GitLab is a company built around community principles from its first commit. A champion of openness and transparency, it has become a leader in the DevSecOps space with an estimated 30M users.

Thanks to its open-source community, more than 3,000 people have contributed code to GitLab. Community contribution is a core growth driver, forming part of its Dual Flywheel growth model. This deep dive takes a look at the programs that enable this flywheel and how it delivers business results.

Here’s what to expect:

✅ Origin Story: How GitLab and its community got started.

✅ Dual Flywheel: How community enables product development and adoption.

✅ Key Programs: The programs that keep the flywheel going and get results.

✅ Return on Community: Value GitLab creates for members and its business.

Read the article and check out the sources at: https://community.inc/deep-dives/contribution-gitlab

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