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LinuxWorld Australia: Open-Source Ventures: Where’s the Money?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Nov 10, 2006

“Open source has plenty of supporters–among them venture
capitalists who view the software as a disruptive technology with
huge potential. But that doesn’t mean they’re about to throw cash
at open-source startups as they did at new companies during the
dot-com rush.

“Venture capitalists have learned some tough lessons from the
dot-com meltdown and, not surprisingly, asked some tough questions
at an event near Berlin on Tuesday…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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