Join HOSS Matt Yonkovit and Scarf CEO Avi Press on the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast as they talk with Sijie Guo, CEO of StreamNative, where he shares his journey with Apache Pulsar and the future of open-source tech. Explore the power of Pulsar, community building, documentation importance, and the balance between open source and commercial value. They also discuss the challenges and learning curves of growing an open-source business. Prioritizing customer demands, delivering value to the majority, and staying aligned with strategic direction are explored as essential considerations. Chapters:00:00 - Introduction01:22 - Rapid Fire Questions09:03 - Getting to know Sijie Guo13:08 - The Impact of Yahoo, Twitter, and StreamNative on Open Source21:15 - Day Zero of Apache Pulsar Community24:18 - Open Source Commercialization32:51 - Splitting between SaaS and Enterprise Offerings36:07 - When would you say no to customer asks?38:24 - Experience growing the company and the community44:55 - The Importance of OSS Community and How To Measure It50:55 - The Value of User-Focused Improvements in Open Source Business52:59 - Advice to Startup FoundersSijie's LinkedIn Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sijieg/Checkout our other interviews, clips, and videos: https://l.hosbp.com/YoutubeDon’t forget to visit the open-source business community at: https://opensourcebusiness.community/Visit our primary sponsor, Scarf, for tools to help analyze your #opensource growth and adoption: https://about.scarf.sh/Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app:Spotify: https://l.hosbp.com/SpotifyApple: https://l.hosbp.com/AppleGoogle: https://l.hosbp.com/GoogleBuzzsprout: https://l.hosbp.com/Buzzsprout

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