# New speaker series: Open Source in Business

**URL:** <https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/new-speaker-series-open-source-in-business/493>\
**Category:** 📣 Sustainer Talk\
**Created:** [September 26, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/new-speaker-series-open-source-in-business/493 "2020-09-26T00:06:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![dneary](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sustainoss.org/dneary/32/207_2.png) [@dneary](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/dneary)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 12:06am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/new-speaker-series-open-source-in-business/493/1 "2020-09-26T00:06:36Z")

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Hi all,

Next Tuesday, I will be launching a new speaker series called “Open Source in Business” designed to explore some of the issues around creating a sustainable business around an open source project. We have three episodes scheduled out so far, with more being confirmed every day. I think several of the topics are relevant to anyone working on an open source project who wants to become self-sustaining. Our first episode will focus on open source product management.

- Website: [https://osbusiness.org](https://osbusiness.org)
- Register for the first episode: [https://www.crowdcast.io/e/osbusiness1](https://www.crowdcast.io/e/osbusiness1)
- Twitter: [https://twitter.com/ossinbusiness](https://twitter.com/ossinbusiness)

I hope to see some of you there!

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**Author:** ![loganloganlogan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sustainoss.org/loganloganlogan/32/403_2.png) [@loganloganlogan](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/loganloganlogan)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 12:56am UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/new-speaker-series-open-source-in-business/493/2 "2020-09-26T00:56:45Z")

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Awesome Dave! Just found this on Twitter last night. Looking forward to it.

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**Author:** ![GeorgLink](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sustainoss.org/georglink/32/19_2.png) [@GeorgLink](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/GeorgLink)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2020, 3:27pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/new-speaker-series-open-source-in-business/493/3 "2020-09-26T15:27:57Z")

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Thanks for sharing @dneary

I might be able to help with the future topic question: “ **How can I tell if an open source project will be around in 5 years?** ” This is something we have explored in the CHAOSS project and I have some opinions 😃

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**Author:** ![dneary](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/discourse.sustainoss.org/dneary/32/207_2.png) [@dneary](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/u/dneary)\
**Post date:** [October 9, 2020, 11:31pm UTC](https://discourse.sustainoss.org/t/new-speaker-series-open-source-in-business/493/4 "2020-10-09T23:31:11Z")

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We are now at episode 3, and the next one will be great! I have Alyssa Wright and Dirk Riehle in to talk about the labour economics of open source. We’re going to talk about a few perspectives on the topic:

- What can you do as an individual to get hired as an open source developer?
- How can I get a company to pay me to work on _my_ open source project?
- As someone developing a popular open source project, how can I capture some of the value that the project creates for its users?

I hope that we will get into some of the criteria that companies consider before hiring someone to work on a project, how to identify industry trends that provide a higher probability of getting hired, and how to put together the beginnings of a business plan for your project so that you can evaluate the possibility of bootstrapping a company around it.

You can register for the next episode on Crowdcast now and add it to your calendar, and get a reminder before the event: [The Labor Economics of Open Source](https://www.crowdcast.io/e/osbusiness3)