If you have problem, software program likely exists to solve it

Got a software problem? Someone, somewhere probably has created a piece of software to fix the problem. And the wonderful thing about the Internet is that you often can find what you need quickly and easily.

A good friend was in the small-utility business for years, and for a while did very well. He would have an idea for a program, design it, then find Eastern European or Asian programmers to build the program. Then he’d market and sell the program. But as the Internet population grew, making it easier to get to customers, something else happened — the competition grew…