Chris Wanstrath

Chris Wanstrath
CEO and Co-founder, GitHub

@defunkt

Chris Wanstrath is a co-founder of GitHub and an Isaac Asimov fan. He
lives in San Francisco, never has enough time to work on his own open
source projects, and tweets at http://twitter.com/defunkt.

Sessions

11:35am–12:20pm Thursday, 07/23/2009
Building a Business on the Cheap
Business, Emerging Topics
 Location: Ballroom A8
Chris Wanstrath (GitHub)
Average rating: ***..
(3.40, 5 ratings)
With all the hype surrounding multimillion dollar rounds of funding, it's easy forget there's another way to build a business: by being cheap and smart. By relying on open source, building in increments, and only buying what you need, it's possible to create a successful company on your own (or with a few co-founders). This talk will focus on just that: the frugal path to profitability. Read more.
  • Intel
  • Microsoft
  • Google
  • SourceForge.net
  • Sun Microsystems
  • Facebook
  • Gear6
  • Kaltura
  • Liferay
  • MindTouch
  • MySpace.com
  • Novell, Inc.
  • Open Invention Network
  • Rackspace Cloud
  • Schooner Information Technology
  • Silicon Mechanics
  • Symbian Foundation
  • Twilio
  • WSO2
  • Yabarana Corporation

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