PDF《e-Informatica Software Engineering》

e-Informatica Software Engineering Journal, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2016, pages: 89C123, DOI 10.

5277/e-Inf160105 Software Startups C A Research Agenda Michael Unterkalmsteinera , Pekka Abrahamssonb , XiaoFeng Wangc , Anh Nguyen-Duca , Syed Shahd , Sohaib Shahid Bajwac , Guido H. Baltese , Kieran Conboyf , Eoin Cullinaf , Denis Dennehyf , Henry Edisonc , Carlos Fernandez-Sanchezg , Juan Garbajosag , Tony Gorscheka , Eriks Klotinsa , Laura Hokkanenh , Fabio Koni , Ilaria Lunesuj , Michele Marchesij , Lorraine Morgank , Markku Oivol , Christoph Seligk , Pertti Sepp?nenl , Roger Sweetmanf , Pasi Tyrv?inenm , Christina Ungererk , Agustin Yagüeg a Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden, b Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway, c Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy, d SICS, Sweden, e Lake Constance University, Germany, f National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland, g Technical University of Madrid, Spain, h Tampere University of Technology, Finland, i University of S?o Paulo, Brazil, j University of Cagliari, Italy, k National University of Ireland Maynooth, Ireland, l University of Oulu, Finland, m Hochschule Konstanz, Germany, n University of Jyv?skyl?, Finland [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Abstract Software startup companies develop innovative, software-intensive products within limited time frames and with few resources, searching for sustainable and scalable business models. Software startups are quite distinct from traditional mature software companies, but also from micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises, introducing new challenges relevant for software engineering research. This paper'

s research agenda focuses on software engineering in startups, identifying, in particular, 70+ research questions in the areas of supporting startup engineering activities, startup evolution models and patterns, ecosystems and innovation hubs, human aspects in software startups, applying startup concepts in non-startup environments, and methodologies and theories for startup research. We connect and motivate this research agenda with past studies in software startup research, while pointing out possible future directions. While all authors of this research agenda have their main background in Software Engineering or Computer Science, their interest in software startups broadens the perspective to the challenges, but also to the opportunities that emerge from multi-disciplinary research. Our audience is therefore primarily software engineering researchers, even though we aim at stimulating collaborations and research that crosses disciplinary boundaries. We believe that with this research agenda we cover a wide spectrum of the software startup industry current needs. Keywords: software startup, research agenda, software-intensive systems

90 Michael Unterkalmsteiner et al. 1. Introduction Researchers are naturally drawn to complex phe- nomena that challenge their understanding of the world. Software startup companies are an intriguing phenomenon, because they develop in- novative software-intensive1 products under time constraints and with a lack of resources [2], and constantly search for sustainable and scalable business models. Over the past few years, soft- ware startups have garnered increased research interest in the Software Engineering (SE) com- munity. While one could argue that software star- tups represent an exceptional case of how soft- ware products are developed and brought to the market, several factors suggest a broader impact. From an economical perspective, star- tups contribute considerably to overall wealth and progress by creating jobs and innovation [3]. Digital software startups2 are responsible for an astonishing variety of services and products [5]. In the farming sector, venture investment in so-called AgTech startups reached $2.06 billion in just the ?rst half of 2015;