2 years ago

Entrepreneurship for Engineers is a https://thenewstack.io/entrepreneurship-for-engineers-from-open-source-to-monetization-profit/ by longtime New Stack contributor Emily Omier that explores the concerns of developers who want to build tools for other developers — and build a business around their innovations. Around this time of year people often wonder about their career trajectories and think about goals for the new year.

“There are so many open source projects that are used heavily in businesses, such as OpenFaaS, that struggle to get any kind of commercial compensation,” Cresswell said.

Let’s say you’re pretty confident that you want to make your open source project a full-time business.

It also doesn’t have to mean that you can’t dedicate a significant amount of time to an open source project.