Open source has delivered amazing technological innovation, but its commercial innovation that is driving the current renaissance of open source companies. But since open source is by definition “free software,” open source businesses require different models and a different go-to-market. In this talk, a16z General Partner Peter Levine explains how to turn developer enthusiasm into enterprise sales. From product management to licensing to sales, he delivers a complete framework for building an open source business in the SaaS era.
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