Simon Wheatley

Tag: open source

  • The Business of Open Source – at WordPress Bucharest

    The Business of Open Source – at WordPress Bucharest

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    Last Friday I was honoured to be invited to speak about the Business of Open Source at the WordPress Bucharest meetup. 

  • Business and Open Source

    Business and Open Source

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    At WordCamp Europe 2014, I described how working with Open Source has enabled me to grow in business, and to grow my business. I talked about the tensions between Open Source and traditional business instincts, and shared how giving in to giving stuff away has powered my growth as a consultant working with WordPress. If you’re…

  • PHPNW12: Catching opportunities in Open Source

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    Christian Schaefer and Stefan Koopmanschap talking about Open Source and community. It’s nice every so often to sit in a talk which you’re in broad agreement with, and obviously as a keen proponent of a Open Source this talk was right slap bang in the middle of my interests. The notes below are a combination…

  • Economies of abundance

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    This really struck a chord with me: “Making money from open source is a hack though, as our currencies are based in scarcity and our peer economies are based in abundance. In the latter, the more people participating means the more everyone benefits.” Daniel Bachhuber – an economy of abundance