Upstarta.biz
  • Business strategy, Incubation, Co-mentoring

    Welcome! Upstarta.biz is the home of a group of people who run, or are interested in running, their business according to a set of Principles that make them more people friendly (both to clients and self), resilient to recessions, (potentially) better for the environment, and more.

    While being particularly suited to on-line, ICT and Open Source related endeavours, we are by no means limited to that. In addition, the guidelines also apply well to non-profits and other organisations.

    There are plenty of startup groups, the difference is Upstarta doesn't go for "get rich quick" stuff. Less sexy, for sure... but we reckon the results are better.

    You can also follow us on Twitter (@Upstarta).

Tag: software

Patent Troll Says Anyone Using WiFi Infringes – Techdirt

October 4, 2011

http://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20111001/00365416161/patent-troll-says-anyone-using-wifi-infringes-wont-sue-individuals-this-stage.shtml Just in case you still thought that software and abstract/method patents were a good and sane idea promoting business …read the rest

Tim O’Reilly on Piracy

August 23, 2011

This excerpt is from a broader interview by Forbes on Piracy, Tinkering and the Future of the Book. I’d encourage …read the rest

ignore the code: More on Software Patents

August 12, 2011

http://ignorethecode.net/blog/2011/08/08/more_on_software_patents/ Nilay Patel, on the This is my next podcast: Nobody has ever told me exactly why the patent system …read the rest

Why poor countries lead the world in piracy

May 12, 2011

I found this article in the Guardian by Cory Doctorow interesting. Basically it refers to research noting that people in …read the rest