leveraging external resources

wants to help researchersmanage, share, and discover

academic knowledge.

We are 17 researchers, graduates and software developers from...

...backed by co-founders and

former executives of:

Supported by:

works like this:

1) Install “Audioscrobbler”

2) Listen to music

3) Last.fm builds your music profile... and the world‘s biggest open music database

music libraries

artists

songs

genres

research libraries

researchers

papers

disciplines

Last.fmMendeley

Mendeley WebMendeley Desktop

Manage, share, read and annotate your research papers –

both on the desktop and online...

...and discover research trends, like-minded academics, and get research paper recommendations

Our background:

How did Mendeleyleverage external

resources?

Open Source –but what if you are in

a commercial environment?

Open Source developers?

Where‘s yourproduct‘s value?

Being forced to Open Source?

APIs –Complement or competition?

Adding customer value

Make or buy –Using external components

Technology and skills

Price and cost

Where‘s yourproduct‘s value?

Leveraging other

external resources

www.mendeley.com