Since you mentioned MySQL, there's this nice story about co-founder Michael “Monty” Widenius[1]. Also MySQL history/timeline[2] is nice example how you can go f

Since you mentioned MySQL, there's this nice story about co-founder Michael “Monty” Widenius[1]. Also MySQL history/timeline[2] is nice example how you can go from 80% revenue drop(after going open source) to $1B acquisition. [1] https://blog.openocean.vc/founder-stories-a-hackers-hacker-6d5054c90564 https://blog.openocean.vc/founder-stories-a-hackers-hacker-6... [2] https://dri.es/the-history-of-mysql-ab https://dri.es/the-history-of-mysql-ab