January User Group:: Developing, pricing and delivering OSS applications

Your software chops are sharp; you've got the latest in hardware and development tools; now for that minor point: how do you price, develop and deliver the project without losing your shirt, pulling your hair out, or ending up in court.

Join BostonPHP and Cliff Hirsch (owner Pinestream Communications) as he describes the journey of a bootstrapped, entrepreneurial OSS development effort that seems to have followed "the flight path of a house fly". Cliff is a great guy and great speaker. Active on both the BostonPHP and NYPHP mailing lists and never one to shy away from controversy, Cliff's submissions always getting a lot of traction. This promises to be a fun and interesting discussion.

Cliff Hirsch is the president of Pinestream Communications, a publisher of newsletters focused on semiconductor and next generation network startups and emerging technologies for the investment community. He is over educated, possessing B.S, M.B.A, and Master of Electrical Engineering degrees from Cornell University, and spent the early years of his career immersed in the semiconductor industry.

So why is Hirsch presenting to BostonPHP? Several years ago, he had a web “idea” and absolutely no clue what that meant. By trial and fire, he learned…as old people do…slowly and painfully… He will openly share his many lessons with you:

BostonPHP works in conjunction with BostonPHP Meetup, usually meeting the first Wednesday of every month for structured presentation at a local university or business location, and then typically moves on to a nearby restaurant/bar/pub for more informal discussion .