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Understanding Changes in the Software & Venture Capital Industries

Both Sides of the Table

It was driven by the introduction of open-source software, most notably what was called the LAMP stack. These funds were active back in 2006 when I was raising money for my second company. Amazon allowed 22-year-old tech developers to launch companies without even raising capital. Open-Source Software & Horizontal Computing.

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Interview with Mark Sylvester, Likeabilitee

socalTECH

They had been recommended as a preferred provider for Facebook application developers, but it didn't work. We were even funded back in 2006 by Adobe, to move over to Flex. But, they were an HTML app on a LAMP stack. How has your shift to the cloud worked for you? We're using Elastic Beanstalk. You hit the nail on the head.