financially through the packaging and support models.
Seeing Both Sides
AUGUST 16, 2012
TripAdvisor may be one of the most fascinating companies I know and so I was excited to dig into their business model as part of my series on scaling. TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. Big Data meets travel…in 2000.
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