Business

The future of the sharing business model

Ron McFarland — Fri, 21 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The future of the sharing business model Ron McFarland Fri, 04/21/2023 - 03:00

Online platforms enable the sharing economy and create an entry point for developers.

Younger generations prioritize experiences over assets and quality over quantity in many areas of life, and technology has evolved to help fulfill their desires. That's the…

Real-world examples of the sharing economy

Ron McFarland — Thu, 20 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Real-world examples of the sharing economy Ron McFarland Thu, 04/20/2023 - 03:00

Many popular online marketplaces—and some you've never heard of—illustrate how an economy based on social connections can work.

Some of the most familiar examples of the online sharing economy started small. Consider Airbnb, which started from three airbeds and became AirBed and Breakfast in 2008. As…

The sharing economy and the open organization

Ron McFarland — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

The sharing economy and the open organization Ron McFarland Wed, 04/19/2023 - 03:00

Learn how the open organization principles of collaboration and community align with the new rules of businesses based on social connection.

The sharing economy is a new industry built around sharing resources instead of buying things new from a factory. If an asset is not being used to capacity by the owner, there…

5 open source principles that help organizational governance

johnpicozzi — Tue, 11 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

5 open source principles that help organizational governance johnpicozzi Tue, 04/11/2023 - 03:00

Adopting organizational governance based on open source principles can lead your organization to reduce cost, lower technical debt, increase team collaboration, foster…

Throughout my career, I have been fortunate to work with many organizations of various sizes on a variety of projects. All of these projects had open source software at their…

Handle any type of document with this open source tool

hej — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Handle any type of document with this open source tool hej Mon, 04/03/2023 - 03:00

Explore Collabora Online's interoperability and make documents and spreadsheets compatible across all office suites.

Collabora Online supports all sorts of files and formats. How does this open source office suite do in terms of interoperability, though? This article takes a closer look at…

Use this open source accounting app to run your small business

Don Watkins — Mon, 27 Mar 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Use this open source accounting app to run your small business Don Watkins Mon, 03/27/2023 - 03:00

Keep track of customers and invoices with GnuCash.

GnuCash is a powerful and flexible accounting tool that can be used for small business invoicing and accounting. It has a number of features that make it particularly well…

How being open at work results in happy customers

katgaines — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:03:00 +0000

How being open at work results in happy customers katgaines Fri, 03/17/2023 - 03:03

The way the teams within your organization interact affects customer experience. Open communication and shared knowledge can transform your business.

Every interaction we have with another person is influenced by our emotions. Those emotions have ripple effects, especially when it comes to how you do business. A happy…

My favorite open source tools for personal finance

Don Watkins — Tue, 21 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

My favorite open source tools for personal finance Don Watkins Tue, 02/21/2023 - 03:00

Try one of these open source apps to keep your budget in check.

There are tons of open source personal finance apps out there. These apps are useful because they help you take control of your finances. I find it much easier to use an app…

4 questions open source engineers should ask to mitigate risk at scale

kathryn.xtang@gmail.com — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 08:00:00 +0000

4 questions open source engineers should ask to mitigate risk at scale kathryn.xtang@… Mon, 02/20/2023 - 03:00

What do you do with a finite amount of time to deal with an infinite number of things that can go wrong?

At Shopify, we use and maintain a lot of open source projects, and every year we prepare for Black Friday Cyber Monday (BFCM) and other high-traffic events to make sure our…

What you need to know about software bills of materials

zvr — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 08:00:00 +0000

What you need to know about software bills of materials zvr Tue, 01/24/2023 - 03:00

Get to know the concepts of software bills of materials (SBOMs) and the basic elements defined in Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX).

Modern software development is incredibly complex. Software nowadays is always comprised of a combination of components. These components are typically modules and libraries…