The Hacking Open Source Business Podcast
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
35 episodes
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'...
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Episode 36
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54:07
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 Funct...
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Episode 35
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1:01:48
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 C...
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Episode 34
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51:11
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, ...
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Episode 33
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40:53
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 Ferr...
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Episode 32
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50:09
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 ...
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Episode 31
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42:37
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 ...
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Episode 30
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51:02
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 he...
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Episode 29
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53:30
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 o...
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Episode 28
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52:45
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, strategi...
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Episode 27
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51:33
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:- Hi...
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Episode 26
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57:29
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 su...
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Episode 25
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55:26
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...
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Episode 24
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39:37
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...
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Episode 23
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47:09
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,...
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Episode 22
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52:39
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 Appsmit...
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Episode 21
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50:08
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 w...
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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 C...
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Episode 18
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34:53
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...
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Episode 17
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52:18
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 comp...
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Episode 16
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30:11
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 excu...
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Episode 15
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36:52
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 abou...
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55:27
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 q...
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Episode 13
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48:52
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, story...
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