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Monetizing Open-Source Projects

Ali Ghodsi, Databricks
In conversation with: Ravi Belani, Stanford University

Ali Ghodsi, CEO and co-founder of Databricks, advises that succeeding with an open-source product requires two home runs: First the project has to go viral, then the company has to develop a more valuable proprietary product that people are willing to pay for.