Open Source Underdogs
72 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 11 ratingsThe podcast for entrepreneurs about open source software.
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Episode 26: GitLab – DevOps Lifecycle Tool with Sytse Sijbrandij
July 16, 2019 11:32 - 26 minutes - 21.7 MBSyste “Sid” Sijbrandij is the Co-founder and CEO of GitLab, a DevOps lifecycle tool. In this episode, Syste discusses product pricing and their approach to hiring a globally-dispersed team. Transcript Introduction Michael Schwartz: Welcome back, and thanks for checking into Open Source Underdogs. We have an epic interview this week with Sid Sijbrandij, Co-Founder of... The post Episode 26: GitLab – DevOps Lifecycle Tool with Sytse Sijbrandij first appeared on Open Source Underdogs.
Episode 25: Totara Learning – Learning Management System with Richard Wyles
July 09, 2019 12:56 - 41 minutes - 33.3 MBRichard Wyles is the Co-founder and CEO of Totara Learning, an open source learning management system. In this episode, Richard discusses how Totara monetizes access to its open source software. For further reading on Richard’s perspective regarding open source business, we highly suggest checking out his article: We don’t make software for free, we make...
Episode 24: Neo4j – Graph Database Platform with Emil Eifrem
June 18, 2019 13:14 - 28 minutes - 23 MBEmil Eifrem is the Co-founder and CEO of Neo4j, a category-defining graph database platform powering applications for artificial intelligence, fraud detection, real-time recommendations, and master data. In this episode, Emil identifies key questions entrepreneurs must ask in the emerging era of public cloud software. Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Welcome back, Underdogs. This week, we’re lucky...
Episode 23: pHpList – Open Source Email Marketing with Sam Tuke
June 12, 2019 12:02 - 32 minutes - 25.9 MBSam Tuke is the CEO of pHpList, an email marketing system powered by open source software. In this episode, Sam discusses the merits of a SaaS business model versus open core. Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Howdy, Underdogs. Welcome to episode 23. Finding all the successful open source software companies is hard work. You can’t Google...
Episode 22: Puppet – DevOps, Security, and Cloud Automation with Luke Kanies
May 29, 2019 13:38 - 39 minutes - 31.6 MBLuke Kanies is the Founder of Puppet, an open source tool for software configuration management. In this episode, Luke discusses the fundamental challenges of starting, building and running an open source software business. Transcript Michael Schwartz: Welcome back to Open Source Underdogs, the podcast where we interview the founders of pure play open source software...
Episode 21: Couchbase – NoSQL Engagement Database with Ravi Mayuram
April 16, 2019 12:04 - 33 minutes - 5 MBRavi Mayuram is the CTO and SVP of Engineering at Couchbase, a NoSQL vendor responsible for the Couchbase Server, an open source, NoSQL, document-oriented database. In this episode, Ravi discusses how an entrepreneur may successfully orient themselves around the problem they’re solving. Couchbase Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Welcome back to Open Source Underdogs, the podcast...
Episode 20: Redis Labs – Database for the Instant Experience with Ofer Bengal
April 09, 2019 08:12 - 33 minutes - 26.8 MBOfer Bengal is the Co-founder and CEO of Redis Labs, home of Redis, one the world’s fastest instant experience databases. In this episode, Ofer discusses the evolution of open source software in the cloud-hosted market. To note: This interview took place a few weeks prior to Redis Labs’ announcement of an updated license for modules...
Episode 19: WSO2 – API Management Platform with Tyler Jewell
April 02, 2019 06:01 - 31 minutes - 25.5 MBTyler Jewell is the CEO of WSO2, maintainers of a popular open source API Management Platform. In this episode, Tyler discusses WSO2’s subscription-based business model and the future of cloud versus on-prem services. Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Welcome back to Open Source Underdogs, the podcast where we get you into the middle of open source...
Episode 18: Moodle – Open Source Learning Platform with Martin Dougiamas
March 19, 2019 11:29 - 25 minutes - 20.4 MBMartin Dougiamas is the Founder and CEO of Moodle, the leading open source learning platform. Moodle empowers educators to manage coursework, track class analytics, and communicate easily with students. In this episode, Martin discusses how Moodle leverages partners and revenue sharing to grow the business. Transcript Introduction/Background Michael Schwartz: Welcome back to Open Source Underdogs,...
Episode 17: Timescale – Time-Series SQL Database with Ajay Kulkarni and Michael Freedman
March 11, 2019 13:09 - 34 minutes - 27.9 MBAjay Kulkarni, CEO, and Michael Freedman, CTO, are the co-founders of Timescale, a time-series SQL database optimized for fast analytics and complex queries. Timescale is deployed for mission-critical applications for organization’s in manufacturing, space, oil & gas, logistics, mining, finance, telecom and more. In this episode, Ajay and Michael discuss Timescale’s licensing and the evolution...
Episode 16: Liferay – Digital Experience Software with Bryan Cheung
February 27, 2019 08:49 - 31 minutes - 25.5 MBBryan Cheung is the Co-founder and CEO of Liferay, a leading provider of open source software. Liferay’s digital experience platform is used by companies like Airbus, HPE, and NASA. In this episode, Bryan discusses how Liferay was founded to achieve both business and social goals — and how they stayed true to their mission over...
