Podcast appearances and mentions of joseph jacks

Bittensor, a decentralized AI project, is gaining attention as one of the most promising intersections of AI and crypto.AI and crypto are two of the hottest topics of the decade, but are there any projects truly making waves at the intersection of both? Bittensor, an open-source, decentralized AI network, is positioning itself as a leader in this space, with its TAO token seeing explosive growth and its model challenging traditional centralized AI companies.In this episode, we're joined by Joseph Jacks, aka JJ, founder of OSS Capital, and Sami Kassab, partner at OSS Capital, to explore why they've gone all-in on Bittensor. They discuss how Bittensor works, what makes it different from centralized AI models, and why they believe this project could be transformative for both crypto and AI.Show highlights:OSS Capital's background and how they got to invest in BittensorWhy Sami and JJ are bullish on TAOWhat the three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem areHow new subnets incentivize miners to develop AI modelsWhy it's so expensive to launch a subnetWhy Bittensor was built on the Polkadot SDKThe pros and cons of rolling out EVM compatibility What Allora and Commune AI are focused on within the ecosystemHow Bittensor can compete with the big AI companies The dangers AI poses to humanity and whether Bittensor can mitigate themVisit unchainedcrypto.com for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto and much more. Thank you to our sponsors!PolkadotMantleGuests:Joseph Jacks, Founder and General Partner of OSS CapitalSami Kassab, Partner at OSS CapitalUnchained Podcast is Produced by Laura Shin Media, LLC. Distributed by CoinDesk.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

AI and crypto are two of the hottest topics of the decade, but are there any projects truly making waves at the intersection of both? Bittensor, an open-source, decentralized AI network, is positioning itself as a leader in this space, with its TAO token seeing explosive growth and its model challenging traditional centralized AI companies. In this episode, we're joined by Joseph Jacks, aka JJ, founder of OSS Capital, and Sami Kassab, partner at OSS Capital, to explore why they've gone all-in on Bittensor. They discuss how Bittensor works, what makes it different from centralized AI models, and why they believe this project could be transformative for both crypto and AI. Show highlights: OSS Capital's background and how they got to invest in Bittensor Why Sami and JJ are bullish on TAO What the three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem are How new subnets incentivize miners to develop AI models Why it's so expensive to launch a subnet Why Bittensor was built on the Polkadot SDK The pros and cons of rolling out EVM compatibility  What Allora and Commune AI are focused on within the ecosystem How Bittensor can compete with the big AI companies  The dangers AI poses to humanity and whether Bittensor can mitigate them Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Mantle Guests: Joseph Jacks, Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital Sami Kassab, Partner at OSS Capital Links Previous coverage of Unchained on Crypto/AI:  Erik Voorhees' New Venture: Why AI Desperately Needs Privacy and Uncensorability When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit? The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto Learn more: A Beginner's Guide to AI Tokens 5 Use Cases of AI in Blockchain Bittensor: Bittensor's website The game theory of TAO Nous Research leaving Bittensor  Seth Bloomberg's tweet on “Bittensor's Network Effects” Cost of building a subnet Commune.ai Allora Network Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:39 Background of OSS Capital and investing in Bittensor 19:06 Why Sami and JJ are bullish on TAO 24:51 The three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem 35:00 How subnets incentivize AI model development 47:50 Why launching a subnet is expensive 50:12 Bittensor's foundation on the Polkadot SDK 53:00 Pros and cons of EVM compatibility 1:03:03 Focus areas for Allora and Communi 1:06:48 How Bittensor competes with big AI companies 1:09:19 JJ's take on AI dangers and Bittensor's role Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

AI and crypto are two of the hottest topics of the decade, but are there any projects truly making waves at the intersection of both? Bittensor, an open-source, decentralized AI network, is positioning itself as a leader in this space, with its TAO token seeing explosive growth and its model challenging traditional centralized AI companies. In this episode, we're joined by Joseph Jacks, aka JJ, founder of OSS Capital, and Sami Kassab, partner at OSS Capital, to explore why they've gone all-in on Bittensor. They discuss how Bittensor works, what makes it different from centralized AI models, and why they believe this project could be transformative for both crypto and AI. Show highlights: OSS Capital's background and how they got to invest in Bittensor Why Sami and JJ are bullish on TAO What the three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem are How new subnets incentivize miners to develop AI models Why it's so expensive to launch a subnet Why Bittensor was built on the Polkadot SDK The pros and cons of rolling out EVM compatibility  What Allora and Commune AI are focused on within the ecosystem How Bittensor can compete with the big AI companies  The dangers AI poses to humanity and whether Bittensor can mitigate them Visit our website for breaking news, analysis, op-eds, articles to learn about crypto, and much more: unchainedcrypto.com Thank you to our sponsors! Polkadot Mantle Guests: Joseph Jacks, Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital Sami Kassab, Partner at OSS Capital Links Previous coverage of Unchained on Crypto/AI:  Erik Voorhees' New Venture: Why AI Desperately Needs Privacy and Uncensorability When AI and Blockchain Meet, How Can Each Technology Benefit? The Chopping Block: Why AI Will Change the Course of History in Crypto Learn more: A Beginner's Guide to AI Tokens 5 Use Cases of AI in Blockchain Bittensor: Bittensor's website The game theory of TAO Nous Research leaving Bittensor  Seth Bloomberg's tweet on “Bittensor's Network Effects” Cost of building a subnet Commune.ai Allora Network Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:39 Background of OSS Capital and investing in Bittensor 19:06 Why Sami and JJ are bullish on TAO 24:51 The three roles in the Bittensor ecosystem 35:00 How subnets incentivize AI model development 47:50 Why launching a subnet is expensive 50:12 Bittensor's foundation on the Polkadot SDK 53:00 Pros and cons of EVM compatibility 1:03:03 Focus areas for Allora and Communi 1:06:48 How Bittensor competes with big AI companies 1:09:19 JJ's take on AI dangers and Bittensor's role Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joseph Jacks (JJ) is back! We discuss the latest in COSS funding, his thesis for investing in commercial open source companies, the various rug pulls happening out there in open source licensing, and Zuck/Meta's generosity releasing Llama 3.1 as "open source."

