A good software company is not just a contractor for a startup, but rather a partner. That's what MobiDev has always been. A great partner will provide the startup owner with all of its expertise and grow with the startup, lead it to success by developing a great product. This path is at best trodden together, with mutual efforts. On the contrary, it's bad when the software company...

For a company that dominates as much as Amazon does, its profits are paltry compared to its revenues. Between 2007 and 2013, its revenues grew from $14.8 billion to $74.45 billion. But in that same time, Amazon saw its profits drop from $436 million to $273 million.

These relatively small profits are due in no small part to Amazon continuing to invest in new enterprises, but Amazon’s shareholders up to now have been exceptionally patient. However, Amazon’s stock is down 18%,...