Sustainable/Open Business
Key milestones for sustainable startups
I read recently on Dan Shapiro's blog that VCs don't want to invest in profitable businesses, because it means they aren't necessary and don't have the bargaining power to negotiate as good
Confidentiality, Integrity, or Availability
Not 2 weeks after my newsletter calling out how people take for granted that nothing bad will happen to their web sites, two of the biggest providers went down yesterday, Amazon and Akamai, in several separate incide
How URLs work in Drupal
URLs are a critical part of all web sites, not just Drupal. However, in Drupal, the URL of a page determines a lot about how the page is built.
A Crossroad in the Future of Drupal
As the dust begins to settle across the tech industry from the recent acquisition of Sun Microsystems by rival Oracle, a number of projects in the Open Source community, including Drupal, will have major strategic decisions to make that could deeply impact their future success.
On Vendor Lock-in
I was listening to the latest episode of LugRadio the other day, and they had a discussion on vendor lock-in by open source distribution companies.
On Patents and Free Software
I've spoken with a lot of entrepreneurs around Seattle, who have a misconception that using open source might somehow force them to give away their intellectual property.
Digital Music: Who Benefits?
Continuing on the thought-stream I started last week...