Most software developers have little interest in entrepreneurship, but an open-source software project will survive and thrive only by delivering value into a market (users) with business partners (contributors) and against competitors (other open and closed source software). If you want to run a successful open-source project, it helps if you consider the key questions that apply when defining a commercial business model. I'll expand on Chesbrough's and Rosenbloom's list of 6 themes to demonstrate why.
Read more »Every (Open-Source) Software Project needs a Business Model
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Making Money With Open Source, Part 2: Only One Chasm
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OpenITWorks CEO Michael Grove contends that it is a mistake to think of commercial open source as its own business model. Instead, open source is one of many possible means to an end of making a single software business model successful -- that of selling value to customers through software. Businesses should focus their strategic planning on how to best monetize their value propositions, through open source or something else.
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The Five Open Source Business Models
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Open source has become standard in Silicon Valley, with nearly every software startup planning to release at least some code. So far, they've found five main business models:
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Open Source Is the Big Disruptor
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Gartner declared open-source software the biggest disruptor the software industry has ever seen and postulated it will eventually result in cheaper software and new business models.
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My Favorite Open Source Business Models
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Discovering the perfect formula for profiting from an open source project is not easy. There are countless variables that must be considered, many of which determine early on whether or not a project will be successful with the community using it.
Read more »"Open source business model" takes on a new meaning with the Open Business Foundation
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"The Open Business Foundation (OBF) operates on two premises: that the open source development community makes good business sense, and that small businesses can be more successful if they band together with each other to share resources of all kinds."
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More Patents and New Business Models
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An infoworld exchange between Dave Dargo and Dave Klein... the "intellectual dishonesty" debate continues!
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