Episode 15: Camunda – Workflow and Decision Automation with Jakob Freund
February 05, 2019 09:14 - 28 minutes - 23 MBJakob Freund is the Co-founder and CEO of Camunda, an open source platform for Business Process Management. Camunda’s customers include AT&T, Wüstenrot building society, Lufthansa Technik and Zalando. In this episode, Jakob discusses Camunda’s unique journey from consulting to a product-based company. Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Welcome to episode 15 of Open Source Underdogs, the...
Episode 14: Canonical – The Company Behind Ubuntu with Mark Shuttleworth
January 29, 2019 07:57 - 37 minutes - 29.9 MBMark Shuttleworth is the Founder and CEO of Canonical, the creator and maintainer of Ubuntu Linux. One of the most popular platforms for cloud servers, desktops, and IoT devices, Ubuntu is the operating system of choice for new development. In this episode, Mark discusses the business model of Canonical and trends in the open source...
Episode 13: Confluent – Apache Kafka Streaming Platform with Jay Kreps
January 22, 2019 12:18 - 28 minutes - 23.3 MBJay Kreps is the Co-founder and CEO of Confluent, an open source real-time data streaming platform powered by Apache Kafka. Jay is the author of numerous open source projects, including Apache Kafka and Apache Samza. In this episode, Jay discusses creating a hybrid open source offering and usage-based subscription models. Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Welcome...
Episode 12: Sensu – Full-Stack Monitoring Platform with Sean Porter
January 15, 2019 17:10 - 27 minutes - 21.8 MBSean Porter is the Co-Founder, CTO, and author of Sensu, an open source infrastructure and application monitoring solution. Sensu’s customers include Netflix, Uber, General Electric, and the Associated Press. In this episode, Sean discusses the challenges of managing two distributions of the Sensu code, and their journey to raising Series A funding. Transcript Intro Michael...
Episode 11: data Artisans – Apache Flink Stream Processing with Kostas Tzoumas
January 08, 2019 09:15 - 26 minutes - 21 MBKostas Tzoumas is the Co-founder and CEO of Berlin-based data Artisans, the leading company behind Apache Flink, an open source stream processing framework that merges event-driven applications and real-time analytics. In this episode, Kostas discusses how Flink went from university research, to open source project, and finally to a commercial enterprise. Update: In February 2019...
Episode 10: Nextcloud – File Sharing Platform with Frank Karlitschek
December 05, 2018 17:16 - 31 minutes - 25.4 MBFrank Karlitschek is the Founder and Managing Director of Nextcloud, an open source file sharing and communication platform. NextCloud provides cloud, virtual desktop, and application hosting services for a range of organizations that include healthcare, education, finance, and government. In this episode, Frank discusses the value of Nextcloud’s community contributors and why he believes transparency...
Episode 9: Rocket.Chat – Open Source Enterprise Team Chat with Gabriel Engel
November 05, 2018 11:10 - 32 minutes - 26.2 MBGabriel Engel is the Founder and CEO of Rocket.Chat, one of the most popular open source chat platforms on the Internet. Rocket.Chat is used for secure team communication by companies and individuals from a variety of sectors ranging from education and technology, to financial, non-profit, governmental and public services. Transcript Intro Michael Schwartz: Welcome to...
Episode 8: SaltStack – Event-Driven Automation with Thomas Hatch
October 11, 2018 15:17 - 28 minutes - 23.2 MBThomas Hatch is the Co-founder and CTO of SaltStack, an event-driven automation platform that delivers threat-aware security compliance, fast and scalable control of any cloud, and configuration management for heterogeneous application environments and data center infrastructure. In this episode, Thomas describes how SaltStack has built tools and point solutions to monetize a very flexible open...
Episode 7: MongoDB – Cross-Platform Document DB with Eliot Horowitz
October 04, 2018 15:09 - 27 minutes - 22.1 MBEliot Horowitz is the Co-founder and CTO of MongoDB. MongoDB is the fastest-growing database ecosystem, with over 30 million downloads, thousands of customers, and over 1,000 technology and service partners. In this episode, Eliot describes how Mongo uses a combination of cloud services and licensing to drive growth of their business. Transcript Michael Schwartz: Welcome...
Episode 6: Automattic – Web Dev & Publishing with Matt Mullenweg
September 27, 2018 10:16 - 22 minutes - 17.8 MBMatt Mullenweg is Co-founder of WordPress, the most popular open source blogging and content management platform in the world. In 2005 he founded Automattic, the company behind WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, and more. In this episode, Matt describes how they built a thriving business around WordPress. Automattic Transcript Transcript Michael Schwartz: Welcome to Open Source Underdogs,...
Episode 5: Cloudera – Machine Learning & Big Data with Mike Olson
September 20, 2018 11:00 - 22 minutes - 18 MBMike Olson is the Co-founder and CSO of Cloudera, the big data analytics platform that delivers Enterprise tools leveraging Apache Hadoop. In this episode, Mike describes how Cloudera contributes to the open source community while also holding back enough proprietary IP to build one of the most successful open source software businesses of all time....