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Web3 Tools for Fair Monetization of Open Collaboration Business Models
Aarav Mehta
and Adithya Vivek
Abstract
Open collaboration business models (OCBMs) and software have existed since the 1950s but have been
plagued by work ethic and financial bottleneck due to inadequate monetization schemes. OCBMs provide a
range of advantages, primarily in accelerating problem solving & innovation, reducing costs, and enhancing
security and transparency. Companies could establish sustainable revenue streams while benefitting from
broad tech or platform adoption. However, fair revshare and credit attribution have been persistent
problems with OCBMs. Businesses such as Diaspora, Soul Force, Sun Microsystems' Open Solaris, and
others have experienced unsustainable OCBM initiatives, especially in the open-source software area.
Web3 ethos-based business models and blockchain technologies provide an opportunity to correct and
enforce many of the monetization strains associated with open collaboration. By decentralizing
operational and governance control, free markets nested within companies that run themselves can be
realized. The basic philosophy for a meritocratic monetization system with fair credibility-revshare
automation is discussed.
and Adithya Vivek
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.30845/ijbss.v16p11
Article History:
Received: 26 July 2025 | Accepted: 28 September 2025 |
Published: 15 October 2025
Reviewer(s):
Dr. Ioanna Dimitrakaki, Professor of Business Management, International Hellenic University, Greece. ORCID iD:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8140-3033.
Email: [email protected]
Address for Correspondence:
Aarav Mehta.
Email: [email protected]
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