Jan Marco Leimeister
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  • Publication
    Radically rethinking the way crowdfunding works: the case of JumpStartFund and the Hyperloop
    ( 2019)
    Lipusch, Nikolaus
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    Dellermann, Dominik
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    Ebel, Philipp
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    Bretschneider, Ulrich
    ;
    Leimeister, Jan Marco
    In this research, we explore the unique case of JumpStartFund, a new crowdfunding platform that is used to develop the Hyperloop project. To this end, we employ an in-depth single case study to examine the participation architecture of the platform as well as the Hyperloop campaign content, based on which we derive a new crowdfunding model. The derived crowdfunding model differs from existing crowdfunding models in that it allows entrepreneurs to develop their business with the crowdmore actively. Our research has important implications for research and practice. First, we introduce a new crowdfunding model that expands the boundaries of existent models. Second, we explain how our model helps to more efficiently leverage the potential inherent in the crowd thereby redefining entrepreneurial success within crowdfunding. Third, we discuss how our findings contribute to existent research within the context of crowdsourcing.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (IJEV)
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 6
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2019.103739
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/99418
  • Publication
    Radically Rethinking the Way Crowdfunding Works: The Case of Jumpstartfund and the Hyperloop
    ( 2019-11-21)
    Lipusch, Nikolaus
    ;
    Dellermann, Dominik
    ;
    Ebel, Philipp
    ;
    Bretschneider, Ulrich
    ;
    Leimeister, Jan Marco
    In this research, we explore the unique case of JumpStartFund, a new crowdfunding platform that is used to develop the Hyperloop project. To this end, we employ an in-depth single case study to examine the participation architecture of the platform as well as the Hyperloop campaign content, based on which we derive a new crowdfunding model. The derived crowdfunding model differs from existing crowdfunding models in that it allows entrepreneurs to develop their business with the crowdmore actively. Our research has important implications for research and practice. First, we introduce a new crowdfunding model that expands the boundaries of existent models. Second, we explain how our model helps to more efficiently leverage the potential inherent in the crowd thereby redefining entrepreneurial success within crowdfunding. Third, we discuss how our findings contribute to existent research within the context of crowdsourcing.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing (IJEV)
    Volume: 11
    Issue: 6
    URL: https://www.inderscience.com/filter.php?aid=103739
    DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2019.103739
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/98022
    Scopus© Citations 1
  • Publication
    Managing crowdsourced software testing: a case study based insight on the challenges of a crowdsourcing intermediary
    (Springer Verlag, 2014-04-01)
    Zogaj, Shkodran
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    Bretschneider, Ulrich
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    Leimeister, Jan Marco
    Crowdsourcing has gained much attention in practice over the last years. Numerous companies have drawn on this concept for performing different tasks and value creation activities. Nevertheless, despite its popularity, there is still comparatively little well-founded knowledge on crowdsourcing, particularly with regard to crowdsourcing intermediaries. Crowdsourcing intermediaries play a key role in crowdsourcing initiatives as they assure the connection between the crowdsourcing companies and the crowd. However, the issue of how crowdsourcing intermediaries manage crowdsourcing initiatives and the associated challenges has not been addresses by research yet. We address these issues by conducting a case study with a German start-up crowdsourcing intermediary called testCloud that offers software testing services for companies intending to partly or fully outsource their testing activities to a certain crowd. The case study shows that testCloud faces three main challenges, these are: managing the process, managing the crowd and managing the technology. For each dimension, we outline mechanisms that testCloud applies for facing the challenges associated with crowdsourcing projects.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Journal of business economics : JBE
    Volume: 84
    Issue: 3
    DOI: 10.1007/s11573-014-0721-9
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/87138
    Scopus© Citations 96
  • Publication
    Leveraging Crowdsourcing: Activation-Supporting Components for IT-Based Ideas Competition
    (Sharpe, 2009-06-01)
    Leimeister, Jan Marco
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    Huber, Michael
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    Bretschneider, Ulrich
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    Krcmar, Helmut
    Ideas competitions appear to be a promising tool for crowdsourcing and open innovation processes, especially for business-to-business software companies. Active participation of potential lead users is the key to success. Yet a look at existing ideas competitions in the software field leads to the conclusion that many information technology (IT)-based ideas competitions fail to meet requirements upon which active participation is established. The paper describes how activation-enabling functionalities can be systematically designed and implemented in an IT-based ideas competition for enterprise resource planning software. We proceeded to evaluate the outcomes of these design measures and found that participation can be supported using a two-step model. The components of the model support incentives and motives of users. Incentives and motives of the users then support the process of activation and consequently participation throughout the ideas competition. This contributes to the successful implementation and maintenance of the ideas competition, thereby providing support for the development of promising innovative ideas. The paper concludes with a discussion of further activation-supporting components yet to be implemented and points to rich possibilities for future research in these areas.
    Type: journal article
    Journal: Journal of Management Information Systems (JMIS)
    Volume: 26
    Issue: 1
    DOI: 10.2753/MIS0742-1222260108
    URI: https://www.alexandria.unisg.ch/handle/20.500.14171/75989
    Scopus© Citations 624