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Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

In open source, a company can invest deeply in a project by allocating engineers to work on it, rather than just giving money to everyone involved.

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IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell

@ Y Combinator

IPFS, CoinList, and the Filecoin ICO with Juan Benet and Dalton Caldwell

07/01/17

Related Takeaways

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Juan Benet

07/01/17

@ Y Combinator

We can propagate rewards through open source, allowing people to invest their time in valuable projects instead of just money, leading to a new economic model.

HI

Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

02/02/14

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

A successful business model in open source involves leveraging community contributions to drive innovation and reduce costs, as seen with Drupal's development.

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Aaron Levie

02/20/25

@ Y Combinator

There's a growing interest in open source within enterprises, as it allows companies to utilize powerful tools without the associated costs of proprietary software.

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Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

06/12/13

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

Leverage open-source resources and community contributions to enhance your product without incurring high development costs.

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Mark Zuckerberg

07/30/24

@ NVIDIA

The open-source strategy is a good business strategy, as it fosters a robust ecosystem that enhances the quality of the products we build.

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Y Combinator Cast

11/27/24

@ Y Combinator

Open source is a strong go-to-market strategy for dev tools, as many developers prefer working with open source solutions.

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Paul Copplestone

05/14/25

@ Accel

We prioritize open source tools because they are integral to our business model, and we focus on what we can reasonably contribute back to the community.

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Sequoia Capital Cast

05/12/25

@ Sequoia Capital

A fundamental principle of open source is that human genius can emerge from anywhere, and centralizing it in model labs is risky and less effective than allowing innovation to come from diverse sources.

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Aaron Levie

02/20/25

@ Y Combinator

I believe tech professionals should initiate and fund large-scale open source projects for the common good, as this can lead to significant benefits across various services.