The Hacking Open Source Business Podcast
by Matt Yonkovit & Avi Press
Join us as Matt Yonkovit and Avi Press talk about all the ins and outs of running an open source business. If you are an executive at an open source company, or a project maintainer, Avi and Matt dive into the current news, trends, and topics that you should know about.The Hacking Open Source Business Podcast is sponsored by scarf.sh!
Episodes
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Why Open Source Companies Struggle: Adam Jacob on Balancing Open Source Values and Business
In this episode of Hacking Open Source Business, co-hosts Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit are joined by Adam Jacob, CEO of System Initiative and co-founder of Chef. They delve into the complexities of open source commercialization, discussing Adam's experiences and opinions on the subject. Adam…
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Is Sentry's FSL the solution to Open Source challenges? w/ Chad Whitacre from Sentry - EP. 35
Explore the evolution of Sentry's licensing journey with Chad Whitacre in this episode of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast (Ep. 35). Discover the motivations behind Sentry's shift from the traditional BSD license to the innovative Functional Source License (FSL). Chad delves deep into the...
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Investing in Open Source Projects: A Venture Capital Perspective w/ Timothy Chen
Dive deep into the world of venture capital, open source, and startup investments with Timothy Chen in this episode of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast. Join hosts Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit in this insightful discussion with Timothy Chen as they explore the intricate landscape of...
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Bootstrapping an Open Source Business: Altinity and ClickHouse w/ Robert Hodges - EP 33
Join hosts Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit in this insightful discussion with Robert Hodges (CEO of Altinity) about bootstrapping a robust open source business that truly adds value to users. In today's dynamic economy, where uncertainties abound, businesses face constant cost pressures and…
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Keeping Open Source Open: FerretDB's Mission w/ Peter Farkas
In episode 32 of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast, hosts Matt Yonkovit (Head of Open Source Strategy at Scarf) and Avi Press (Scarf's CEO) and this week's guest Peter Farkas (FerretDB) unravel the motivations behind the creation of FerretDB, a revolutionary alternative to MongoDB, and the...
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The Complexity of Open Source Business: ReactFlow, Ethical Licensing and Growth w/ John Robb - EP 31
Step into the evolving landscape of technology, open source, ethics, and growth in episode 31 of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast. Join host Matt Yonkovit (Head of Open Source Strategy at Scarf) and guest John Robb (Experience Designer at ReactFlow) through this compilation of engaging...
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DevRel: Winning the hearts and minds of Developer w/ Laurent Doguin from Couchbase - EP. 30
Join THE HOSS Matt Yonkovit and his guest Laurent Doguin (Developer Relations and Strategy at Couchbase) in the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast as they explore various aspects of the DevRel role in the Open Source space. From transforming into a developer-friendly organization to the vital...
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Raising Venture Capital for Open Source Startups - Insights and Tips - Ep.29
In this episode od the hacking Open Source Business Podcast, hosts Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit discuss with Amanda "Robby" Robson, a software infra seed investor based in San Francisco, all about investing in open source startups. She shares her journey into tech banking and venture capital, her...
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The Story of Apache Pulsar and StreamNative through Sijie Guo's Perspective - Ep. 28
Join HOSS Matt Yonkovit and Scarf CEO Avi Press on the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast as they talk with Sijie Guo, CEO of StreamNative, where he shares his journey with Apache Pulsar and the future of open-source tech. Explore the power of Pulsar, community building, documentation…
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Developer Relations in Open Source - Strategies, Challenges, and Growth w/ Joe Karlsson - EP. 27
Explore the world of Developer Relations (DevRel) with Tinybird's Developer Advocate, Joe Karlsson, in this podcast hosted by Matt Yonkovit. Discover key insights into DevRel, the role of Developer Advocates in open-source communities, strategies for content creation, and the importance of a…
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Open Source Adoption, DevRel, and FOSS: Learning from Apache Cassandra w/ Patrick McFadin - EP. 26
Patrick McFadin, VP of Developer Relations at DataStax and Chief Evangelist for Apache Cassandra, joins the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast on Episode 26 to deep dive into open source. In this episode Patrick talks about: - His time working in open source database community, including Apache...
