Hanselminutes with Scott Hanselman Next steps for Open Sauced with Brian Douglas
Dec 19, 2024
Brian Douglas, Founder of OpenSauced and former GitHub advocate, shares insights on the transformative power of open source in personal and professional development. He details the evolution and challenges of OpenSaused, emphasizing community support and his recent acquisition by the Linux Foundation. The conversation also explores the balance between capitalism and ethical tech contributions, along with the mindset needed for startup founders. Lastly, Douglas discusses the exciting future of OpenSauced as it transitions into a community platform focused on developer experience.
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OpenSauced Origin
- Brian Douglas's OpenSauced, initially a CRM for personal PRs, was conceived in 2017.
- It evolved into a platform showcasing GitHub insights after he began live streaming his coding sessions.
Monetizing OpenSauced
- Open-sauced aimed to monetize by serving Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) in large enterprises.
- These OSPOs needed data insights for both open and inner source projects.
Building OpenSauced
- Brian Douglas took a 3-month sabbatical to build OpenSauced after leaving GitHub.
- Their first "customer" was DigitalOcean's Hacktoberfest, providing insights into over 300,000 pull requests.