tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118724101082511384.post7869204520258842960..comments2023-10-29T17:29:05.268+08:00Comments on Connect The Dots@Singapore: "Double-Social" EntrepreneurshipConnect-the-dots@Singaporehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17050367471308820726noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118724101082511384.post-78946113495578136352011-08-22T20:14:20.617+08:002011-08-22T20:14:20.617+08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07497843407765260976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118724101082511384.post-71572682474017075642008-12-16T16:49:00.000+08:002008-12-16T16:49:00.000+08:00I was wondering, how sustainable are these project...I was wondering, how sustainable are these projects if they are not making any profits? Surely, there is a need to make some profits so that the money earn can be reinvested back to the projects to fund expansion programmes, etc-etc; otherwise, they will forever be dependant upon contributions from philanthropic organizations. <BR/><BR/>What if monies from these organizations dries up?wong keat waihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126802335822380360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118724101082511384.post-72318074603595059542008-10-03T04:45:00.000+08:002008-10-03T04:45:00.000+08:00and to further the Firefox example -- they started...and to further the Firefox example -- they started off with philanthropic funding but make tonnes of money now from the Google search clicks.. or at least Mozilla Corp makes tonnes.. so there you have a great example of the innovation taking off and money coming in later.vidukahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674637506938733411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118724101082511384.post-30078645575712052672008-09-27T22:49:00.000+08:002008-09-27T22:49:00.000+08:00On your first question, actually many of the SE2 v...On your first question, actually many of the SE2 ventures were funded through contributions by the user community or by philanthropic organizations. Take for example, Wikipedia, or Firefox. Because the entrepreneur is not out to make money for himself, people who share his cause is likely to contribute effort or money. Over time, if and when the innovation has taken off, some commercial companies may start to contribute to become part of the community providing value adding services on top of the innovation (take for example what happens to Linux). <BR/><BR/>On your second question, because its goal is to make social impact, the more the idea is being duplicated by others the wider is the impact, which is what the entrepreneur actually wants. So the true SE2 entrepreneur is not concerned so long as his idea is being duplicated to achieve the same social goal, and not for a different, money making purpose. <BR/><BR/>To ensure that his inventive idea is truly being spread to achieve his social goal, and not misappropriated, the SE2 entrepreneur will typically still establish his property rights (whether patents, brand name (trade-mark), or copyright), but adopts a licensing policy that encourages others to use it at low or no cost, provided that it is for the intended social, not-for-profit purpose, and/or provided that they acknowledge him/his venture as the owner and source of the IP. This in essence is part of the Creative Commons IP framework. In the case of open-source, the license may also stipulate that new improvements contributed by the users will also be distributed on the same term.Connect-the-dots@Singaporehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17050367471308820726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1118724101082511384.post-16253610492388774642008-09-24T14:38:00.000+08:002008-09-24T14:38:00.000+08:00Very interesting and well written. For SE2, and if...Very interesting and well written. For SE2, and if there is such an idea, would the local VC invest into it? Given that our Universities and authority seems to place great effort in intellectual properties and patents?<BR/><BR/>And considering the long term effects of SE2 as an enterprise. The process is open and will it means that it can be easily duplicated?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com