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The Power of Community in Open Source Business - Lessons from Bagisto w/ Saurav Pathak - EP. 25
Saurav Pathak, co-founder and CPO of Bagisto, joins the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast on Episode 25 to discuss his experience with open source, the story behind the creation of Bagisto, and the importance of marketing decisions in the success of an open source project. Saurav highlights…
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Nithya Ruff from Amazon on Building Successful Open Source Businesses - EP. 24
Join us on Ep. 24 of The Hacking Open Source Business Podcast features Nithya Ruff, the Head of Amazon's Open Source Program Office, discussing various aspects of open source with hosts Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit. They cover topics such as the challenges facing open source today, evaluating new...
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Building Communities & Scaling Open Source Startups with Guest Jana Iris
Join us on the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast with our guest Jana Iris, an investor at TQ Ventures, as we dive into the world of community building, startups, and open-source business success. With over 13 years of experience, Jana shares her journey and invaluable insights into early-stage...
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MariaDB Foundation CEO Kaj Arnö on Open Source Sustainability and the Role of Foundations
In this episode of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast, Scarf CEO Avi Press and HOSS Matt Yonkovit are joined by Kaj Arnö, CEO of the MariaDB Foundation. They discuss the challenges of managing support expectations in open source projects, including balancing limited resources with important...
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Open Source, Developer Retention, Community Over Revenue: w/ Appsmith Founder Nikhil Nandagopal
We dig into the fascinating world of open source platform development with Nikhil Nandagopal, one of the founders of Appsmith, in this episode of the Hacking Open Source Business podcast, hosted by Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit. Learn how Appsmith's open core approach allows developers to create...
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Measuring Success in Open Source: Important Metrics, Sales Tactics, and Commercialization Strategies With Guest Maxim Wheatley Merico
Maxim Wheatley from Merico talks about their commercialization strategy that involves open core with a twist, where Dev Stream and Dev Lake remain open source and unmonetized while they identify opportunities to offer managed, hosted versions with paid solutions. They focus on their main product,...
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HOSB - Building a Bootstrapped Open Source Company: Insights from Jetstack Founder & President, Matt Barker
On this episode of the Hacking #opensource Business podcast, we talk with Matt Barker, the founder, and president of Jetstack. The discussion is about his experience in building a bootstrapped open source company based on his previous work at Canonical and MongoDB. In the interview, Matt talks...
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HOSB: Open Source Growth & Adoption, Event Strategy, OSS Regulation & Funding, & Licensing W/Peter Zaitsev
Buckle up the one, and only Peter Zaitsev is back, talking to us from the State of Open Con in London! Peter gives listeners insight into which conferences he attends, how to get chosen to speak, how to grow the adoption at an open source company, shares his thoughts on licensing, and more. He…
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HOSB - Open Source, Sovereign Cloud, & Business with Nextcloud Founder & CEO Frank Karlitschek Ep16
Frank Karlitschek shares his open source wisdom and lessons from building Nextcloud. In this episode, we touch on hot topics like the sovereign cloud, avoiding cloud lock in, building and growing a successful bootstrapped open source company, dealing with consumers and large enterprises, and…
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HOSB - WTF is up with all these Tech Layoffs? Is the Economy Finally Impacting Open Source? Ep15
Matt & Avi discuss the current economy and its impact on #opensource. Are the layoffs happening warranted? Short-sighted? or required? Are companies with tens of millions in funding merely using the downturned economy as an excuse to clean house? Tune in and hear the team rant about the current...
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HOSB - From Mesos to Kubernetes: Talking Open Source with D2iQ Founder Ben Hindman ep14
Knowing when to expand or pivot your company is about understanding the market and getting the timing right. Ben Hindman founder of D2iQ, joins Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit on episode 14 of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast and talks about the journey of starting a company around Mesos (...
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Open Source Go to Market Strategies, Embracing Community, & Growing Government Use w/ Ian Tien ep13
CEO and co-founder of MatterMost stops by the podcast to drop his wisdom and experience around building an open source company, goto market strategies, star trek, the importance of embracing the community, and more! Ian also answers the question we all did not know we needed to be answered: What...
