January 9, 2009 8:04 PM PST

Open Sources Episode 5: Open Source and venture funding

by Dave Rosenberg

Matt Asay and I recorded Episode 5 of our Open Sources podcast series today. In this episode we discuss the fact that many open source companies are about to get funded and skew the venture stats once again.

We also discuss the EC2 ecosystem and the risks associated with building your company on top of something you don't own.

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Dave Rosenberg dishes up "Software, Interrupted" with nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience that spans from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs to open-source enterprise software companies. He is co-founder of MuleSource and currently serves as the general manager of Hardy Way. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. Disclosure. You can contact Dave via e-mail at softwareinterrupted@gmail.com.

Topics:: Open source,; Marketing,; Market Dynamics,; Disruptors,; Economics,; Cloud Computing

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About Software, Interrupted

In "Software, Interrupted," Dave Rosenberg discusses disruption in the software market, as well as the products and services that keep business technology norms in perpetual flux.

With nearly 15 years of technology and marketing experience spanning from Bell Labs to multiple start-up IPOs, Dave co-founded open-source software company MuleSource and now serves as general manager of Hardy Way. He also happens to be a U.S. patent holder and a workaholic. Technology is his best friend and mortal enemy.

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Open Sources Episode 5: Open Source and venture funding

Open source,

Marketing,

Market Dynamics,

Disruptors,

Economics,

Cloud Computing

Open Sources,

Podcast,

Amazon

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