Doing a Web 2.0 Startup with Open Source
Silicon Valley is chock-full of Web 2.0 startups today. And these startups are using open source big-time.
Silicon Valley is chock-full of Web 2.0 startups today. And these startups are using open source big-time.
Open source software enjoyed phenomenal success in 2006. But it is nothing compared to what's coming up in 2007. Here are some exciting trends to track.
Weak industry momentum is prompting China to re-think its open source software business strategy. This is a good time for China and others to look beyond product models based on traditional proprietary thinking, and see the wider doors of opportunity that open source software services can open.
Web 2.0, the next generation of the Web is a force to reckon with. And corporations are noticing it. The latest in Web products and services are ready to go into the enterprise.
Sun's annual Java Developer Conference in San Francisco this May brought waves of technology announcements. There were lots of lights, camera and even action towards opening up Java.
Many venture capitalists (VCs) are starting to get excited because they see that OSS can form the basis for a profitable ROI.
With HP, CA and Sun making significant open source overtures recently, more fish are joining the coming of age party of vertical OSS stacks in the open source aquarium.
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