The influence of local economic conditions on start-ups and local open innovation system

I Jonek-Kowalska, R Wolniak - Journal of Open Innovation: Technology …, 2021 - mdpi.com
The development of start-ups is a driving force of the local and regional economy. Therefore,
it should be in the interest of municipal authorities to take actions for their organizational and …

Freelancers in the software development process: A systematic mapping study

V Gupta, JM Fernandez-Crehuet, T Hanne - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
[Context] Freelancers could catalyze the software development process by providing their
niche skills to generate high quality outputs. They could help companies (including startups) …

Fostering continuous value proposition innovation through freelancer involvement in software startups: Insights from multiple case studies

V Gupta, JM Fernandez-Crehuet, T Hanne - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
[Context] The software startups could continuously innovate business model value
proposition by involving freelancers as a source of innovative ideas (that enhance customer …

Freelancing models for fostering innovation and problem solving in software startups: An empirical comparative study

V Gupta, JM Fernandez-Crehuet, C Gupta, T Hanne - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Context: freelancers and startups could provide each other with promising opportunities that
lead to mutual growth, by improving software development metrics, such as cost, time, and …

[PDF][PDF] Divergent Creativity for Requirement Elicitation Amid Pandemic: Experience from Real Consulting Project.

V Gupta, J Maria - REFSQ Workshops, 2021 - academia.edu
Pandemic situations impact the ability of the startups to identify the product features that
have match with market needs; the activity that requires direct interaction with the customers …

The human capital of the freelancers and their satisfaction with the quality of life

I Huđek, P Tominc, K Širec - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Digital technologies are underpinning a wide range of products, services, processes, and
business model innovations that are significantly transforming industries, organizations, and …

Academic-startup partnerships to creating mutual value

V Gupta, JM Fernandez-Crehuet… - IEEE Engineering …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Academia and startups are powerful pillars of innovation ecosystem. We believe academia
and startup enterprises could collaborate as strategic partners to create mutual, long-term …

Competency-industry relatedness (C-IR) framework for sustained business growth in startups during and beyond pandemic: Myths and lessons from publicly funded …

V Gupta, L Rubalcaba - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Context: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a turbulent business
environment, resulting in market uncertainties, frustrations, and rumors. Wrongly held beliefs …

[HTML][HTML] A decision framework for software startups to succeed in COVID-19 environment

S Parthasarathy - Decision Analytics Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
The world is witnessing a pandemic of a severe infectious nature known as COVID-19. Many
countries have used partial or complete lockdown to slow the spread of the virus, which has …

Global requirement engineering through secondary market research: Lessons from real consulting projects

V Gupta, L Rubalcaba, C Gupta - IT Professional, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Requirement Engineering (RE) for determining a product's value proposition involves a
close relationship with potential customers in order to better understand their requirements …