Here are some lessons learned from building and growing an open source SaaS startup in the highly competitive web analytics market.
GDPR - SaaS reconsiders on-premises software
We review GDPR's impact on SaaS vendors and data collection practices and how it may reduce the cost disparity between hosted SaaS and on-premises Private SaaS.
The Secrets of Successful Open Source Business Models
Finding the right model for your open-source startup
Open Source, SaaS and Monetization
My thoughts on monetizing open source SaaS businesses from my experience at Sentry.
SaaS vs Open Core Software:\ An Introduction
SaaS vs Open Core Software:\ An Introduction
Open Source or Open Core: Why Should You Care?
Open source software has gained its significant foothold because the community development model works everywhere. Its momentum has moved it into the underlying infrastructure of some of the most sophisticated web scale companies, like Facebook and Google. Open source underpinnings now drive many of the most significant advances in the worlds of cloud and big data.
Open Source or Open Core: Why Should You Care?
Open source software has gained its significant foothold because the community development model works everywhere. Its momentum has moved it into the underlying infrastructure of some of the most sophisticated web scale companies, like Facebook and Google. Open source underpinnings now drive many of the most significant advances in the worlds of cloud and big data.
Open Source Business Model is Under Siege [Video Insights]
This post is about about the existential threat that Open Source Database companies, or any open source software infrastructure, are facing from cloud vendors like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Watch the video as Paul Dix, Fou...
Open Source Business Model is Under Siege [Video Insights]
This post is about about the existential threat that Open Source Database companies, or any open source software infrastructure, are facing from cloud vendors like Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Watch the video as Paul Dix, Fou...
Setting an Open Source Strategy
The majority of companies that use open source understand its business value and identify its advantages in efficiency, flexibility, interoperability, and speed of innovation. Yet only half of these companies report practicing basic open source management, such as community development, code maintenance, and the like, according to the latest Future of Open Source survey.
Why There Will Never Be Another Red Hat: The Economics of Open Source | Andreessen Horowitz
Open source software powers the world’s technology. In the past decade, there has been an inexorable adoption of open source in most aspects of computing. Without open source, Facebook, Google, Amazon, and nearly every other modern technology company would not exist. Thanks to an amazing community of innovative, top-notch programmers, open source has become the...
Open source Business Intelligence and Embedded Analytics
Metabase open source business intelligence and embedded analytics. Create and share dashboards. Dig deeper into your data with no-code tools for data visualization.
It’s actually open source software that's eating the world
At Lightspeed we’ve been investing aggressively in open source software (OSS) businesses for the past 10 years. Recently, we’ve seen a significant increase in entrepreneurs pitching open source startups, and we’ve also seen greater competition for these deals. We pulled together some numbers in an attempt to measure the acceleration in interest in and funding for OSS businesses in the last few years. The results were staggering even to us.
OpenAI for Startups
You’ve got the vision. OpenAI gives you the tools, resources, and community to bring your big idea to life.
AWS, MongoDB, and the Economic Realities of Open Source
Amazon’s latest offering highlights the economic challenges facing open source companies — and Amazon should pay attention.
Open source engagement in organizations
Companies, governments, and other organizations big and small are working with open source to achieve their goals. Teams range from barely considering it to ...
