A Second-Time Founder’s First Foray Into Open Source with Lars Kamp
The Business of Open Source
English - November 08, 2023 08:30 - 33 minutes - 27 MB - ★★★★ - 3 ratingsTechnology Business Entrepreneurship open source open source startup founder stories business end user stories real world Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Lars Kamp is the Co-Founder and CEO of Some Engineering, the makers of Resoto. In this episode, Lars describes what he’s learned from founding and working at multiple start-ups, as well as the main differentiators he’s experienced founding his first open-source startup. Lars describes his though process when it comes to selecting co-founders, and illustrates why it’s even more important to be discerning when selecting investors. Lars and I also discuss the advantages that open-source gives to founders who are focused on the distribution strategy for their product, and Lars reveals why he is a big proponent of having docs be a part of your product-led growth strategy. Throughout our conversation, Lars’ insights create a detailed picture of what second-time founders think about and how SaaS startup experience relates to open-source business strategy.
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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larskamp/Twitter: https://twitter.com/l1rsCompany: https://some.engineering/