Enterprise Resource Planning/Entrepreneurship
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Completion status: this resource is ~50% complete. |
Educational level: this is a tertiary (university) resource. |
Subject classification: this is an information technology resource. |
Programme
[edit | edit source]This is a module part of the Open Source ERP/Executive Masters course conducted by a private university.
Subject
[edit | edit source]ERP Entrepreneurship - Making Money Out Of Free Software
Objectives
[edit | edit source]The objectives of this subject are:
- To study the various business models in the market
- To align to the right business models for Open Source
- To see avenues or gaps in the Open Source model to commercialise on
Learning Outcomes
[edit | edit source]On completion of this subject the students shall be able to:
- Understand the commercial forces behind Open Source
- Explore a new niche for the market that is viable and sustainable
- Strategise collectively and leverage with market players
- Foresee any risks and work out contigencies
Sypnosis
[edit | edit source]This subject examine how players make money with Open Source today. It explores the opportunities for the students to partake in.
Subject Details
[edit | edit source]Different Models
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- Fun Model - Story of Craiglist
- Hobby Model - Story of Wikipedia
- Brand Model - Story of Linux
- Money Model - Story of RedHat
- Services Model - Reinventing IBM
Exit Strategy
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- How Venture Capital works
- How to protect a nudist colony
- Branding Human Capital
- Captive Market
Micro ISV Strategy
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- Doing everything yourself
- MBA Crash Course
- Marketing
- Image
- Clustering and Cloud Market
Charging Model
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- Per Hour or Per Day
- Flat Rate or Piecemeal Package
- Long term and micro transaction
- Negotiation Strategy
- Calculating the Sales Funnel
Business As Usual
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- Market Normalcy
- Packaging
- Service Contract
- Warranty Clauses
- Help Desk
- Phone Support
- On Site Service
- Repair and parts
(to be cont'd)