Aliaksandr Valialkin and Roman Khavronenko, Co-Founders of VictoriaMetrics, share their journey from a software company to launching an innovative open source monitoring platform. They discuss the limitations of Prometheus and how ClickHouse inspired their scalable solution. The duo highlights the importance of simplicity, the advantages of bootstrapping, and their unique take on the Open Core model. Crucial advice is offered for aspiring open source founders, emphasizing team dynamics and user-focused problem solving over profit-driven goals.