Maintaining software is challenging, but monetizing it while properly valuing your time complicate matters even more. Doing all of this for open source projects is a challenge that few have figured out. In this week's episode Matt and Angelica are joined by Carlos Becker to discuss maintaining and monetizing open source projects, what it's like to work out an open source company, and how to value your own time. Plus, we've got some unpopular opinions at the end of the episode.

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Notes:

• Carlos's Website

Table of Contents:

• Prologue (01:11)
• Chapter 1: How Carlos Got Started (03:12)
• Chapter 2: Open Source Product Management (12:29)
• Chapter 3: Go Releaser's Architecture (15:47)
• Chapter 4: Monetization (23:23)
• Chapter 5: The Value Of Time [Extended Episode Content] (27:05)
• Chapter 6: Life at Charm (27:37)
• Chapter 7: Monetizing Open Source Projects (32:38)
• Chapter 8: Valuing Your Own Time (39:45)
• Chapter 9: The Tools Carlos Loves [Extended Episode Content] (46:57)
• Appendix UNPOP: Unpopular Opinions (46:57)
• Epilogue (56:06)

Hosts

• Website
• Bluesky
• Threads
• X/Twitter
• LinkedIn
• Instagram

• (01:11) - Prologue