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Spencer Kimball, CEO of Cockroach Labs, discusses the future of open source companies, competing with giants like AWS and Oracle, and offers essential advice for first-time founders. They explore the evolution of open source and open core companies, the decline of Oracle's market share, and the advantages of cloud platforms for databases.
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- Open source projects can monetize their offerings through models like open core and cloud services, finding the right balance between valuable features and supporting the open source core.
- The open source landscape has evolved with a focus on cloud services and closed source products, driven by the need for faster time to value and reduced complexity in the market.
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Different Models for Monetizing Open Source Projects
There are various models that open source projects use to monetize their offerings. One of the earliest models was the open core model, where companies provided support and additional enterprise features on top of the open source core. Another example is the cloud service model, where companies offer their open source product as a managed service on the cloud. The key to success is finding the right balance between offering valuable features that customers are willing to pay for while not creating obstacles for those who rely on the open source core.
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