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The Ultimate Guide to Starting a Software Company

Up and Running

Since the term “cloud computing” was coined in 1996—at least as we have come to understand its meaning—the software as a service industry has exploded. While it’s useful to be able to have a sales forecast and expense budget early on, it’s not something you need until you’ve validated your idea.

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Scaling is Hard, Case Study: Akamai

Seeing Both Sides

In 2012, analysts forecast the company will achieve nearly $1.5 This effort leads to the fourth interesting scaling take-away: Just because your first product is successful, it doesn’t mean you’re a product genius. This is the magic of what Akamai and other multi-product companies achieve as they scale.