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Re:How to build a business around an open source project? by csallen on Thursday September 22, 2016 @10:18PM (#12561882)
There are a few open-source companies on Indie Hackers. You might be able to hit up their founders and ask them for pointers:

- https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/action-pages

- https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/amon

- https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses/smg-music-display

One thing to keep in mind is that, as a developer, you feel very comfortable dealing with code and writing things on your own. This tremendously devalues having other people host/setup/maintain your software in your mind. However, most people are not programmers. They look at code the same way you might look at tax law -- you just want to hire some decent attorneys who you're confident will do the job well and be done with it. That's why people will pay more for a trustworthy name.

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