Joseph Jacks (JJ) is back! We discuss the latest in COSS funding, his thesis for investing in commercial open source companies, the various rug pulls happening out there in open source licensing, and Zuck/Meta's generosity releasing Llama 3.1 as "open source."

Guest Heather Meeker Panelist Richard Littauer Show Notes In this episode, host Richard Littauer welcomes renowned author and open source lawyer, Heather Meeker, in our first venture into video format. Heather discusses her journey from being a ‘big law' lawyer to focusing specifically on open source matters. She talks about her latest book, From Project to Profit: How to Succeed in Commercial Open Source, and the valuable insights it provides for entrepreneurs and developers looking to transform their open source projects into successful businesses. The conversation also delves into the significance of open source, economic analysis, and the mission of the Open Source Initiative. We end with Heather sharing her all-time favorite open source project, Audacity, and why she thinks it's a perfect example of an exquisite open source project. Press download to hear more! [00:01:49] Heather talks about her current practice and how she's focusing on open source matters after leaving big law firms, driven by pandemic induced life choices, and she touches on her involvement with AI related issues. [00:04:18] Richard asks about Heather's transition to writing for the public, and she details her journey of writing articles since the late 90's and the process of creating her books. [00:06:41] We hear about Heather's book, From Project to Profit, and it's focus on the business potential of open source. She discusses the audience and motivation behind the book. [00:10:17] Heather describes the book's layout: case studies, economic analysis, business models, and a final checklist for starting an open source business. [00:11:31] We learn about the checklist and the thought process behind starting an open source business. [00:13:18] Heather acknowledges that there are suggestions beyond VC funding, relating it to family businesses, which may not grow large but can provide a living and enjoyment. She tells us the book discusses setting realistic goals for open source projects and understanding when it's appropriate to seek professional investment. [00:15:39] Richard talks about community projects that aim to be sustainable without necessarily seeking significant investments. Heather explains most small open source projects start as labors of love and discusses the motivations behind starting such projects, and she notes the commitment required to build a business. [00:19:16] Richard inquires about the fund that invests in open source projects. Heather describes OSS Capital, focusing on early-stage commercial open source software development, unique in its dedicated investment thesis. [00:21:15] Heather shares that the fund often approaches founders proactively, differing from traditional VC operations. [00:22:21] Richard is curious about equitable payment for contributors in open source projects, and Heather states they prefer to fund companies started by the projects' founders and describes the dynamic between contributors and the core team. [00:25:03] What was the toughest section of the book to write? Heather reveals the economic analysis was difficult as it required refreshing her knowledge and ensuring accuracy. She also didn't mention specific economists but focused on basic economic principles. [00:28:15] Richard asks about common pitfalls in open source projects. Heather points out that mistakes in start-ups are not unique to open source and expands on the issue of companies taking code private due to misaligned investor interests. [00:31:15] Richard questions if misaligned investors are a by-product of capitalism, and Heather believes it's possible to sustainably create value with open source without prioritizing it. [00:32:08] Richard asks what “open source” means to OSS Capital, and Heather explains that for their fund, open source means the core product is under a recognized open source license. She discusses the challenge of defining open source for non-software fields like AI and data. [00:35:31] Find out where you can buy Heather's book and follow her online. Quotes [00:11:44] “One of the initial decisions that someone asked me is that they actually want to run a business around an open source project and that's a non-trivial decision.” [00:31:24] “I do think it's possible to run a business sustainably, create a ton of value with the open source projects, and never take it private.” Spotlight [00:37:33] Richard's spotlight is the book, Man's Search for Meaning. [00:38:10] Heather's spotlight is one of her favorite authors, Primo Levi, and some books he wrote, The Periodic Table and Survival in Auschwitz. Also, another book she read called, Games Mother Never Taught You, and the open source project, Audacity. Links SustainOSS (https://sustainoss.org/) SustainOSS X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/SustainOSS?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) SustainOSS Discourse (https://discourse.sustainoss.org/) podcast@sustainoss.org (mailto:podcast@sustainoss.org) SustainOSS Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/tags/sustainoss) Open Collective-SustainOSS (Contribute) (https://opencollective.com/sustainoss) Richard Littauer Mastodon (https://mastodon.social/@richlitt) Heather Meeker X/Twitter (https://twitter.com/HeatherMeeker4?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor) Heather Meeker Website (https://heathermeeker.com/) Heather Meeker LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermeeker/) Heather Meeker YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/c/HeatherMeekerOpenSourceLicensing/videos) [From Project to Profit: How to Build a Business Around Your Open Source Project by Heather Meeker](https://www.amazon.com/Project-Profit-Business-Around-Source/dp/B0CKMKMFH5/ref=sr11?crid=371EUHUERWTB3&keywords=From+project+to+profit&qid=1700960660&s=books&sprefix=from+project+to+profit%2Cstripbooks%2C76&sr=1-1) Sustain Podcast-Episode 46: Commercial Open Source with Joseph Jacks (https://podcast.sustainoss.org/guests/joseph-jacks) [Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man%27sSearchforMeaning)_ Primo Levi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Primo_Levi) The Periodic Table by Primo Levi (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Periodic_Table_(short_story_collection)) Survival In Auschwitz by Primo Levi (https://www.amazon.com/Survival-Auschwitz-Primo-Levi/dp/1492942588) Games Mother Never Taught Me by Betty Lehan Harragan (https://www.amazon.com/Games-Mother-Never-Taught-You/dp/0446357030) Audacity (https://www.audacityteam.org/) Credits Produced by Richard Littauer (https://www.burntfen.com/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Heather Meeker.

