Open Source Startup Podcast
Robby (MTF); Tim (Essence VC)
The leading podcast on how to build a successful open source company.
Learn from the founders of HashiCorp, Chronosphere, Vercel, MongoDB, DBT, mobile.dev and more!
Learn from the founders of HashiCorp, Chronosphere, Vercel, MongoDB, DBT, mobile.dev and more!
Episodes
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Feb 3, 2021 • 31min
E2: The Kong Story
Marco Palladino, Co-founder & CTO, Kong
0:50: Kong's origin story
5:48: How Kong’s underlying open source project generated early adoption
9:37: Shifting from open source adoption to commercialization
16:09: What enterprise features Kong prioritized building first
21:37: Hiring the early team balancing open-source and commercialization expertise
24:48: How to think about protecting your open-source IP
30:00: Marco's advice for open-source project owners who want to start a company
Jan 12, 2021 • 43min
E1: From Open Source at InfluxData to Closed Source at EraDB
Todd Persen, Co-founder & CEO, Era Software (prev. Co-founder & CTO, InfluxData)
In this episode, we'll dig into the InfluxData founding story as well as Todd's decision to make his new company, EraDB, closed source. We'll also discuss the metrics to determine if an open-source project is a success, what features users will pay for, and the benefits (and drawbacks) of having an open-source component at a startup.
