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Open Source Business Model

SoCal CTO

However, there are lots of companies that are making money from open source and freemium models. 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.

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Clubhouse put a big bullseye on social audio

VC Cafe

The early buzz of Clubhouse (despite being invite-only and iOS having a total reach of about 2 million users) along with the rising popularity of podcasts has shown that consumers crave social audio interactions and that there’s plenty of room for innovation in the space. Similar to Saga , a family-focused audio social network.

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How to Choose a Programming Language as a Tech Startup

The Startup Magazine

This is one of the many challenges that you’ll have to take head-on as the founder of a tech startup. Let’s face it – you’re probably an excellent salesperson, a great networker and a capable businessman, but software development is a whole other story. Open Source Code. are focused on speed.

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4 Founders & Harvard MBAs on Finding Startup Traction & MBAs-as-Entrepreneurs

View from Seed

On the heels of our research on HBS entrepreneurs , NextView’s Dimitri Dadiomov (HBS ’15) interviewed several top founders on the early stages of their companies. Matt Prince , Co-Founder and CEO, CloudFlare (Web performance and security to protect and accelerate websites; $72.1 Clark: Competing through Social Networks.

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Visions of Web 3

Version One Ventures

The project has sparked its fair share of confusion and controversy due to a controversial founder, uber-nerd technical specs, and a naming convention that seems borrowed from Magic: The Gathering. Lightning Network ). Ambitious open source operating systems/app store alternatives (e.g. Maskbook , Uniswap ).

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Startup opportunities in the Metaverse

VC Cafe

Open metaverse: these are the decentralized platforms built on crypto, such as Manticore Games, Sandbox or Decentraland and many others. Gaming / Entertainment / Social. Crypto gaming can become the biggest onboarding platform to the crypto world and open up that world. An interesting case is Minecraft. Picture: nftculture.com.

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Tool and resource list for new founders

The Startup Toolkit

Docracy – open source legal documents. f6s – listing of all accelerator programs (and lots of other info) and a social network for startups and angels. AngelList – social network and funding platform for startups and angels. TextIt – create SMS applications without programming (e.g.