Federico Wengi

Federico Wengi, Partner at SquareOne VC, talks about the uncommon pivot from closed to open source strategy. He shares the challenges businesses face and gives an example of a successful pivot. Open source won't solve all problems, but it's worth considering for change. They discuss the importance of discussing closed source decisions and the challenges of monetization and differentiation in open source. Valuable advice is shared for founders considering going open source and enhancing a product's unique selling proposition. The concept of open source companies providing free functionalities is explored using the example of Cal.com.