Startup Lessons Learned

SEPTEMBER 15, 2008

But by taking advantage of open source, agile software, and iterative development, lean startups can operate with much less waste. One that is powered by three drivers, each of which is a part of a major trend: The use of platforms enabled by open source and free software. What are the characteristics of a lean startup?

Lean 168

Lean San Francisco Startup Continuous Deployment 168

Startup Lessons Learned

JULY 29, 2009

Leverage product development with open source and third parties. For example, early on at IMVU, we incorporated in tons of open source projects. For example, IMVU’s early business model was made possible by Paypal’s easy self-serve and open access payment system.

Technical Review 168

Technical Review Software Review San Francisco Lean 168

www.vccafe.com

MARCH 11, 2013

VC Cafe highlights everything you need to know from hosting your code in hackathons to open source legal docs. High Quality, and open sourced! Mantis (Open source). Nagios (open source). Panda (Open source). launchpad (bzr only, also only open source projects).

Software Review 53

Software Review Technical Review Startup 53

steveblank.com

JULY 8, 2011

interactions, widgets, effects Django – high-level Python framework Cappuccino – open source framework for app development Kodingen – cloud development environment, code editor, hosting service, collaboration platform. Lighthouse – Issue Tracking Tool.

Software Review 110

Software Review Startup Silicon Valley Analytics 110

sivers.org

JUNE 25, 2010

The programmer will probably not understand your business model, and therefore cant help you point out anything that doesnt make sense in the requirements. Complexity often hides a poor business model. So, in the end, what the hired programmer produces wont be even "Version 1.0", Keep it Simple.

CTO Hire 84

CTO Hire Hiring Software Review Technical Review 84