14th of June, 2021 · Updated on 30th of June, 2021 · Tagged with culture, business
The Uber of Poland
A few years ago I visited a friend in Gdańsk, Poland. As we explored the city, one thing I noticed was that cabs were relatively expensive and there was no Uber. Instead, most (young) people used a community-organized service called Night Riders. I couldn’t find anything about that service on the we… More »
10th of March, 2021 · Updated on 5th of February, 2024 · Tagged with business
Your First Business Should Be A Spreadsheet
One of the best decisions I made in 2020 was to open my calendar to everyone. People book appointments to chat about open-source projects, content creation, and business ideas. When we discuss business ideas, the conversation often leans towards problems suited for startups, such as using artificial… More »
22nd of January, 2021 · Tagged with business
Starting A Print-On-Demand Business As A Software Engineer
One day I had the idea to make a print of my Github timeline. I liked the thought of bringing something “virtual” into the real world. 😄 So I called up my friend Wolfgang and we built codeprints. It’s my first “physical” product, so I decided to share my learnings. … More »
4th of January, 2021 · Tagged with business
So You Want To Earn Money With Open Source
I earned 0 Euros from maintaining OSS software for years, and I thought that’s the way things are. I finally looked into ways to monetize my projects last year and in this talk I want to share what I learned so far. It didn’t make me rich (yet!), but I built my first sustainable side-project with an… More »
21st of August, 2020 · Tagged with oss, business
Launching a Side Project Backed by Github Sponsors
Yesterday we launched analysis-tools.dev. It's a project about comparing static analysis tools. What's best about the project is that it's completely open-source and backed by sponsors. If you like to do the same, keep reading! More »
21st of March, 2019 · Tagged with business, culture, dev, oss
Maybe You Don't Need Kubernetes
Kubernetes is the 800-pound gorilla of container orchestration. It powers some of the biggest deployments worldwide, but it comes with a price tag... More »