Building a Business on Open Source
John Mark Walker, About The Author
WHAT VC INVESTORS WANT Many companies have adopted a particular model around creating and selling open source software: create an open source platform or base and sell proprietary software that integrates with the underlying open source platform. For one thing, the Open Core approach has never resulted in a successful product. Creating a Product What is the value of an open source platform? Indeed, how does someone use an open source platform? Making open source products is no different.
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- Open source
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- Open-source software
- Proprietary software
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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- Free software
- OpenStack
- Open-core model
- Application software
- Free software movement
- Kubernetes
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- Venture capital
- Startup company
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