Best Practices for Founding an Open-Source Company with Amanda Brock

The Business of Open Source

Amanda Brock, CEO of Open UK, joins me for an engaging conversation on best practices in founding an open-source company.

In this episode, Amanda and I chat about the various business models available for building a company around open-source technology, the common pitfalls and crossroads open-source founders find themselves facing, and how to do open-source in a way that leads to long-term success and profitability.

Highlights:

• What is Open UK? (00:40)
• The various business models for building a company around open-source technology (04:09)
• Which business models Amanda feels work best and why (08:07)
• The importance of founders prioritizing open-source communities (14:07)
• How and why to do open-source the right way (17:04)
• What is the true cost of founding an open-source company compared to traditional business models? (26:44)
• Who are you building for, and how do you get to profitability? (30:35)

Links:

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandabrocktech/
• Twitter: www.twitter.com/amandabrocktech
• Open UK www.twitter.com/openuk_uk
• Company: www.openuk.uk