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Choosing Internet Platforms

SoCal CTO

application services (security, integration), etc. Mentions - Marc Andreessen's - The three kinds of platforms you meet on the Internet A Level 1 platform's apps run elsewhere, and call into the platform via a web services API to draw on data and services -- this is how Flickr does it. does make it seem like it's a lot of work.

Platform 150
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Get Inside the Mind of an Angel Investor

Both Sides of the Table

some fun, big tech issues like privacy, net neutrality, location-based services and real-time data. Thomas and his partner lived off of credit cards, and used crappy data centers and open source software (LAMP). Net neutrality (1:09:00). Location-based services, realtime & personalization (1:12:25).

Angel 302