Software Business Models

Use When

• Business model frameworks for software companies. Covers products vs services vs hybrid models, platform business models, subscription vs perpetual licensing, open source strategies, the services-to-product transition, and startup survival...
• The task needs reusable judgment, domain constraints, or a proven workflow rather than ad hoc advice.

Do Not Use When

• The task is unrelated to software-business-models or would be better handled by a more specific companion skill.
• The request only needs a trivial answer and none of this skill's constraints or references materially help.

Required Inputs

• Gather relevant project context, constraints, and the concrete problem to solve.
• Confirm the desired deliverable: design, code, review, migration plan, audit, or documentation.

Workflow