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Conjecture: A standing offer for public debates on AI, published by Andrea Miotti on June 16, 2023 on LessWrong. Tl;dr: If you want to publicly debate AI risk with us, send us an email at hello@conjecture.dev with information about you, suggested topics, and the suggested platform. Public debates strengthen society and public discourse. They spread truth by testing ideas and filtering out weaker arguments. Moreover, debating ideas publicly forces people to be coherent over time, or to adjust their beliefs faced with new evidence. This is why we need more public debates on AI development, as AI will fundamentally transform our world, for better or worse. Most of us at Conjecture expect advanced AI to be catastrophic by default, and that the only path to a good future goes through solving some very hard technical and social challenges. However, many others inside and outside of the AI field have very different expectations! Some think very powerful AI systems are coming soon, but it will be easy to control them. Others think very powerful AI systems are just very far away, and there's no reason to worry yet. Open debate about AI should start now, to discuss these and many more issues. As Conjecture, we have a standing offer to publicly debate AI risk and progress in good faith. If you want to publicly debate AI risk with us, send us an email at hello@conjecture.dev with information about you, suggested topics, and the suggested platform. By default, we prefer the debate to be a live discussion streamed on Youtube or Twitch. Given our limited time, we won't be able to accept all requests, but we'll explain in cases where we reject. As a rule of thumb, we will give priority to people with more reach and/or prominence. Some relevant topics can include: What are reasons for and against expecting that the default outcome of developing powerful AI systems is human extinction? Is open source development of powerful AI systems a good or bad idea? How far are we from existentially dangerous AI systems? Should we stop development of more powerful AI, or continue development towards powerful general AI and superintelligence? Is a global moratorium on development of superintelligence feasible? How easy or hard is it going to be to control powerful AI systems? Here's a recent debate between Connor Leahy (Conjecture CEO) and Joseph Jacks (open source software investor) on whether AGI is an existential risk, and a debate between Robin Hanson (Prof. of Economics at GMU) and Jaan Tallinn (Skype co-founder, AI investor) on whether we should pause AI research. To see some of our stances on these topics, you can find some recent public appearances from Connor (CEO) here and here. An overview of our main research agenda is available here and here. We ran a debate initiative in the past, but it was focused on quite technical discussions with people already deep in the field of AI alignment. As AI risk gets into the mainstream, the conversation should become much broader. Two discussions that we published from that initiative: Christiano (ARC) and GA (Conjecture) Discuss Alignment Cruxes Shah (DeepMind) and Leahy (Conjecture) Discuss Alignment Cruxes If the linked page doesn't load on your browser, try CMD + Shift + R on Mac or CTRL + F5 on Windows to hard reload the page. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Link to original articleWelcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Conjecture: A standing offer for public debates on AI, published by Andrea Miotti on June 16, 2023 on LessWrong. Tl;dr: If you want to publicly debate AI risk with us, send us an email at hello@conjecture.dev with information about you, suggested topics, and the suggested platform. Public debates strengthen society and public discourse. They spread truth by testing ideas and filtering out weaker arguments. Moreover, debating ideas publicly forces people to be coherent over time, or to adjust their beliefs faced with new evidence. This is why we need more public debates on AI development, as AI will fundamentally transform our world, for better or worse. Most of us at Conjecture expect advanced AI to be catastrophic by default, and that the only path to a good future goes through solving some very hard technical and social challenges. However, many others inside and outside of the AI field have very different expectations! Some think very powerful AI systems are coming soon, but it will be easy to control them. Others think very powerful AI systems are just very far away, and there's no reason to worry yet. Open debate about AI should start now, to discuss these and many more issues. As Conjecture, we have a standing offer to publicly debate AI risk and progress in good faith. If you want to publicly debate AI risk with us, send us an email at hello@conjecture.dev with information about you, suggested topics, and the suggested platform. By default, we prefer the debate to be a live discussion streamed on Youtube or Twitch. Given our limited time, we won't be able to accept all requests, but we'll explain in cases where we reject. As a rule of thumb, we will give priority to people with more reach and/or prominence. Some relevant topics can include: What are reasons for and against expecting that the default outcome of developing powerful AI systems is human extinction? Is open source development of powerful AI systems a good or bad idea? How far are we from existentially dangerous AI systems? Should we stop development of more powerful AI, or continue development towards powerful general AI and superintelligence? Is a global moratorium on development of superintelligence feasible? How easy or hard is it going to be to control powerful AI systems? Here's a recent debate between Connor Leahy (Conjecture CEO) and Joseph Jacks (open source software investor) on whether AGI is an existential risk, and a debate between Robin Hanson (Prof. of Economics at GMU) and Jaan Tallinn (Skype co-founder, AI investor) on whether we should pause AI research. To see some of our stances on these topics, you can find some recent public appearances from Connor (CEO) here and here. An overview of our main research agenda is available here and here. We ran a debate initiative in the past, but it was focused on quite technical discussions with people already deep in the field of AI alignment. As AI risk gets into the mainstream, the conversation should become much broader. Two discussions that we published from that initiative: Christiano (ARC) and GA (Conjecture) Discuss Alignment Cruxes Shah (DeepMind) and Leahy (Conjecture) Discuss Alignment Cruxes If the linked page doesn't load on your browser, try CMD + Shift + R on Mac or CTRL + F5 on Windows to hard reload the page. Thanks for listening. To help us out with The Nonlinear Library or to learn more, please visit nonlinear.org.

