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	What we call ''business models'' in this context are transitionary models, hybrid models that can interface with the traditional economy. In times of transition, these hybrid models assure the subsistence of [[OVN]]s, i.e. help generate fiat currency that is used to acquire goods and services that are available on the market, purchase equipment, rent a physical space or deploy digital infrastructure, among other things. Thus some [[ventures]] operate in pure p2p mode, others operate in hybrid modes. For a more general overview of the p2p economy see: [[economic model]] and [[peer production]].		What we call ''business models'' in this context are transitionary models, hybrid models that can interface with the traditional economy. In times of transition, these hybrid models assure the subsistence of [[OVN]]s, i.e. help generate fiat currency that is used to acquire goods and services that are available on the market, purchase equipment, rent a physical space or deploy digital infrastructure, among other things. Thus some [[ventures]] operate in pure p2p mode, others operate in hybrid modes. For a more general overview of the p2p economy see: [[economic model]] and [[peer production]].
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		+	'''ToDo: harmonize this with [https://substack.com/@indyjohar/note/p-196201224?r=4z0ku entrepreneurship stack]'''

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		+	This is important because open innovation (inspireinspired from open source) is the innovation model of peer priduction.

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 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABmC6YJsszlIPoL-YXU3GF-PLHY0tmQdocBExswh7Lw/edit?usp=sharing Interfaces between open and traditional organizations the Sensorica experience]
-Towards 2021, with the [https://www.sensorica.co/ventures/food-and-agriculture/greens-for-good Greens for Good venture]], Sensoricans started to think about non-market-based economic models, or second and even third order models. In 2024, with the [https://www.sensorica.co/ventures/scientific-instruments/pep-master PEP Master venture] opened a new frontier with the proposition of the ''trust-based economy''.
+Towards 2021, with the [https://www.sensorica.co/ventures/food-and-agriculture/greens-for-good Greens for Good venture]], Sensoricans started to think about non-market-based economic models, or second and even third order models. In 2024, with the [https://www.sensorica.co/ventures/scientific-instruments/pep-master PEP Master venture] opened a new frontier with the proposition of the '''''trust-based economy'''''.
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-[[Sensorica]] was launched as an OVN focused on designing open source scientific instruments. In the early days, it focused mainly on product development. The intent was to design, sell and service [[open source]] scientific instruments, but the reality was other. The first revenues that were generated within the network were in the form of R&D grants in collaboration with academic institutions. Four years after its inception, Sensoricans were called to accompany traditional firms in their first explorations of new and disruptive technologies, such as IoT and Blockchain, exploring potential benefits, prototyping applications (proof of concept) that may fit with the business model, exploring new business models. Sensorica's edge was speed of innovation and more than 50% cost reduction. Sensoricans coined the phrase ''crowdsourced R&D on demand''. In parallel, Sensoricans were also commissioned a few projects by academic labs, with the added value of increased dissemination and adoption of open source hardware, naturally achieved through the social mode of development of the network.
+[[Sensorica]] was launched as an OVN focused on designing ''open source'' scientific instruments. In the early days, it focused mainly on [[product]] development. The intent was to design, sell and service [[open source]] scientific instruments, but the reality was other. The first revenues that were generated within the network were in the form of R&D grants in collaboration with academic institutions. Four years after its inception, Sensoricans were called to accompany traditional firms in their first explorations of new and disruptive technologies, such as IoT and Blockchain, exploring potential benefits, prototyping applications (proof of concept) that may fit with the business model, exploring new business models. Sensorica's edge was speed of innovation and more than 50% cost reduction. Sensoricans coined the phrase ''crowdsourced R&D on demand''. In parallel, Sensoricans were also commissioned a few projects by academic labs, with the added value of increased dissemination and adoption of ''open source'' hardware, naturally achieved through the social mode of development of the network.
-Sensoricans understood that they can position the OVN in innovation, which is "the new gold" in high tech markets. Thus, Sensorica was "sold" as an interface with the crowd through which traditional organizations can engage in open source development, accelerate innovation and cut development costs.
+Sensoricans understood that they can position the OVN in innovation, which is "the new gold" in high tech markets. Thus, Sensorica was "sold" as an ''''interface with the crowd''''' through which traditional organizations can engage in open source development, accelerate innovation and cut development costs.
 [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABmC6YJsszlIPoL-YXU3GF-PLHY0tmQdocBExswh7Lw/edit?usp=sharing Interfaces between open and traditional organizations the Sensorica experience]
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 ** Properties: Commons = design layer ; Market = physical instantiation
 * Kits, Components, and Supply Chains
-** Mechanism: Sell convenience bundles, pre-assembled kits, certified parts, logistics
+** Mechanism: Sell convenience bundles (DIY kits), pre-assembled kits, certified / hard to find / custom parts (ex. BackYard Brains or OpenQCM both sell the most specialized and hardest to source components for their respective open hardware tools), logistics
 ** Insight: Monetizes friction in production, not IP
 * Help with calibrating and validating (scientific) hardware (can be transactional service) to provide security to prosumers who build their own tools. This provides prosumers with the confidence that their measurements or functionality are acceptably reproducible, accurate and precise.

