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Crowdsourcing vs crowdfunding – what’s the difference?

Wazoku

Crowdsourcing first became popular among software developers: open sourced code was a way for companies to more quickly develop software. The winning design was then used on Starbucks’ reusable plastic cups. The designs with the most votes get produced.

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Business Model Scalability: Internal vs External

The BMI Lab Blog

When I co-founded the online ebook platform PaperC back in 2008, I made an interesting discovery. The internal scalability concerns the configuration of the business model design, the resources and partners. How can I improve my scalability when I design new business models? Graphic based on Moser 2018, PhD Thesis @HSG.

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Can Design Save Silicon Valley?

Harvard Business Review

The tech titans of Silicon Valley are actively circling the strategic value of design. I didn’t take their interest seriously until I saw the news in December that John Maeda, the former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, joined venerable VC firm Kleiner Perkins. He’s the Valley’s first-ever Design Partner.

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How Apple created two giants

Matthew Griffin

Many bystanders are more likely to view these two giants emergence onto the global stage as business evolution rather revolution and while Samsung declared their competitive intentions in 2008 Foxconn has only recently reached the starting line of its long journey.

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

The Lean Startup is an approach to developing new products that came out of “Agile” software development, with “sprints” (quick deliverables) and fast learning. In 2008, GE corporate decided to invest $1 billion in the $5.6 It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries.

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New York City's Culture Will Shape the Next Tech Sector

Harvard Business Review

Infor has already benefitted by tapping this local talent pool is our in-house creative agency, Hook & Loop, which helps us design software that is intuitive and easy-to-use. Our intention for Hook & Loop was not to hire the best and brightest software developers.

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You Need a Community, Not a Network

Harvard Business Review

When networks develop into communities, the results can be powerful. Look at the accomplishments of Wikipedia contributors, open-source software developers who find and fix bugs in Linux, or doctors who help each another with difficult diagnoses as part of the Sermo social network.