

The go-to-market guide for open-source companies — Douglas Hanna, COO Grafana Labs
7 snips May 11, 2023
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Introduction
00:00 • 4min
How to Monetize an Open Source Business
04:04 • 3min
How to Start Commercializing an Open Source Project
06:46 • 2min
How to Start an Open Source Project
08:22 • 3min
The Challenges of Commercializing Open Source Software
11:02 • 2min
How Grafana Accelerated Go to Market
13:12 • 2min
The Early Revenue Generation for Grafana Enterprise
15:40 • 2min
How I Learned to Build an Open Source First Closed Source, Go to Market Function
17:11 • 2min
How to Hire the Right People for Your Company
19:12 • 2min
The Importance of Open Source Experience in Sales
21:17 • 2min
The Differences Between Open Source and Traditional SAS
23:36 • 3min
The Differences Between Zendesk and Grafana
26:18 • 2min
How to Interview for Drive-in Curiosity
28:30 • 2min
The Evolution of Pricing and Packaging for Grafana Enterprise
30:31 • 3min
How to Make Pricing Decisions That Work
33:20 • 4min
How to Sell Into a Technical Developer-Oriented Audience
37:11 • 3min
The Evolution of Our Sales Structure Over Time
40:24 • 4min
How to Hire the Right People for Your Open Source Business
44:51 • 3min
How to Hire More Reps
47:40 • 2min
How to Run and Instrumentate a Go-to-Market Team
49:30 • 2min
The Importance of Pipeline Creation
51:06 • 3min
How to Get Good Marketing Virtualization Right in Open Source
53:49 • 4min
The Importance of Paying for Open Source Software
57:22 • 3min
The Importance of Consumption in Open Source
01:00:14 • 2min
How to Measure and Reward Your Sales Team for Consumption
01:02:07 • 3min