Nov 21, 08



Venture Capitalists Embrace Open Source Software


More venture capitalists are investing in open source projects, says the Seattle P-I:

By its very nature, open-source software would appear to run counter to the goals of venture capitalists. Not only is it distributed and developed for free by a loose-knit group of techies from around the world, but it lacks the sort of proprietary protection that VCs typically crave.

Despite those obvious challenges, a growing number of venture capital firms, including several in the Pacific Northwest, believe that there are ways to profit from the open-source movement.

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also this one :D

http://businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/dec2004/sb2004127_1442_sb023.htm

cheers!

Posted by: glory on December 7, 2004 9:57 AM

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