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The Central Nervous System for Modern Business | Confluent CEO Jay Kreps

Grit

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From Passion Project to Open Source Phenomenon

This chapter explores the origins of Kafka, an open-source project that started at LinkedIn and transformed into a key technology for real-time data. It highlights the transition from employee to entrepreneur, the challenges faced in monetizing open-source, and the interest it drew from investors.

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