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This talk explores how open-source projects can become profitable without compromising their values. I share real-life lessons from building and running an open-source company, including monetization strategies, team management, and creating value for both users and contributors. Perfect for founders, developers, and anyone thinking about open source as more than a side project.

Agenda: - How much time and money we spent on open source: 8 years at Epicmax - 3 key parts of a successful open source project - 7 monetization models with real (and cute) examples - Stages of an open source project and which model fits best - How to attract users — and turn them into clients — at each stage - Our biggest mistake, key lessons we’ve learned, and what we do now** - Key takeaways

Anastasiia Zvenigorodskaia: - Co-founder & COO at Epicmax (open-source and commercial products with Vue.js) - I started my open-source journey at 17 with the Linux community - 12+ years in frontend development & project management - I was a chief editor for the open-source magazine “User & Linux” for 3 years. - Built an open-source project from scratch (using company resources 😁)