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> And then we have trillions of dollars going to like 3 mega-corps. They base their entire infrastructure on top of open source projects, and in aggregate give
by hodgesrm 3y ago
> And then we have trillions of dollars going to like 3 mega-corps. They base their entire infrastructure on top of open source projects, and in aggregate give very little back relative to their size and revenue.
Which 3 mega-corps do you mean? Apple? Alphabet? Walmart? Your statement is true of virtually any large US company and many others as well. The problem is you won't be able to monetize open source software sufficiently from any of these if you are looking for the 100 to 1 shot that makes the VC funding model work.
Therein lies the answer to your original question. It's time to get back to building open source products incrementally without huge injections of capital. There's plenty of room to build profitable businesses. They just won't make you or somebody's limited partners a billion dollars.