Joseph Jacks joins me to share his enthusiasm for Open Source and what he calls Commercial Open Source Companies, how the idea of Open Source is changing with new technologies, and what that means for the definition of Open Source.In this episode, Joseph gets specific about the definition of Open Source and new technologies building on the original concept while sharing his excitement about the developments in and around the Open Source community. We also discuss the pros and cons of building an Open Source company and his philosophy on investing in Open Source Startups.Highlights: Joseph introduces himself and discusses his background and how he started OSS Capital (0:48) How open source is beneficial and critical to any business (6:12) The origins and definition of open source and how to differentiate new technologies that expand on the concept (7:58) What most people think of when they say "Open Source Company" and Joseph's suggestion for a more accurate name (11:31) Why Commercial Open Source Companies are awesome (13:21) The challenges of building a Commercial Open Source Company (17:21) The importance of differentiating between your users and your customers (19:57) Freemium vs. Open Source (22:04) Links:Joseph  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/josephjacks/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/JosephJacks_ Company: https://oss.capital/

In the 3rd Episode of the Hacking Open Source Business Podcast Joseph Jacks (JJ), the founder of OSS Capital, a VC firm specializing in investments in open source businesses, shares his insider view on building, funding, and growing open source businesses.  Avi and Matt ask JJ to cover his investment strategy, what he looks for in founders, how he evaluates business growth, and more!  If you are a maintainer thinking about trying to get seed funding, an open source business executive evaluating growth, or an aspiring investor in open source you won't want to miss this episode.  Checkout our other interviews, clips, and videos: https://l.hosbp.com/YoutubeDon't forget to visit the open-source business community at: https://opensourcebusiness.community/Visit our primary sponsor, Scarf, for tools to help analyze your #opensource growth and adoption: https://about.scarf.sh/Subscribe to the podcast on your favorite app:Spotify: https://l.hosbp.com/SpotifyApple: https://l.hosbp.com/AppleGoogle: https://l.hosbp.com/GoogleBuzzsprout: https://l.hosbp.com/Buzzsprout

Over the last years, people have moved from innovating in secret labs to innovating in the open, and open-source became the way to define industry standards. Today, I am pleased to have Joseph Jacks on the podcast to explore the open-source world. Joseph is the founder and General Partner of OSS Capital a fund that exclusively focuses on early-stage commercial open source companies. In the episode, we discussed: Why open source as a focus for investment, Why invest in projects and not teams, Commercial open source companies are more capital efficient, More and more people contributing to open source, extrinsic and intrinsic motivations, The one leader's trait that really matters, And so much more! Find the transcript in the companion blog post!

In this episode we speak to Joseph Jacks, founder and general partner at OSS Capital, a venture fund specializing in open source software. We discuss why open source is such an important differentiator for all software development, the philosophy behind open source, open core, and building a community around open source software, whether open source should be the default for all software.About Joseph JacksJoseph Jacks is founder and general partner at OSS Capital, a fund that invests in Open Source projects. Previously, he was co-founder and VP of Technology Strategy of Kismatic which provided services for running Kubernetes at scale for enterprises. It was one of the top 0.01% of projects on GitHub and was acquired by Apprenda in May 2016.Jacks also founded the KubeAcademy, the parent organization of the official Kubernetes community conference KubeCon, and was the co-Founder and CEO of Aljabr which builds cloud-native data pipelines.Other things mentioned:OSS capitalGitHubSourceForgeSignalRichard StallmanSatoshi NakamotoLinus TorvaldsGitHubGitLabRed HatRodeSony A600Let us know what you think on Twitter:https://twitter.com/consoledotdevhttps://twitter.com/davidmyttonhttps://twitter.com/josephjacks_Or by email: hello@console.devAbout ConsoleConsole is the place developers go to find the best tools. Our weekly newsletter picks out the most interesting tools and new releases. We keep track of everything - dev tools, devops, cloud, and APIs - so you don't have to. Sign up for free at: https://console.devRecorded: 2022-04-04.

This episode features an interview with Joseph Jacks, Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital. OSS Capital is the first and only COSS (Commercial Open Source Software) company investor that focuses on supporting early-stage COSS founders. Joseph, also known as JJ, has worked at Mesosphere, TIBCO Software, and Talend in various sales, engineering, and strategy roles. In this episode, JJ and Sam weigh the trade-offs of open and closed core companies and discuss how each can go public. JJ also dives into the misconception of trust equating privacy within tech. Guest Quote [25:14]: “There's a societal recognition that if you use technology to automate some part of your life and you use that regularly, you have to be able to trust it. And I think gradually, consumers are becoming more and more aware that one of the most effective ways of checking the trust box is answering the question, ‘Is the technology I'm using open source at the core, yes or no?' And if the answer is no, I think it's very difficult and a lot harder to achieve the levels of trust that you can if the answer is yes.” – Joseph Jacks Time Stamps [12:59]: The difference between open and closed core companies [17:23]: Understanding the trade-off between open and closed source [18:23]: Trends within open source data companies [20:21]: Is it possible to go public as a closed source database? [22:35]: Leveraging the automation opportunity of open source systems [23:47]: How can consumers trust the technology they're using? [34:01]: Advice for those starting open source projects Links LinkedIn - Connect with JJ LinkedIn - Connect with OSS Capital Twitter - Follow OSS Capital Visit OSS Capital See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, Ben Rometsch helps unravel this category by sitting down with Joseph Jacks of OSS Capital to learn more about what the funding ecosystem looks like for commercial open source companies. JJ is a huge COSS supporter and shares why he thinks this is the best time to be building a company in this space.

