Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself

Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by rsp1984 on Monday May 18, 2020 @07:31AM (#23221057)

This. Can't stress points 2 and 3 enough. Remember Segment [1], one of YC's most successful companies, started out as a small open source tool on Github. But even though it was small and had basically no features, the enterprise loved it and asked for more. That's how they realized that they hit a nerve.

So writing and releasing OSS may not lead to direct monetization opportunities, but it can be a great way to get in touch with enterprises and to get demand readings quickly.

[1] https://segment.com/

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by justinclift on Tuesday May 19, 2020 @03:51AM (#23232382)

> ... started out as a small open source tool on Github.

Their website doesn't seem to mention that in any way. :/

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by umen on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @05:47AM (#23244996)

https://open.segment.com/

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Re:Ask HN: Dear open source devs how do you sustain yourself by justinclift on Wednesday May 20, 2020 @07:39AM (#23245684)

Interesting, thanks. :)

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