Abstract
The success of open source software business models is currently not well understood, leading to poor investment decisions and forcing entrepreneurs to make the same mistake repeatedly. In this paper, we report the results of 10 comparative case studies of open source businesses, using the Software Business Model Framework as the underlying conceptual model. The extracted findings are summarized in a referential business model blueprint and a series of lessons for entrepreneurs and investors. With these lessons entrepreneurs can prevent commonly made mistakes and investors can profile potentially successful companies.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 128-143 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | CEUR Workshop Proceedings |
| Volume | 2305 |
| Publication status | Published - 2018 |
| Event | 1st International Workshop on Software-Intensive Business: Start-Ups, Ecosystems and Platforms, SiBW 2018 - Espoo, Finland Duration: 3 Dec 2018 → … |