Joseph “JJ” Jacks (@asynchio, Founder/General Partner OSS Capital) talks about how Commercial OSS has evolved, coopetition with cloud providers, and what's next for Commercial OSS business models and communities. SHOW: 492SHOW SPONSOR LINKS:CloudZero - Cloud Cost Intelligence for Engineering TeamsBMC Wants to Know if your business is on its A-GameBMC Autonomous Digital EnterpriseDatadog Security Monitoring Homepage - Modern Monitoring and AnalyticsTry Datadog yourself by starting a free, 14-day trial today. Listeners of this podcast will also receive a free Datadog T-shirt.CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW NOTES:OSS Capital Partners and AdvisorsCommercial Open-Source Software Company Index (COSSI)OSS Capital to launch an ETF (with NASDAQ) of OSS Companies in Summer 2021Open Consensus - Data Driven Perspectives on Open Source SoftwareCOSS Community / Open Core Summit The Kubernetes State of the Community (Eps.272)Exploring the Business Side of Open Source Software (Eps.358)Server Side Public LicenseTopic 1 - Welcome to the show. For those that don’t already know you, tell us a little bit about your background, and some of the things you’re focused on today. Topic 2 - You’ve been tracking the commercialization of open-source projects for quite a while now. What big trends have you seen evolve over the last two decades (from Red Hat to MongoDB) Topic 3 - Even in the face of new OSS-centric offerings from the cloud providers, we still continue to see companies getting funded. What is the sentiment in the VC-communities about what the new competitive landscape looks like? Are there new rules in the game? Topic 4 - We’ve recently seen MongoDB and Elastic changing their licensing model to SSPL. The stock of both companies continues to rise. Is what they are doing a short-term “fix” to a competitive threat, or a critical mistake? Does licensing need to evolve as a company matures? Topic 5 - Are there fundamental shifts in how OSS companies are created and eventually operationalized happening now? Topic 6 - Where do you see commercial OSS trending over the next 5 years, and what big changes need to happen to make those realities happen?FEEDBACK?Email: show at thecloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnet

In today’s episode, I spoke with Joseph Jacks, the founder of OSS Capital. OSS Capital is an investment firm specializing in backing and supporting early-stage Commercial Open Source Software founders. Joseph also founded KubeCon, the de facto Kubernetes developer and user conference. As one of the most well known investors in the open source space, Joseph generously provided deep insight into what he thinks we can expect to see develop in open source in the coming decades. Some of the other topics we cover in this podcast are: Why did OSS Capital choose to focus on Commercial Open Source Software (also known as COSS)? What factors does Joseph consider when investing in COSS startups? How is open source going to eat the entire technology stack, all the way up to the application level? Why commercial open source is less of a zero-sum game than wholly commercial alternatives. And towards the end, Joseph offers a contrarian perspective into the question of sustainability in open source. Link to transcript: https://openteams.com/landing/podcast-ep-9/ Follow OpenTeams on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/openteamsinc LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/open... Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openteamsinc Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openteams/ Support this podcast by subscribing to OpenTeams’ YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2ZBPGnt You can also show support for this podcast by leaving a rating and review for the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Link to podcast channel: https://apple.co/3itAzne Thanks for listening!

John Newbery, Bitcoin Core developer and founder of Bitcoin Optech, announces an independent nonprofit organization to support Bitcoin development, Brink. Donate here. In this episode, we discuss the formation and mandate of Brink, as well as the developer funding context that we find ourselves in. Covered in the episode:  John Newbery's core developer story and how he came to found Brink Why John left Chaincode and struck out on his own Brink's mandate and foundational purpose Lessons learned from the Bitcoin Foundation The future of Bitcoin Optech The state of funding for Bitcoin development The accessibility of Bitcoin protocol development today Does the existence of financial incentives cannibalize the intrinsic motivation to work on open source? Why John works on Bitcoin Why ossification might be more remote than we expect Whether Bitcoin's developer funding model exposes it to corporate capture The political implications of Bitcoin having a sole reference implementation The importance of distinguishing the validation element of Bitcoin Core from the other components Is Bitcoin protocol dev meritocratic or technocratic? Why the structurelessness of Bitcoin core dev raises the barriers to entry Is Bitcoin protocol development adequately funded right now? Does developer funding equate to influence in the Bitcoin protocol development The dispersion of Bitcoin protocol development influence Content mentioned in this episode: Joseph Jacks on On The Brink Bitmex Research, Who Funds Bitcoin Development? Nic Carter in Coindesk, Bitcoin's Patronage System is an Unheralded Strength

