Tightrope Walking: Best Practices and Lessons Learned on Community and Business Building in Open Source

Explore best practices and lessons learned in community and business building from world-renowned open source creators and maintainers in this 40-minute Linux Foundation conference talk. Gain insights from Ben Rometsch's journey as he shares experiences from his podcast, "The Craft of Open Source," featuring conversations with over 40 leading contributors to the open source community. Learn about challenges in licensing, product development, and business models, and discover how to navigate the delicate balance between community engagement and commercial success. Benefit from the collective wisdom of industry giants like DHH of Ruby on Rails, Mitchel Hashimoto of HashiCorp, and Heather Meeker of Open Source Capital as you uncover strategies to avoid common pitfalls and foster a thriving open source ecosystem.