# Masterclass on Building and Sustaining Open Source Impact

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“Building and Sustaining Open Source Impact” is a seven-part masterclass series created entirely by Amandine Le Pape – co-founder of Element (creators of Matrix) and Executive Director of The [Matrix.org](http://Matrix.org) Foundation.

This was put together by Nick Gates from OFE, too. To quote his email:

"It was a genuine privilege to work with Amandine on this. What she’s put together is seven episodes of practical, hard-won knowledge from someone who has actually built and scaled a major open source project from the ground up. The kind of content you’d normally pay good money to access.

"Across the series, you’ll learn:

- How to recognise open source opportunity
- What to get right before you launch
- How to identify the right business model for your project
- Why companies should be choosing open source-based solutions
- Why procurement and policy matter more than most founders realise — and why building open source is harder than closed source, but with vast benefits for maintainers and users alike

"All seven episodes are available:

- Episode 1: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gt\_VwvS9yw&t=757s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Gt_VwvS9yw&t=757s)
- Episode 2: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nauh1Viti5Y&t=2s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nauh1Viti5Y&t=2s)
- Episode 3: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEV5qzGe\_b4](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEV5qzGe_b4)
- Episode 4: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o6Uh-SYHyY&t=10s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2o6Uh-SYHyY&t=10s)
- Episode 5: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB79S5M6L9E&t=1s](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lB79S5M6L9E&t=1s)
- Episode 6: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STht-EjyLQ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7STht-EjyLQ)
- Episode 7: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWMGC8zPOQY](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YWMGC8zPOQY)