Panelists Eric Berry | Justin Dorfman | Richard Littauer Guest Joseph Jacks Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital Show Notes Hello and welcome to Sustain! On today’s episode, we have special guest, Joseph Jacks, Founder of OSS Capital and also works on Open Core Summit, which is a conference he founded as well. Today we discuss with Joseph what he does at OSS Capital, the companies they invest in and how he helps commercial Open Source Companies. We will also find out about what he did at Open Core Summit last year and find out about when and where the next one will take place. Download this episode now to find out more! [00:01:10] Joseph tells us what he does at OSS Capital. He also tells us what he means by Commercial Open Source. [00:03:22] Richard and Joseph discuss GitHub and GitLab. [00:11:29] Justin brings up the business source license which is very controversial, and he wants to know Joseph’s involvement with it. [00:17:08] Joseph tells us about OSS.cash, the conference he did in 2013 with the spreadsheet data, and how the Open Core Summit went in September 2019, right before COVID hit. [00:22:49] Eric is fascinated by Joseph’s process and he says it seems like he’s trying to find that brief moment when a project starts to take off, but hasn’t really considered creating a corporation, creating a company to generate money around it. It seems like you’re looking for a unicorn before it grows its horn. Joseph elaborates on this. [00:26:48] Joseph talks about RISC-V since they are invested in that company. He also tells us other companies they are invested in. [00:30:36] Joseph explains how commercial offensive software companies are different. Also, he tells us how they help commercial Open Source Companies early on. [00:37:03] Where can you find Joseph on the Internet, URL’s, or Twitter? Find out here. Spotlight [00:37:44] Justin’s spotlight is EB.js. [00:38:23] Eric’s spotlight is since Code Fund shut down, he wants to extend his gratitude and say thank you to all the publishers, open source projects, bloggers, application builders, maintainers, and all of them that were within the network. [00:39:32] Richard’s spotlight is scuttlebutt.nz. [00:40:09] Joseph’s spotlight is the Kubernetes project. Quotes [00:04:14] “I tend to think of the companies as slightly different in terms of what they focus on and GitHub has sort of like a Facebook social network feel, you know, huge amounts of people collaborating on public Open Source repos.” [00:05:18] “And so even though the core, the Open Source core for GitHub is very small, it’s sort of super tiny core, and the crust around that Open Source core is really thick, like basically all of GitHub.com, all this proprietary technology they’ve added around it, I’ve still viewed it as commercial Open Source because that sort of existential definition is still true.” [00:16:03] “Another one is WSO2 in Sri Lanka. The WSO2 is a company in the middleware kind of category and the enterprise IT world. They sell products for connecting applications and doing messaging integration, integration middleware, SOA software, and business process management, lots of things of this nature.” [00:19:58] “The spreadsheet motivated starting OSS capital for sure, and also Open Core Summit. I guess the reason is because this thing’s kind of been maintained for going on seven years now I guess, and the growth of this spreadsheet’s been pretty substantial.” [00:23:15] “Maybe I’m misunderstanding, but it seems like you’re looking for a unicorn before it grows its horn.” Links Joseph Jacks Twitter (https://twitter.com/asynchio?lang=en) OSSC (https://oss.capital/) Open Core Summit Twitter (https://twitter.com/opencoresummit?lang=en) Open Core Summit (https://opencoresummit.com/) COSS Index (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17nKMpi_Dh5slCqzLSFBoWMxNvWiwt2R-t4e_l7LPLhU/edit#gid=0) Scuttlebutt (https://scuttlebutt.nz/) Kubernetes (https://kubernetes.io/) Credits Produced by Justin Dorfman Produced by Rebase (https://rebase.fm/) Edited by Paul M. Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Show notes by DeAnn Bahr at Peachtree Sound (https://www.peachtreesound.com/) Special Guest: Joseph Jacks.

Joseph Jacks of OSS Capital joins the show. In this episode we discuss:  - What constitutes commercial open source, and how this differs from regular open source projects - the history of the open source software movement - why programmers contribute unpaid to open source projects - whether tokens are required to monetize open source OSS Capital: https://oss.capital/ The COSS Index: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17nKMpi_Dh5slCqzLSFBoWMxNvWiwt2R-t4e_l7LPLhU/edit#gid=0 Joseph’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/asynchio

In this podcast, Daniel Bryant spoke to Joseph Jacks, Founder of OSS Capital and the Open Core Summit, and discussed topics including the open source and open core models, innovations within open source hardware and the RISC-V instruction set architecture, and current opportunities for disruption using commercial open source software. Why listen to this podcast: - Recently, open source software and the open core business model have driven a lot of innovation and created a lot of value, particularly within the cloud “as-a-service” space. - There has been some disagreement between the open source and commercially-focused communities, for example, in relation to the licencing models and how value is captured. - The Open Core Summit (OCS) is a new conference focusing on the intersection of commercialisation and open source software that aims to facilitate discussion in this space. - Organisations building around open source software can potentially look at large cloud vendors as partners. Public clouds can provide effective distribution, and typically focus on offering breadth of services rather than the depth of expertise that can be provided by a specialist company. - RISC-V is an open-source hardware instruction set architecture (ISA) based on the well-established reduced instruction set computer (RISC) principles. Leveraging RISC-V can reduce the time and cost of customising chip designs. - A lot of recent open source innovation has focused on the infrastructure layer within computing systems. This means that the application layer is now potentially ripe for disruption via commercial open source software. More on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2rDfYYU You can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq Subscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq Like InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8 Follow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ Follow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq Check the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2rDfYYU

Joseph Jacks is the Founder and Organizer of the Open Core Summit (OCS), the world’s first commercial open source software (COSS) event. Joseph is also the Founder and GP of OSS Capital, a venture fund that invests exclusively in early-stage Commercial Open-Source Software (COSS) companies. In this episode, Joseph discusses the exciting origins of the...

