What

• Build open source software and monetize it with services around it such as hosted/cloud services.

Why

• Build a community & distribution by creating an open source project
• Commercialize around it
• https://notes.andymatuschak.org/Commercial_open-source_software

Why not

• Big Cloud can easily replicate your paid service since you’ve given the code away

References

• https://www.coss.community/
• https://oss.capital/
• https://twitter.com/mfts0/status/1747552466798055639