Open Source Startup Podcast
E135: Riding the Homebrew Wave
May 28, 2024
John Britton & Mike McQuaid, Co-Founders of Workbrew and involved in Homebrew, discuss how Homebrew has kept projects simple, value from contributors, ICP shift to dev teams. They explore challenges in maintaining Homebrew, community contributions, project governance, and managing enterprise challenges with Work Brew. They also touch on navigating project and company growth hurdles, sales conversations, and adapting to the startup landscape.
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Quick takeaways
- Homebrew's success is attributed to its simple, community-driven approach that engaged users from inception.
- Workbrew was initiated to address enterprise pain points by leveraging Homebrew analytics, leading to sales adaptation challenges.
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Origin and Growth of Homebrew
Homebrew, a popular package manager, was created in the early days by Max Howell in 2009 out of a need for better package management tools on Mac. What set Homebrew apart was its community-driven approach, engaging users from day one. With over 30 maintainers and thousands of contributors, it has evolved into a widely used tool.
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