Cryptocurrencies are decentralized monetary systems built on open source software. The open source software movement has evolved from the world of Linux, MySQL, and Apache to a thriving ecosystem of commercial enterprises built around open source software. This ecosystem includes projects such as Kubernetes, MongoDB, and ReactJS. It includes large organizations such as Amazon Web The post Crypto and OSS with Haseeb Qureshi, Joseph Jacks, and Alok Vasudev appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Open source software allows developers to take code from the Internet and modify it for their own use. Open source has allowed innovation to occur on a massive scale. Today, open source software powers our consumer client applications and our backend cloud server infrastructure.  Linux powers single node operating systems and Kubernetes is the foundation The post Permissionless Innovation with Joseph Jacks appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

In this episode, Erasmus Elsner is talking to Joseph Jacks, founder and general partner at OSS Capital, the first and only VC fund exclusively dedicated to supporting commercial open-source software founders. We discuss the definition of commercial open-source software (COSS) companies and how open-source software is eating software. Check out the Youtube version on: https://channel.sandhillroad.io

Open source projects benefit from the network effects of a large audience of developers. A popular open source project will be contributed to and used by thousands of developers, who are continuously testing, deploying, and improving the software. The open source movement has created massive communities and a thriving, collaborative economy. Infrastructure software companies are The post OSS Capital with Joseph Jacks appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.

Joseph Jacks, the Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital joined the show to share his plans for funding the future generation of commercial open source software based companies. This is a growing landscape of $100M+ revenue companies ~13 years in the making that’s just now getting serious early attention and institutional backing — and we talk through many of those details with Joseph. We cover the whys and hows, why OSS now, deep details around licensing implications, and we speculate the types of open source software that makes sense for the types of investing Joseph and other plan to do.

Joseph Jacks, the Founder and General Partner of OSS Capital joined the show to share his plans for funding the future generation of commercial open source software based companies. This is a growing landscape of $100M+ revenue companies ~13 years in the making that’s just now getting serious early attention and institutional backing — and we talk through many of those details with Joseph. We cover the whys and hows, why OSS now, deep details around licensing implications, and we speculate the types of open source software that makes sense for the types of investing Joseph and other plan to do.

Neste episódio começamos com a notícia de um novo unicórnio, o PagerDuty, que conquistou um investimento de $1.3Bi com uma avaliação de $90 Milhões. Você pode saber mais aqui na Forbes.Depois entramos em nosso tema principal, falando de nossas escolhas na adoção de ferramentas open source, mudanças que podem ocorrer nos projetos e como isso pode nos afetar.Começamos com a guerra que foi levantada pela alteração na licença do Redis, que fecha os módulos proprietários do RedisLabs com a Commons Clause. O motivo da mudança é tentar se defender das ações de grandes empresas, que apenas tiram proveito de projetos como esse, ganham seus milhões e não devolvem nem mesmo linhas de código.A treta no twitter.kellabyteFalamos do RethinkDB, que quase fechou as portas, pois não tinham mais fundos para continuar, sendo comprados pela CNCF apenas para manter o projeto.Passamos também por escolhas e mudanças dentro de projetos open source, como quando a internet quase parou, pois o “dono” do left-pad do NodeJS o removeu do NPM, impedindo os usuários de fazer build, o que levou até mesmo a alterações nas regras da NPM. Se você não lembra, veja aqui.Algumas citaçõesSurgimento do primeiro fundo de investimento focado em open source, o OSS Capital.Pessoas para seguir: Joseph Jacks e Matt Asay.E as recomendações da semanaJoão: The man in machine — Steve JobsTalita: Trilogia da Fundação de Isaac AsimovGuilherme: Jogos de altíssima qualidade duvidosa (Pororoca Adventures, Corruption, Cabo Daciolo e Raffa Moreira)Diogo: No sense — banheiros de aeroporto que não tem papel toalha, somente aquele secador de mãos com vento e luz azul. Primeiro, não seca nada. Segundo, como faço para secar o rosto ali? Viaje com lenços de papel.Até a próxima e fique por dentro de tudo que compartilhamos em:Blog.getupcloud.com

Brian talks with Joseph Jacks (@asynchio, advisor to CNCF, creator of KubeCon, co-Founder Kismatic, Entrepreneur) about different ways to view OSS business models, and how he's been tracking commercial OSS companies through his COSSCI Index. Show Links: Open Consensus - Data Driven Perspectives on Open Source Software $100M+ Revenue - Commercial Open Source Software Company Index (COSSCI) Bessemer Venture Partners Cloud Index [PODCAST] @PodCTL - Containers | Kubernetes | OpenShift - RSS Feed, iTunes, Google Play, Stitcher, TuneIn and all your favorite podcast players [A CLOUD GURU] Get The Cloudcast Alexa Skill [A CLOUD GURU] A Cloud Guru Membership - Start your free trial. Unlimited access to the best cloud training and new series to keep you up-to-date on all things AWS. [A CLOUD GURU] FREE access to AWS Certification Exam Prep Guide - At A Cloud Guru, the #1 question received from students is "I want to pass the AWS cert exam, so where do I start?" This course is your answer. [FREE] eBook from O'Reilly Show Notes Topic 1 - Welcome to the show. Give us some of your background and some of the things you’re working on these days? Topic 2 - You created a tracking of Commercial Open Source Software Company Information (COSSCI, “cozy index”). How did you go about collecting the information, some of which isn’t public? Topic 3 - Let’s talk about “open core” and how you’re thinking about the thickness of the core. Topic 4 - To a certain extent, OSS velocity relies on VC funding to gain traction. VC funding typically wants an exit. Do you think there are enough successful OSS exists to keep seeing VC funding flow in, or do you think public cloud making OSS-as-a-service will slow that down? Topic 5 - Looking out a few years, you obviously have some models in your mind about how Commercialization of OSS could play out. What are some of the “truths” that you believe are not up for debate, and what are some areas you think might significantly change? Feedback? Email: show at thecloudcast dot net Twitter: @thecloudcastnet and @ServerlessCast

