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Why The Future Of US High-Tech Is Bright

YoungUpstarts

Take software developers as an example. Coming up with an idea for a new piece of software, developing it, and testing it is expensive. Yet once the software is coded, it can be reproduced millions of times at virtually no cost. The innovation sector differs from other industries in how it generates profits.

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Don’t Sleep on Lightning

Version One Ventures

In contrast to DeFi’s “move fast and break things” attitude, Lightning development has been intentionally slower and more methodical. Despite this measured development philosophy, Lightning has still made meaningful progress over the last 2 years. Instant: all settlement on Lightning happens instantly. 3) Exchanges + HFTs.

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

There are quite a few other Software Development Companies in Southern California working on open source and/or freemium business models. Mobile Internet Apple Facebook ► 2009 (32) ► December (3) Startup Software Developers Startup Software Development – Do Your Homework Be.

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The Wheat from the Chaff

A Crowded Space

The result of all these things is that you end up with tons of “5-star” rated users or products and can’t tell the difference between them. I’m not going in depth on this one since you can read all about it here. How valuable would it be if we knew a forced ranking of every software developer in the world?

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Former Head of Microsoft Israel Dreams of Billion Dollar Israeli Startups

VC Cafe

Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. He worked his way up the corporate ladder; in 1998 he became VP of the Digital TV platform strategy, which did not pan out, and in 1999 he found an opportunity in Microsoft Internet (MSN) international.

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Small Business Spotlight of the Week: SignNow.com

crowdSPRING Blog

I like doing anything and everything I can over the internet. Some might say this is because I am a college-aged millennial whose social skills have been stunted by technology, but I think it has more to do with the ease, convenience and immediacy the internet provides. The internet will prevail. Internet’s got your back.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: TripAdvisor

Seeing Both Sides

Last week, I wrote about Akamai , a company with strong network effects that successfully transitioned from a single product to build a platform that garners over a billion dollars in revenue and is now a core part of the Internet’s fabric. Big Data meets travel…in 2000. Magical, really. TripAdvisor’s History: Two Big Pivots.