[kwlug-disc] Working for a FLOSS company

[Digimer]

On 2021-03-15 8:11 p.m., Paul Nijjar via kwlug-disc wrote:
> There is a fellow on KWTechs who is considering VC funding from
> somebody who only funds open source projects. He wants to know the
> pros and cons of what he is getting into. 
> 
> Does anybody here work for a company that produces a FLOSS product? (I
> do not think being a web designer or consultant that uses FLOSS
> counts, so Wordpress/Drupal developers are probably not a great fit.)
> 
> Has anybody here been involved in founding such a company? That would
> probably be most relevant to him.
> 
> If you are in either of these situations and would want to talk, let
> me know and I will get you in touch.

Hi Paul,

  Our company (Alteeve) is open source, and we've been incorporated (so
working as a "real" company) since 2012. I'm not sure how useful my
experience would be as our investor wasn't a typical VC investor. In any
case, we're entirely open source and I'm happy to answer questions you
might have (off list).

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