BeyondVC

SEPTEMBER 28, 2005

I have shared many of these thoughts in earlier posts like " The web-based platform " last October and " Web-based businesses circa 2004." Open, APIs and data sharing. " Web 1999/2000. Critical Mass. GoToMarket Philosophy. If you build it, they will come. Release early and release often. Tech platform. Philosophy.

Web 60

Web API Open Source Business Model 60

Both Sides of the Table

DECEMBER 5, 2010

It had grown stratospherically from 2004-2007 to 100 million users, which actually was slightly smaller in December 2007 then MySpace was. It launched open API’s and created a platform whereby third-party developers could come build any app they wanted and Facebook didn’t even want (yet) to take any money from them to do so.

Social Network 318

Social Network Networking Internet Technical Review 318

Austin Startup

DECEMBER 14, 2017

The term Domain-Driven Design was originally coined by Eric Evans in his book, “Domain Driven Design: Tackling Complexity in the Heart of Software” which came out in 2004, so this isn’t a new concept. Bounded contexts should only be interacting with other bounded contexts through clearly defined APIs, making any translations reasonable.

Design 48

Design Software Review Architecture Technical Review 48

mashable.com

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

He founded SKYLIST in 1996 from his college dorm room at Carnegie Mellon, and created UnsubCentral in 2004. Joshua Baer is the co-founder and CEO of Otherinbox , a prolific angel investor and the director of Capital Factory , Austin’s seed-stage incubator. You can follow Joshua on Twitter @joshuabaer. Torrents Lists. Travel Lists. FriendFeed.

Social Media 80

Social Media Startup Angel Investor RSS 80

www.chubbybrain.com

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

A couple of friendly amendments: * Two commenters on a May 2004 blog post, Whither Trepia? Create an API to enable the application to work off of / in conjunction with another, more broadly adopted application (like AIM or Skype). And be careful: I agree with marketing consultant Jim Connolly, who feels that many small-business [.].

Software Review 79

Software Review Startup Technical Review Vesting 79

blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

You’re also living in an anti-Microsoft fantasy land if you think that all things that need to be done can be done with widgets and APIs provided in.Net. NET is a Framework (APIs/ABIs and Runtime), not a language. In fact the MS-DOS API allowed the use of forward slashes, it probably still does. Steven Livingstone.

Java 107

Java PHP Software Review Coder 107

Startup Lessons Learned

JANUARY 12, 2009

When we started IMVU in 2004, we could rely on a staggering amount of open source software that jumpstarted our initial product offering. And I think a bad choice, a bad library, a horrible API, lack of documentation etc. If I am forced to make choices, I will stop using the bad choice, unless I am forced to use it.

PHP 166

PHP Software Review Ruby San Francisco 166

allthingsd.com

AUGUST 24, 2012

Still, it is the highest amount increase since Fenwick began compiling the numbers in 2004. View all videos » api-video/find_all_videos.asp&fields=id,thumbnailURL,guid,video320kMP4Url,name,duration&count=4&doctype=128&type=allthingsd-section&query=BoomTown. Hardware was next, but life sciences and cleantech did not keep pace.

Valuation 45

Valuation Technical Review Silicon Valley Software Review 45

Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 11, 2011

When one of your strategic partners mentions they are looking for a programmer with API experience, and you know a wiz in that specialty, you can quickly step in and refer a solution – that’s the number one practice in generating your own referrals by the way.

Social Media 74

Social Media Small Business Media RSS 74