Presentation: Managing Values-Driven Open Source Projects
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While working full time as a software engineer, I helped start 5 Calls as a small side project to provide an easier way for citizens to contact their representatives in the wake of the 2016 election. Before we knew it, we had people I had never met working on open source projects for three platforms and a formal non-profit to run.
This talk will cover the unusual parts of starting a company with passion instead of money, including:
- What to do when 100 volunteers show up
- When to take a stand on your values
- The boom and bust cycle of non-profits
- Supporting a non-profit by starting a for-profit
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