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HOSB - Reaching People & Building Community in the Open Source & Kubernetes Ecosystem w/Bart Farrell Ep12
Bart Farrell stops by the podcast to chat about open source, community, Kubernetes, and getting started in open source. Bart comes from a non-traditional background in the tech space but has found a passion for building communities, storytelling, and helping others within the Data in Kubernetes...
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HOSB - The Best Way to Measure your Open Source Community /w Guest Georg Link
Georg Link chats about measuring open source communities, how to sell open source, what it's like to grow up in a castle, and more! Welcome to episode 11 of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast. Checkout our other interviews, clips, and videos: https://l.hosbp.com/Youtube Don’t forget to…
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HOSB - Open Source In Govt, Software Curation, Security w/ Amanda Brock
Amanda Brock joins Avi and Matt for episode of 10 of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast. Amanda talks to us about the important of open source in government circles, the growing need for software curation, how security of open source is required for critical public infrastructure and more....
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HOSB - Random Open Source News: Funding, Layoffs, Bugs, and Fortune Cookies - Ep 9
Join Avi and Matt for a dive into recent news in the open source space as they chat in person while together in Oakland California. They discuss the funding tea received for their new venture, how maintainers are getting paid, news of layoffs in the tech space, and more. Checkout our other...
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HOSB - DevRel, Contributors, Metrics, & Open Sauced w/ Brian Douglas Episode 8
Interested in learning about the impact, momentum, and growth of your contributor base? Brian Douglas stopped by the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast to talk to us about #opensource contributions, measuring those contributions, DevRel, his new company https://opensauced.pizza/, and more!…
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HOSB - Peter Zaitsev Unscripted: Bootstrapping an Open Source Company, When is the time right for a CEO to Step Down, Advice for First Time Execs at Startups! Episode 7
Peter Zaitsev joins the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast and goes completely unscripted. He covers everything from bootstrapping an open source startup,open source business models, and even his must have holiday gifts. Peter is the co-founder and former CEO of Percona. He scaled Percona up…
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HOSB - Building a New Open Source Data Platform Company With Tigris Data Founder Ovais Tariq
In this episode, we are joined by Tigris Data founder and CEO Ovais Tariq. Ovais shares his experiences and knowledge gained while founding a new open source company. We discuss using open source software to build new open source software, the impact of the economy on fundraising, and more!…
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HOSB - Chatting about the news of the week: Copilot, Layoffs, Open Source, and More
Tune in to listen to Matt and Avi share their thoughts on the impact of AI on open source, give their opinions on the recent co-pilot lawsuit, chat about the recent round of layoffs at tech companies, and dive into the news of the week in the open source community. Checkout our other interviews,...
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HOSB - Messaging, Positioning, and Figuring out if your Open Source Project Sucks.
Live from all things open, Matt & Avi welcome Emily Omier to the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast. Emily and Avi discuss their talk on how to determine if your open source project sucks or not, as well as dig into how to interview users, figure out the position and messaging for your open...
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HOSB - Open Source VC Funding - The Insider View from Joseph Jacks ( OSS Capital )
In the 3rd Episode of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast Joseph Jacks (JJ), the founder of OSS Capital, a VC firm specializing in investments in open source businesses, shares his insider view on building, funding, and growing open source businesses. Avi and Matt ask JJ to cover his...
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The Heroic Labs Open Source Journey: Moving their Business from Proprietary to Open Source
In this week's episode, Avi and Matt Talk with Heroic Labs CEO Chris Molozian and the Head of Developer Relations at Heroic Labs, Gabriel Pene. Heroic labs did not start as an #opensource company but moved to #opensource later in the company's lifecycle. Learn about some of the reasons why they...
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HOSB - Open Source Companies Dumping Open Source Licenses - Talking Akka
Avi Press and Matt Yonkovit sit down for the first episode of our podcast covering Open Source Business Topics. In this episode we cover companies moving from Open Source Licenses to Non-Open Source Licenses like the BSL. Building an open source business is hard, so is this a natural evolution?…
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Join us as Matt Yonkovit and Avi Press talk about all the ins and outs of running an open source business. If you are an executive at an open source company, or a project maintainer, Avi and Matt dive into the current news, trends, and topics that you should know about.The Hacking Open Source Business Podcast is sponsored by scarf.sh!
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