This is great. I came across a post on Venture Hacks called “Free ideas. Just add execution.“ It reminds me of a conversation Nick and I have every so often about how everyone has ideas…but it takes some real talent to actually do something with one.
There are a tons of places on the web which harvest ideas (Starbucks, IdeaBlob, Dell Idea Storm) but there are very few places that say come on over and do something. (Brickhouse)
So what do you do? Well, you still have to come up with ideas…but then execute too. When I figure that out - I’ll call ya!
In a series of moves announced today aimed at making its products more interoperable with other software and the Web in general, Microsoft is releasing 30,000 pages of documentation for Windows (both desktop and server products) that were previously available to partners only through a trade secret license. It is making available new licenses to a large number of its software patents “on reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, at low royalty rates.”
This is pretty cool. I’ve been getting more and more interested in open source lately. And with my past experience in programming web apps with Microsoft tools - it sure sounds good. I’m interested to see how this all plays out.
Likewise we think there is no single Web company that is more promising than… the open source movement, a loose-knit group that aims to make a huge impact by tying all Web companies together.
I am a recovering Microsoft fanboy. It is so interesting to watch and participate in the open source movement. It is so much more friendly (in nature) that some of the corporate models.
Take for instance the MySQL movement - that is really just indescribable.
This one is a little scary for me, some people (cough-Lyman-cough) have called me a Microsoft fanboy…and I have been know for carrying the blue & white flag from time to time, but if you look at this guy’s research, it is pretty hard to dispute that open source IS web 2.0 at this point.
The only 2.0 site I can think of which is not here is LinkedIn, but they have “Powered by Sun” at the bottom…so that is definetly not Bill and the gang.
If you can think of any other sites…I’ll check them out and see if we can figure out what they are using.
