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(sidekiq dude here) I had no idea what I was doing. I found a local lawyer who incorporated me for $1000. He wrote the commercial license for my software for
by mperham 10y ago
(sidekiq dude here)
I had no idea what I was doing. I found a local lawyer who incorporated me for $1000. He wrote the commercial license for my software for another $750. I had a friend who was a CPA and taught me how to keep books. I was terrified but literally every business is started this way.
Need help? Walk outside your house and ask the five nearest businesses who they use for legal and accounting. Talk to a professional.
I'm also happy to chat about starting an OSS business during my weekly happy hour, all welcome:
http://sidekiq.org/support http://sidekiq.org/support
- squar1sm 10y agoI'd also just like to call positive attention to the bravery and openness Mike has shown by publishing his revenue/business numbers (which maybe some would hold as precious private information). He's been very open in hopes of inspiring and giving back. It's not just the code that he's open sourced but a path and pattern. This is pretty special in the best use of the word.
- mperham 10y agoThis is exactly why I disclosed my revenue: people won't know there's a successful path forward unless it's disclosed. I want more OSS developers to follow my lead and build a bright future for themselves based on their awesome software.