From Community to Customers

The speaker discusses the importance of focus and interest alignment in navigating the overwhelming amount of software options in the industry.

• Open source works better in those days
• Having a clear roadmap and list of necessary features helps with decision-making
• Interest alignment is crucial in convincing developers to prioritize certain values
• Authenticity and nuance are necessary in communicating values
• The speaker emphasizes the importance of protecting one's mental space and staying focused

The speaker compares their approach to software to their self-proclaimed minimalist lifestyle, emphasizing the importance of focusing on fundamentals and avoiding unnecessary distractions. They also use the example of Magneto from Marvel comics to illustrate the need for protecting one's mental space. Additionally, they discuss the importance of interest alignment in convincing developers to prioritize certain values, using the example of a green leaf symbol on certain regions in GCP to indicate renewable energy sources and cheaper prices.

An open discussion on building a business around open source projects. In this discussion Kelsey will share his learnings from Puppet Labs, CoreOS, Google, and advising startups behind some of the most successful open source projects in the Cloud Native space.