Last week brought more evidence that open-source software has gone mainstream—and that the IPO market for business-focused tech companies is back. Open-source company Elastic, whose software helps big…
So You’re A European, B2B Startup Hoping To ‘Hop The Pond’ And Grow? Here’s How
Some of the most prominent—and valuable—European technology companies right now are consumer-tech names: Think of Skype, Spotify, Supercell, Yandex and iZettle. China’s Tencent bought a majority stake…
Swipe Right For A Cloud Instance: How To Build Successful Software In A Low-Commitment World
In cities from San Francisco to New York, and Houston to Atlanta for that matter, we hear the buzz of easy, quick lifestyle choices these days. Just hop in an Uber to get to the restaurant—forget driv…
Back to the Future–Putting the Silicon Back in Silicon Valley
It may be true that software is “eating the world”, and every company on the planet is going digital. But in many ways, hardware is now moving back into the tech-industry limelight—and generating stoc…
The BOSS Index: Tracking the Explosive Growth of Open-Source Software
Many of today’s hottest new enterprise technologies are centered around free, “open-source” technology. As a result, many big companies—from financial giants to retailers to services firms—are buildin…
Blue-Collar Revenge: The Rise Of AI Will Hit the Professional Class, Too
New, more-modern manufacturing processes, including the use of robots, have gutted the number of high-paying factory jobs in the U.S. and caused economic angst in large portions of the country. The mo…
How viral open-source startups can build themselves into enterprise-IT powerhouses
In the last several years, hordes of new enterprise-IT upstarts have popped up in Silicon Valley, with some drawing lofty valuations from investors. They’re driven by new, more-advanced technologies i…