Portfolio Meetups: Product People
There has been a leap in the number of new of startups, as more people turn to the exciting and fast-paced world of building a new product or service. Encouraging this leap is the ease of accessibility to tools necessary to build a startup. In fact, in many ways it is cheaper than ever to have a tech startup. Much of these tools can be utilized for everything from building the product itself, to organizing and planning billing and payrolls. Open source code frameworks are allowing developers to not waste time building frameworks from scratch, prototyping platforms and sandbox environments are allowing quick , and even 3-D printing allows for the quick and flexible building of physical equipment. Best of all, the cost of these products is minimal or free, and have allowed founders to move forward with a slim staff and intuitive, customizable tools. This has democratized and created a serious opportunity for startups to thrive. On top of that, access to capital and the willingness to engage with first time founders is growing. This means that instead...
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