Zeit on Monetizing an Open Source Project Without Killing Your Community

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Guillermo Rauch, CEO of Zeit, is a big believer in 2 contradictory ideas. First: To create a successful business, you have to create a ton of customer value that’s both viral and distributed (open source is great for this). Second: But successful open source projects need to have a strong backing and foundation—not just code submitted ad-hoc. Learn how Guillermo rectifies those ideas into Zeit’s strategy for building a successful open source business—and community.