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E1098 The Next Unicorns E14: Cockroach Labs CEO Spencer Kimball on the coming paradigm shifts in tech, competing against AWS & more

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Navigating Competition in Open Source and the Value of Core Committers

This chapter examines the competitive landscape of database technology, focusing on a Chinese company's fork of Cockroach Labs' software. It discusses the critical role of core committers in open-source projects and contrasts the technical complexities of replication with challenges faced in the entertainment industry, while also featuring an advertisement for Zendesk's services for startups.

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