This document discusses open source software options for startups from the perspective of Victor Neo, a computer science student and CTO. It provides an introduction to Victor and his experience with startups and open source software. The document then discusses the cost savings and importance of people when using software. It provides an overview of common open source office, accounting, graphics, and development applications that startups can use. Examples are given of how Facebook, Twitter, and Victor's own company Pikaland have utilized open source software. The document encourages contributing back to open source communities and lists upcoming talks on related topics.

1. open source
software
for startups
@victorneo

2. open source
software
for startups
@victorneo
(from a perspective of a technical person)

3. a little about myself

4. a little about myself
Victor Neo

5. a little about myself
Victor Neo
2nd year Comp. Sci. student, OSS
member

6. a little about myself
Victor Neo
2nd year Comp. Sci. student, OSS
member
Currently CTO at Pikaland
(pikaland.com)

7. a little about myself
Victor Neo
2nd year Comp. Sci. student, OSS
member
Currently CTO at Pikaland
(pikaland.com)
Python User Group Member

8. a little about myself
Victor Neo
2nd year Comp. Sci. student, OSS
member
Currently CTO at Pikaland
(pikaland.com)
Python User Group Member
Founders’ Pitch (founderspitch.net)

9. my experience with
startups*

10. my experience with
startups*

11. my experience with
startups*
* non-technical founders

12. my experience
with startups* and oss

13. my experience
with startups* and oss

14. my experience
with startups* and oss
* non-technical founders

15. it’s a challenge

16. it’s a challenge

17. open source software

18. open source software
Software with source code provided

19. open source software
Software with source code provided
Everyone is permitted to view, change
and improve the software (free as in
speech)

20. open source software
Software with source code provided
Everyone is permitted to view, change
and improve the software (free as in
speech)
Use software that is vetted and
updated by the community

21. When I say Open Source Software,
it includes end user applications,
frameworks and libraries

22. cost savings

23. cost savings
Domain name + web hosting cost

24. cost savings
Domain name + web hosting cost
Open source powers many tech
startups such as Facebook, Twitter

25. cost savings
Domain name + web hosting cost
Open source powers many tech
startups such as Facebook, Twitter
Office Suites, Graphics editor,
Accounting tools are available

26. ! very important !

27. ! very important !
Software are used by humans

28. ! very important !
Software are used by humans
Software is
important, but it’s
about the people who
uses them

29. Here’s a quick overview of the
applications you can
use for your startup:

30. list of software
Office Accounting

31. list of software
Office Accounting

32. list of software
Office Accounting

33. list of software
Office Accounting

34. list of software
Office Accounting

35. list of software
Office Accounting

36. list of software
Office Accounting

37. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development

38. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

39. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

40. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

41. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

42. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

43. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

44. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

45. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)

46. list of software (cont.)
Graphics Development
(GIMP)
and so many more...

47. How do I find all
these OSS to use?

48. search and learn

49. search and learn

50. search and learn

51. search and learn

52. search and learn

53. search and learn
geekcamp, 1st October

54. How do I know which
application is the
‘right’ one for my startup?

55. Choosing the ‘right’ apps

56. Choosing the ‘right’ apps
Use software that your team is
comfortable with

57. Choosing the ‘right’ apps
Use software that your team is
comfortable with
It’s easier to start early with OSS, don’t
wait.

58. Choosing the ‘right’ apps
Use software that your team is
comfortable with
It’s easier to start early with OSS, don’t
wait.
If all else fails, it’s okay to trick them
into using open source

59. Here’s an application I always
introduce for startups

60. the first app
I always introduce
an outstanding online project collaboration software

61. why teambox?

62. why teambox?
Easy for everyone to try out, hosted with
limitations

63. why teambox?
Easy for everyone to try out, hosted with
limitations
Got your own server? Host it yourself, for
free*.

64. why teambox?
Easy for everyone to try out, hosted with
limitations
Got your own server? Host it yourself, for
free*.
Generally a good way to introduce OSS

65. “I need a Content Management System.”

66. content management

67. content management

68. content management

69. content management

70. content management

71. “Can I build my site entirely on
an open source stack?”
(they might already be doing it)

72. development

73. development

74. development

75. development

76. development

77. development

78. development

79. development

80. development

81. development

82. development

83. development

84. development

85. development

86. development

87. development

88. development

89. development

90. all these for free?

91. giving back to the
community

92. giving back to the
community
Patches, bug reports, helping with
documentation

93. giving back to the
community
Patches, bug reports, helping with
documentation
Donations

94. giving back to the
community
Patches, bug reports, helping with
documentation
Donations
Open Source your own stuff

95. who are the people using
open source for their startups?

96. case study: Facebook

97. case study: Facebook

98. case study: Facebook

99. case study: Facebook

100. case study: Facebook
Contribute to: Hadoop, HBase,
Cfengine, jemalloc, memcached,
MySQL, PHP, Varnish

101. case study: Facebook
Contribute to: Hadoop, HBase,
Cfengine, jemalloc, memcached,
MySQL, PHP, Varnish
http://developers.facebook.com/opensource/

102. case study: twitter

103. case study: twitter

104. case study: twitter

105. case study: twitter

106. case study: twitter

107. case study: twitter

108. case study: twitter

109. case study: twitter
https://twitter.com/about/opensource

110. case study: pikaland

111. case study: pikaland
Illustration + Community

112. case study: pikaland
Illustration + Community
Existing IT infrastructure (pikaland.com)

113. case study: pikaland
Illustration + Community
Existing IT infrastructure (pikaland.com)
Not so technical founder

114. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

115. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

116. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

117. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

118. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

119. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

120. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

121. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

122. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

123. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

124. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

125. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

126. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

127. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

128. case study: pikaland
(cont.)

129. Questions?

130. Questions?
I’ll be attending all remaining talks, so just grab me if
you are shy
/ have questions
/ want to talk about anything

131. Questions?
I’ll be attending all remaining talks, so just grab me if
you are shy
/ have questions
/ want to talk about anything
@victorneo

133. 1.30 ~ 2.30: Harish Pillay on:
Open Source Productivity Tools

134. 1.30 ~ 2.30: Harish Pillay on:
Open Source Productivity Tools
2.30 ~ 3.30: Calvin Cheng on:
Django 101 and a peek into a Live
GeoDjango project for ETH Zurich

135. 1.30 ~ 2.30: Harish Pillay on:
Open Source Productivity Tools
2.30 ~ 3.30: Calvin Cheng on:
Django 101 and a peek into a Live
GeoDjango project for ETH Zurich
3.30 ~ 4.30: Mark Wee on
Metasploit (Open Source Computer
Security and Vulnerabilities)

136. 1.30 ~ 2.30: Harish Pillay on:
Open Source Productivity Tools
2.30 ~ 3.30: Calvin Cheng on:
Django 101 and a peek into a Live
GeoDjango project for ETH Zurich
3.30 ~ 4.30: Mark Wee on
Metasploit (Open Source Computer
Security and Vulnerabilities)
4.30 ~ 5.30: Nia Mutiara on
Quick Web-Development using Ruby On
Rails 3.1