In this episode, I had Pierre Burgy, the co-founder and CEO of Strapi, the leading open-source headless CMS. Pierre shares his incredible nine-year journey, from starting a side project as a student to building a globally recognized company.

He dives deep into the early challenges of fundraising for an open-source project (including being $30k in debt), the evolution of their business model, the power of community, and his vision for the future of content management with AI.

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Show Notes:

Find Pierre on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/pierreburgy

Find Pierre on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pierreburgy/

Website: https://strapi.io/

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/strapi/strapi

Join the Strapi AI Waitlist: https://strapi.io/ai

StrapiConf: https://strapi.io/conf

The GitLab Handbook: A comprehensive resource on how to run a remote-first, transparent company. https://about.gitlab.com/handbook

The Strapi Founder's Story (Pierre Burgy): Monetization of an Open Source Project