Open Source: Getting Failure For Free (and Why That is a Good Thing)
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The document discusses the current state of open source software, noting its widespread adoption by major companies and the shift from 'why' to 'how' it is used. It highlights the advantages of open source, such as early access to technology and greater security, while also addressing the concept of failure in innovation and its acceptance in venture capitalism. Ultimately, it positions open source as a means of encouraging innovation rather than merely competing with commercial alternatives.
Open Source: Getting Failure For Free (and Why That is a Good Thing)
- 1. Open Source: Getting Failure for Free (and Why That Is a Good Thing) Hans de Zwart Educational Technologist
- 4. Where does open source sit?
- 5. Geek and Poke, CC-licensed
- 6. I am behind the times...
- 7. R.I.P., open-source evangelism „ We have reached a critical inflection point for open source. With everyone from Qualcomm to UBS to Microsoft embracing open source in one shape or another, the question is no longer "why" to use open source, but rather "how." Because of this changing mindset around open-source adoption, we no longer need evangelists encouraging open-source adoption. Adoption is a given. It's the default.“ Matt Asay
- 8. I will still be talking about „the why“ Because I like evangelists! Copyright 2006 - 2009, Indexed and Jessica Hagy
- 9. Help me out here!
- 10. © Accenture
- 11. While many companies use open source for the cost advantages, it offers a number of other benefits, including: Early access to new technology
- 12. Faster time to market
- 14. Freedom from vendor lock-in
- 15. Greater security
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- 17. Let's focus on failure
- 18. What is the model for Venture Capitalists?
- 19. Joel Spolsky: „A VC fund will invest in a lot of startups. They expect about seven of them to fail, two of them to trudge along, and one of them to be The Next Netscape ("TNN"). It's OK if seven fail, because the terms of the deal will be structured so that TNN makes them enough money to make up for all the losers.“
- 20. Here Comes Everybody Triple OG: Clay Shirky
- 21. This where you should start to pay attention! Copyright 2006 - 2009, Indexed and Jessica Hagy
- 22. Some simple reasoning steps
- 23. Effect of failure = likelihood x cost
- 24. Most organisations try to minimise the effect by reducing likelihood
- 25. Hard to know what will be a success and what will be a failure
- 26. What will you be remembered for? Greenlighting a failure or... Saying no to a radical but promising idea
- 27. A push for safe choices
- 28. Systematically creating a bias against being innovative in the first place
- 29. Open source is not outsucceeding commercial alternatives, instead it is outfailing them
- 30. An example:
- 35. My answer to why? -> Innovation
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- 38. Venture capitalism without the capital?
- 42. blog.hansdezwart.info @hansdezwart I would love to continue the dialogue (and have always wanted to talk in speech bubbles)
- 43. © Accenture Alex Wied
- 44. © 2008 Forrester Research