02627nas a2200241   4500008004100000022001400041245006100055210006100116260004200177300001000219490000600229520192000235653002402155653003002179653002202209653001802231653001402249653001902263653003202282100001602314700001902330856003602349       2013                        eng d  a1927-032100aKeystone Business Models for Network Security Processors0 aKeystone Business Models for Network Security Processors  aOttawabTalent First Networkc07/2013  a25-330 v33 aNetwork security processors are critical components of high-performance systems built for cybersecurity. Development of a network security processor requires multi-domain experience in semiconductors and complex software security applications, and multiple iterations of both software and hardware implementations. Limited by the business models in use today, such an arduous task can be undertaken only by large incumbent companies and government organizations. Neither the “fabless semiconductor” models nor the silicon intellectual-property licensing (“IP-licensing”) models allow small technology companies to successfully compete. This article describes an alternative approach that produces an ongoing stream of novel network security processors for niche markets through continuous innovation by both large and small companies. This approach, referred to here as the "business ecosystem model for network security processors", includes a flexible and reconfigurable technology platform, a “keystone” business model for the company that maintains the platform architecture, and an extended ecosystem of companies that both contribute and share in the value created by innovation. New opportunities for business model innovation by participating companies are made possible by the ecosystem model. This ecosystem model builds on: i) the lessons learned from the experience of the first author as a senior integrated circuit architect for providers of public-key cryptography solutions and as the owner of a semiconductor startup, and ii) the latest scholarly research on technology entrepreneurship, business models, platforms, and business ecosystems. This article will be of interest to all technology entrepreneurs, but it will be of particular interest to owners of small companies that provide security solutions and to specialized security professionals seeking to launch their own companies.10abusiness ecosystems10abusiness model innovation10acommercialization10acybersecurity10aplatforms10asemiconductors10atechnology entrepreneurship1 aLow, Arthur1 aMuegge, Steven  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/70301727nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245005700055210005700112260001200169300000900181490000600190520113200196653002001328653002201348653001501370653003201385653001801417653001901435100001901454856003601473       2012                        eng d  a1927-032100aBusiness Model Discovery by Technology Entrepreneurs0 aBusiness Model Discovery by Technology Entrepreneurs  c04/2012  a5-160 v23 aValue creation and value capture are central to technology entrepreneurship. The ways in which a particular firm creates and captures value are the foundation of that firm's business model, which is an explanation of how the business delivers value to a set of customers at attractive profits. Despite the deep conceptual link between business models and technology entrepreneurship, little is known about the processes by which technology entrepreneurs produce successful business models. This article makes three contributions to partially address this knowledge gap. First, it argues that business model discovery by technology entrepreneurs can be, and often should be, disciplined by both intention and structure. Second, it provides a tool for disciplined business model discovery that includes an actionable process and a worksheet for describing a business model in a form that is both concise and explicit. Third, it shares preliminary results and lessons learned from six technology entrepreneurs applying a disciplined process to strengthen or reinvent the business models of their own nascent technology businesses.10abusiness models10acommercialization10ainnovation10atechnology entrepreneurship10avalue capture10avalue creation1 aMuegge, Steven  uhttp://timreview.ca/article/545