Triggered by Google Next 2018, John and Damon chat with Joseph Jacks (stealth startup) and Ben Kehoe (iRobot) about their public disagreements — and agreements — about Kubernetes and Serverless. 

Aaron and Brian talk about the evolution of Cloud Computing over that past 6+ years - The pace of change, the impact of open source and foundations, the critical elements of public cloud, and what has been a surprise. Show Links: Get a free eBook from O'Reilly media or use promo code PC20CLOUD for a discount - 40% off Print Books and 50% off eBooks and videos [DISCOUNT] Start Serverless Skills Bundle (4 courses) - (only $49 instead of $79) [FREE] Alexa Development for Absolute Beginners Show Notes: Topic 1 - We’re done nearly 7 days of shows (~160hrs), had 30 companies acquired, and over 3M+ listens. Thank you to everyone that listens and tells a friend. Rate the show on iTunes! Topic 2 - Looking back at the last 6+ years, what has surprised you the most or been the most expected? Pace of change? Rise of public cloud? 2011 - AWS at ~$250M/qtr; 2017 - AWS at $3.66B/qtr
 The Clouderati crowd
 OpenStack / Foundations
 Lack of Mega Mergers (“EMC Federation” model?)
 No one really talks IaaS, Paas, SaaS anymore
 All the $1 Billion investments in cloud…
 AWS grew to support Amazon, Google Cloud is spin off and not core to growth
 Kubernetes as the “final architecture” / or is it serverless... Topic 3 - Follow the money - How has VC funding been tracking? What about exits? VC investments in infrastructure have become rare, markets have moved on Lots of money went into big data; now going into AI. Is it paying off? Topic 4 - We’ve both now worked in open source. What impact have you seen this have on the tech industry? Interesting chart from Joseph Jacks about OSS-centric startups Big customers get invested and are vocal about it
 Small customers just want stuff to work and don’t want to hire experts
 Is public cloud the monetization model for OSS? Topic 5 - The divide between those on the cloud bandwagon (e.g. meetups, AWS/Serverless/CNCF events) and those not (e.g. Interop) seems to be growing. The revenues don’t exactly track this, but how do you see the next 3-5 years of the industry playing out for people in the industry? Infrastructure vendors will be squeezed and consolidated
 Public Cloud will give way to the next “Big 3-4”. It was IBM, Cisco, HP, Dell, etc. Now it is AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and SaaS based offerings
 Topic 6- Where are we thinking about going with the show? AI, Business-Centric SaaS Apps, Multi-Cloud realities (or horrors) Topic 7- Let’s end on something boring. There has been some talk about the need to make some element of technology boring (e.g. infrastructure). Do you think that’s possible in the competitive technology markets? We’ve seen on smartphones, virtualization, etc. Simon Wardley - Everything goes to Commodity over time Feedback? Email: show at thecloudcast dot net Twitter: @thecloudcastn

Brian talks with Joseph Jacks (@asynchio; Founder @KubeCon; Kubernetes engineering @Apprenda) about the upcoming KubeCon conference, the evolution of the Kubernetes community, why customers are putting the technology into production, areas of improvement and where SIs and ISVs are looking to expand the technology for various markets. Show Links: Get a free eBook from O'Reilly media or use promo code PCBW for a discount - 40% off Print Books and 50% off eBooks and videos KubeCon 2016 OpenShift Commons Gathering CloudNativeCon Prometheus Day Cloud Foundry’s Service Broker API Role in Kubernetes and Open Source Platforms Show Notes: Topic 1 - It’s Year 2 of KubeCon. Momentum in the Kubernetes community has been growing really quickly. Give us the update on the event. Who are some of the companies that will be speaking about their experiences with Kubernetes? Topic 2 - We first met about a year and a half ago, before Kismatic (your previous company) went public. Back then it was lots of Kubernetes POCs, but now it seems like more and more Kubernetes in production. How are you seeing the market evolve and what’s driving it? Topic 3 - Companies have a lot of choices about how to manage containers these days - Kubernetes, Swarm, Mesos, DIY approaches, etc. What are you hearing about why companies are choosing Kubernetes? Topic 4 - No architecture is without faults or issues. What challenges do you still see for Kubernetes adopters, or the top priorities for the Kubernetes community? Topic 5 - Where are you seeing opportunities to interact with the Kubernetes community (for ISVs, Cloud Providers, Emerging Technology areas, etc.)? Feedback? Email:show at thecloudcast dot net Twitter:@thecloudcastnet YouTube:Cloudcast Channel

Kubernetes has been a focus of several previous shows on Software Engineering Daily. The architecture and management of our distributed systems have changed, and widespread adoption of containers and container management systems is just beginning. Joseph Jacks from Kismatic joins the show today to give us a perspective on the past, present, and future of The post Kubernetes, Mesos, and Kismatic with Joseph Jacks appeared first on Software Engineering Daily.