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Moving At The Speed Of ‘What’s Next’: Subscription Business Models Spur Continuous Innovation

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As business models rotate toward subscription services, if technical developments don’t keep pace, a crucial piece of the puzzle will be missing. Not to mention they need to align themselves with the open source communities defining them.

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Cloud Is The New Black

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Most of their business models wouldn’t be possible without it. He has experience on SAP solutions, Google technologies, open source programming languages and agile development methods, and focuses on innovation for products, services and business models for clients in many areas.

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Opinioneated.com On The Singapore Food Blogosphere

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Yongfook, as he is better known in Singapore’s tech entrepreneurship circle (we first wrote about him in 2009 ), is an avid cook and the former director for Japan-based online recipe network Cookpad in charge of its international business. Prior to that, Yongfook founded and sold off his own recipe social network Open Source Food.

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The Complete Startup Reading List

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Startups Open Sourced. Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model. Getting to Plan B encourages startups to realize that business plans often change, and in fact, your success as a startup depends on your ability to do just that. Founders at Work: Stories of Startups’ Early Days.

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Why Your Startup Hasn’t Gotten Funded

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Furthermore, your vision also needs to be relatable to another business model that investors have seen be successful. If your vision isn’t scalable enough to potentially return their fund within a 4–7 year timeframe, it’s not a big enough vision. Last, but in no way least, Relationship : You are known to the investor.

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[Review] The Intention Economy

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4) Embracing freedom, liberty and openness on the Internet through Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) code. This removes the “captive market” business models adopted by old phone and cable companies. The analogy is like driving your own car as opposed to using a retailer’s shopping cart.

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Democratizing IoT Hardware Innovation For Startups – A Radical Approach To A Practical Problem

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The rise of global open source hardware platforms offers tools for creating lower-cost IoT hardware, but the industry falls short when it comes to support for distribution and market awareness. It’s the dawn of a new era for IoT smart device startups where the benefits of an enterprise-scale innovation model can be enjoyed by all.