Tip - Billion Dollar Startup: Open-source software and cloud computing

Open-source software and cloud computing is the Key.

Silicon Valley is abuzz with ­excitement about low-cost startups. Building a company on open-source software and cloud computing is being hailed as a brilliant fusion of the Valley’s three great virtues—cheaper, faster and better. Take extra whacks at costs via social media marketing, crowdsourced design and offshore engineering, and the perceived gains get even bigger.

By: George Anders