Building a Thriving Open Source Business with Jaime Arredondo

English - May 14, 2020 04:05 - 45 minutes - 41.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 24 ratings
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Production team:

Introduction Voice: David Bourne

Music credits:

Like Lee performed by The Mini Vandals

Transition sounds: Swamp Walks performed by Jingle Punks

Where to find Jaime Arredondo:

Jaime on LinkedIn

Jaime’s Website

Mentioned in this episode:

AIESEC: Differentiate yourself with an international internship

Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Movement

Brewdog’s program called “Equity for Punks”

Listen to this episode and explore:

Childhood: Jaime’s interest in reading and exploring new ideas and concepts (4:20)

Being intrigued by unorthodox economic theories and social justice while studying economics at the University (5:43)

Jaime’s multicultural and diverse family background (6:59)

Early career: working as a marketer in India for a gemstone company and observing inequality (8:22)

What is Open Source (8:22)

Ted Talks: an example of open source process (15:01)

Logos and cars: examples of open source design (18:25)

How to start an open source company (20:48)

How to validate an open source business idea with those we seek to serve (22:29)

What to sell in an open source business and how to make profits (23:47)

How to build an awesome community: the why, the who and the how (27:01)

The challenges with scaling an open source business (30:03)

How COVID-19 is affecting open source companies (32:36)

What Jaime sees as the future of open source (37:26)

The one thing that Jaime wants to leave his mark on during his lifetime (38:22)

Maria's takeaways and call-to-action (40:38)