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The End Of “Build It Yourself” Software

YoungUpstarts

The companies that ‘rent’ these products on a SaaS basis enjoy the highest standard in software without the costs, risks and tech quandaries of in-house development. This Levittown model is the future of payments software. The build-it-yourself era of payment software development is coming to a close and for good reason. “We

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Lean Startups aren't Cheap Startups

Steve Blank

For those of you who have been following the discussion, a Lean Startup is Eric Ries ’s description of the intersection of Customer Development , Agile Development and if available, open platforms and open source. And I can even imagine cases where it might burn more cash than a traditional startup. Lets see why. Something else?

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Microsoft’s Purchase Of Minecraft Maker Mojang Shows Comitment To Building Cross-Platform Appeal

YoungUpstarts

billion acquisition of Sweden-based software company Mojang, the developer behind the popular building game ““Minecraft”, which has sold over 100 million copies since its release in 2009, illustrates the degree to which Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s long-term vision for Microsoft is taking root at that company. Microsoft’s $2.5

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Highlights from the 2009 Business of Software Conference

Software By Rob

Adding features without making the product too complex creates real value for your customers and produces revenue for your company. photos by [link] November 16th, 2009 | Cool News, Links & Reviews Building your startup? Simplicity is mostly a way to avoid looking like you’re releasing a product that lacks features.

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21 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Business or Entrepreneur Turnaround Story

Hearpreneur

Saturn, Pontiac, and Hummer were all shuttered due to GM's bankruptcy, which occurred on June 1, 2009. In 2009, they were almost out of cash and building a prototype for a service that would send text messages to any mobile device. billion in revenue annually. Eventually, the company was led to global dominance by Alfred P.

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The Customer Development Manifesto: Reasons for the Revolution.

Steve Blank

After 20 years of working in startups, I decided to take a step back and look at the product development model I had been following and see why it usually failed to provide useful guidance in activities outside the building – sales, marketing and business development. 3 , on August 31, 2009 at 12:48 pm Said: [.]

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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, Elgg could power 100,000 networks and it would make no difference - there is no revenue stream as we give everything away under a GPL license. You create something that has value and gets traction and yet youve created it in a way that the software is considered "free." I understand his frustration.