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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. Common revenue streams are consulting, training, support, customization, upgraded versions for corporate applications, etc. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO.

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Building Your MVP as a Non-Technical Founder

SoCal CTO

Leverage Existing Platforms or Third Party Products - you want to test your social network, grab Drupal and whip something together, or even just use a hosted service. We end up using WordPress a lot as the marketing front-end of our web sites. WordPress is pretty easy to hack. Third party products are used appropriately.

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What are the Technical Performance Requirements for your Startup?

SoCal CTO

I find myself sending it to startup founders all the time – maybe just slightly less than Free Startup CTO Consulting. Luckily, some of the folks at TechEmpower just posted Think about Performance Before Building a Web Application. Consider two different types of systems: eCommerce or Content web site.

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

SoCal Delicious

After the acquisition, MyMiniLife became the common technology platform at Zynga and powers 150M monthly users including games like Cityville, Farmville, and Frontierville. He is a founder of Strengths Doctors, a consulting firm which helps leaders design energizing work environments. Otis Chandler – Founder and CEO of Goodreads.