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 ==Hardware-specific==
-* Hardware-Centric Models
+* Sell Physical Products (ex. Arduino Prusa Research),
-** Sell Physical Products (ex. Arduino Prusa Research),
+** Mechanism: Designs are open. Revenue from manufacturing & distribution.
-*** Mechanism: Designs are open. Revenue from manufacturing & distribution.
+** Properties: Commons = design layer ; Market = physical instantiation
-*** Properties: Commons = design layer ; Market = physical instantiation
+* Kits, Components, and Supply Chains
-** Kits, Components, and Supply Chains
+** Mechanism: Sell convenience bundles, pre-assembled kits, certified parts, logistics
-*** Mechanism: Sell convenience bundles, pre-assembled kits, certified parts, logistics
+** Insight: Monetizes friction in production, not IP
 * Offer DIY kits that provide required parts (non-digitally manufactured components) to build a particular tool (Zimmermann, 2014; Gibney, 2016).
 * Offer specialty parts / components, hard-to-find, custom (ex. BackYard Brains or OpenQCM both sell the most specialized and hardest to source components for their respective open hardware tools).
 * Help with calibrating and validating (scientific) hardware (can be transactional service) to provide security to prosumers who build their own tools. This provides prosumers with the confidence that their measurements or functionality are acceptably reproducible, accurate and precise.
 ==Hardware and software==

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 =Example of business models=
 ==Software specific==
 * Marketplace / Plugin ecosystems (ex. WordPress ecosystem, Drupal),
 * Open Core / Dual Licensing (ex. GitLab, MySQL AB, Qt Company),
 * SaaS / Hosting (ex. Automattic, MongoDB Inc.),
 ==Hardware-specific==
-* Hardware-Centric Models (ex. Arduino Prusa Research),
+* Hardware-Centric Models
 * Offer DIY kits that provide required parts (non-digitally manufactured components) to build a particular tool (Zimmermann, 2014; Gibney, 2016).
 * Offer specialty parts / components, hard-to-find, custom (ex. BackYard Brains or OpenQCM both sell the most specialized and hardest to source components for their respective open hardware tools).
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 ==Hardware and software==
-* Support, Consulting, Integration (ex. Red Hat, Canonical),consultancy services, tech support offered to traditional organizations, firms, academic labs and even government, related to open innovation and open science. See OuiShare Paris, back in the early 2010's and [[Sensorica]] for examples.
+* Service-Based Models (Labor monetization around a commons)
-* Training & Certification - ex. Linux Foundation certifications, Kubernetes training ecosystems, Open Source Ecology - Fjelsted et al., 2012.
+** Support, Consulting, Integration (ex. Red Hat, Canonical),consultancy services, tech support offered to traditional organizations, firms, academic labs and even government, related to open innovation and open science. See OuiShare Paris, back in the early 2010's and [[Sensorica]] for examples.
 * Ecosystem services: provide trust, validation, discoverability, help, a place to discuss and collaborate, etc.
 * Cooperative / Commons-Centric Models, including Platform Cooperatives (ex. Sensorica)
-* Donations / Sponsorship (ex. GitHub, Sponsors, Open Collective, Mozilla Foundation),
+** Contribution Accounting + Revenue Sharing
 * Token / Crypto-Based Models ([[NDO]], DAOs, Web3 projects),
 * Interface with the crowd (pioneered by [[Sensorica]]), helping traditional organizations to [[crowdsource]] R&D.
 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J_TfGXqWmeRDpiSMTKoI1nK1JH7CAFzJnVofpFG992k/edit#gid=92516243 See also open business models patterns.]

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	[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABmC6YJsszlIPoL-YXU3GF-PLHY0tmQdocBExswh7Lw/edit?usp=sharing Interfaces between open and traditional organizations the Sensorica experience]		[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ABmC6YJsszlIPoL-YXU3GF-PLHY0tmQdocBExswh7Lw/edit?usp=sharing Interfaces between open and traditional organizations the Sensorica experience]

		+	=See also=
		+	* [[Economic model]]
		+	* [[Peer production]]

	[[Category: Economic model]]		[[Category: Economic model]]