Both Sides of the Table
DECEMBER 11, 2022
I started my first company in 1999 and was admittedly swept up in all of this: Magazine covers, fancy conferences, artificial valuations and easy money. In those years I learned to properly build product, price products, sell products and serve customers. Between 2006–2008 I sold both companies that I had started and became a VC.
Both Sides of the Table
OCTOBER 17, 2009
With open source software (LAMP stack) and cloud computing infrastructure it just wasn’t that expensive to get your company going and founders just wanted to raise less money. Talk to companies that have taken this money and see if they’ve gotten support. Look at Josh Kopelman over at First Round Capital.
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InfoChachkie
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
In 2012 the company rolled out Inktank, an innovative open source storage solution based on Ceph’s distributed file system, which was subsequently sold to Red Hat for $175 million. Even the most conservative companies began adopting the open-source LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) to dynamically create and maintain their websites.
Tech Zulu Event
DECEMBER 2, 2015
Bezalel , the company devoted to empowering mobile device users to discard the power cord, has launched a Kickstarter campaign November 10 – December 15 to fund production of the first universal wireless charging case for the iPhone. IKEA (in select tables and lamps). Those currently using the Qi standard include: McDonalds.
Both Sides of the Table
JUNE 28, 2011
When I built my first company starting in 1999 it cost $2.5 It was driven by the introduction of open-source software, most notably what was called the LAMP stack. That makes both of these amazing companies great channels for startups. Every startup I knew in 2005 (when I started my second company) was using this.
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