Starting a Company in the Age of The Cloud

1,266 views · Published 3 March 2011 · 2:49 · Indexed 28 September 2026

Channel: IEEE Spectrum · 2011 · Science & Technology

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Starting a company, these days, is a lot easier than it used to be. What used to take years and a vast amount of money can now take just months and not much more than pocket change. Alain Chesnais, cofounder and Chief Technology Officer of Trendspottr and current president of the ACM, explains how he got from idea to product launch in just over six months.

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