Gust

JUNE 19, 2012

And in January I saw that digital music overtook physical media for the first time in 2011, something I expected since 1998. I bought the Diamond Rio mp3 player in 1998. Now, with open source software components, and low-cost development tools, the same job can be done by one good hacker for a few thousand dollars.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 20, 2019

Just as Information Technology (IT) services transformed India in the 1990s, Software as a Service (SaaS) will dramatically shift the nation in the 2020s. All the ingredients for Indian SaaS dominance are here: From producing some of the world’s best developers to competing on cost and producing quality products of global standard.

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VC Cafe

OCTOBER 18, 2011

about Moshe Lichtman, and why he is one of few men or women capable of leading an Israeli startup to global billions. Moshe joined Microsoft in 1991 as a product manager after a career as a software developer. Leading global projects from his home country, and being able to take on new ones every few years. “[The

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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Reid Hoffman

JULY 27, 2021

When I decided I wanted to start a company, I realized that I needed to pick up certain skills first, like product management, knowledge of online services, and a practical understanding of commercial software development. I was still unprepared; I had no idea that I also needed to learn about go-to-market strategy and distribution.

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ReadWriteStart

OCTOBER 22, 2019

It even penciled for Google in 1998, and it still worked well enough that Facebook chose to establish its headquarters in Palo Alto, California, in 2004. These are highly-skilled people that make up critical parts of your software development teams. Ditto for Apple. The Real Question.

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