@article {619, title = {TIM Lecture Series - Growing a Global Company Anchored on Open Source Software}, journal = {Technology Innovation Management Review}, volume = {2}, year = {2012}, month = {10/2012}, pages = {38-40}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, address = {Ottawa}, keywords = {BigBlueButton, entrepreneurship, global company, licenses, open source, startup, web conferencing}, issn = {1927-0321}, doi = {http://doi.org/10.22215/timreview/619}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/619}, author = {Fred Dixon} } @article {441, title = {Lessons from an Open Source Business}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2011}, month = {05/2011}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Creating a successful company is difficult; but creating a successful company, a successful open source project, and a successful ecosystem all at the same time is much more difficult. This article takes a retrospective look at some of the lessons we have learned in building BigBlueButton, an open source web conferencing system for distance education, and in building Blindside Networks, a company following the traditional business model of providing support and services to paying customers. Our main message is that the focus must be on creating a successful open source project first, for without it, no company in the ecosystem can flourish.}, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/441}, author = {Fred Dixon} } @article {214, title = {Creating Disruptive Value For Not-For-Profit Organizations Using Open Source}, journal = {Open Source Business Resource}, year = {2008}, month = {12/2008}, publisher = {Talent First Network}, type = {Articles}, address = {Ottawa}, abstract = {Much of the currently available off-the-shelf software offers too many features and does not meet the unique usability needs of non-technical or disabled users using old hardware. When leveraging open source components to rapidly build products for not-for-profit organizations, the speed of development doesn{\textquoteright}t reduce the need to make the product accessible by the users. This article shares the experiences of a unique community/university partnership to bring accessible technology to the non-profit community in the National Capital Region. }, issn = {1913-6102}, url = {http://timreview.ca/article/214}, author = {Fred Dixon and Jill Woodley} }