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

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The End of the Web? Don’t Bet on It. Here’s Why

Both Sides of the Table

In other words, our mobile devices are all powerful and the network that they connect into sucks. Social networking is peaking. Social media will be pervasive in the enterprise and is primarily driving by customer interactions. A (Very) Brief (and Selective) History in Computing.

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The Changing Structure of the VC Industry

Both Sides of the Table

When you think about the trends of faster-growing startups due to social networking, credit card enable and mobile first consumers – the reality is that many startups are becoming very large financially before needing to go public. Summary: Cheap, mobile, social, global, always-on, one-click-purchase =.

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The Collaborative Web: Github is the New Flickr

This is going to be BIG.

That is the very month that Facebook became the largest social network, outpacing MySpace. That makes the cost savings of joining collectives and giving up ownership in your own revenue less compelling, and therefore pushes more people to be freelancers and super small business owners.

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Discussion Creation Among Bloggers - LinkedIn, Blogging and Discussion Groups

SoCal CTO

Its also been interesting to see the interaction of tools involved - Social Networking, Blogging and a Discussion Group. Open Source Business Models, speakers for Web 2.0 We have been using LinkedIn for both sourcing recruits and reviewing backgrounds for recruits. to help bloggers and blog readers with comments.

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30 Entrepreneurs Reveal Their Favorite Disruptors

Hearpreneur

They have completely changed the social network space, managing to innovate new ways to monetize creativity while competing against popular social media platforms. He has also been an outspoken advocate for the power of collaboration and open-source software. Thanks to Tiffany Payne, Replace Your Docs ! #9-

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Spectacles and $SNAP’s $20B Valuation

Austin Startup

Revenue needs to grow 20x, and margins must expand dramatically. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. I won’t dive into cost structure in this blog post, but let’s think through how Snap could grow revenue 20x. Global smartphone revenue is about $420B.