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Open Source Business Model

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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. He has twenty years’ experience as a CTO. He has been the CTO for several start-ups, most notably eHarmony. Technology Jobs in Southern California – a Rebound.

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How Chinese Startup Tradesparq Is Looking To Grow In SoCal

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Michael Kleist: Tradesparq is a B2B trade platform. The crux of it is we help buyers user their network to verify suppliers, primarily in Asia and China, where we started. It''s a social network for world trade, kind of a combo between Alibaba and LinkedIn. Michael Kleist: We started in 2010. What is Tradesparq?

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Flipagram: Using Photos And Music To Create A Viral Machine, with Farhad Mohit

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So, by 2010, we decided that DotSpots was not going to work, so we pivoted, to a new startup called Gripe. Grip was sort of a better social Better Business Bureau, which let people post their complaints and get resolution in public, non-anonymously. That was between 2010 and 2012. So, that didn't scale well.

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Flipagram: Using Photos And Music's To Create A Viral Machine, with Farhad Mohit

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So, by 2010, we decided that DotSpots was not going to work, so we pivoted, to a new startup called Gripe. Grip was sort of a better social Better Business Bureau, which let people post their complaints and get resolution in public, non-anonymously. That was between 2010 and 2012. So, that didn't scale well.

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Top 57 Online Startups Meets Technology Meets Product Posts for November 2010

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aka: An Open Letter to the Next Big Social Network) - 500 Hats , November 1, 2010 I've held off writing this post for a long time, because I couldn't quite get my head around all the issues. When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars - Steve Blank , November 24, 2010 When It’s Darkest Men See the Stars. Ralph Waldo Emerson.

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Startup CTO Top 30 Posts for April

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Some great posts from April 2010 that talk to me in terms of being a CTO at a Startup. Ben Casnocha: The Blog , April 15, 2010 Everyone I spoke with loved the idea. Redeye VC , April 13, 2010 Startup Development - SoCal CTO , April 23, 2010 Want to Know the Difference Between a CTO and a VP Engineering?

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63 Los Angeles Entrepreneurs To Be Proud Of

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Joey Flores is co-founder and CEO of Earbits , an online radio platform that enables bands, labels and concert promoters to acquire fans, market new releases and promote live events. a perks platform for small and medium sized businesses. sold to Zynga Game Networks, Inc.). Joey Flores – Co-Founder and CEO of Earbits.