case studies - Open Collective

Solving open source funding by giving sponsors a seat at the table

How creating a Steering Group became the game-changer for Universal Viewer, propelling this long-running project into a whole new phase.

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Witchcraft: the magic of math, functional programming, and community

Interview with Brooklyn Zelenka, blockchain engineer, functional programming math wizard, community builder, and founder of Fission and…

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Babel’s rise to financial sustainability

Making a living making open source

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Enriching commons by practicing with money

For the Secure Scuttlebutt community, it involves money but it’s not about money

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Stay calm and untangle your GitHub notifications

Octobox.io: how to tame those garden fairies.

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How JHipster’s Bounty System saved the project

The back story.

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Funding Open Source: How Webpack Reached $400k+/year

Webpack’s Sean Larkin on growing the project’s budget with crowdfunding, sponsorships, grants, partnerships… and pure love.

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Cycle.js: A Unified Theory of Everything for JavaScript

Nick Johnstone on what makes Cycle special, the two-year long ‘weekend project’, great community engagement, and the future of programming.

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Social.coop: A Cooperative Decentralized Social Network

Social.coop is a cooperatively run instance of Mastodon, a decentralized social network based on open protocols and free, open-source…

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Open Source is the Next Mission for These Soldiers

Operation Code supports veterans and military spouses entering the tech industry. Interview with co-founder Conrad Hollomon.

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Hoodie’s Plan for Open Source Financial Sustainability

Interview with founding contributor Gregor Martynus on the role of money in open source and the importance of inclusive community. On Hoodie’s 4th birthday, I interviewed founding contributor Gregor Martynus about the promises and pitfalls of money in open source, and why inclusive community is so

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Women Who Code: Powering Up an International Network with Local Crowdfunding

Interview with Joey Rosenberg, global leadership director of an organization on a mission to inspire women to excel in technology careers. Interview with Joey Rosenberg, global leadership director of an organization on a mission to inspire women to excel in technology careers, with 80,000 members a

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Preact: Shattering the Perception that Open Source Must be Free

I interviewed Preact author Jason Miller about money in open source, maintainer burnout, and growing a democratic community.