OKAY - here's what you need to know before you start your open source platform. On this episode of The #HackerNoon Podcast, we hear from Ben Bromhead, CTO of #Instaclustr, and Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of #Teleport, about how they started their open source platform. 🙀<br />#OpenSourcePlatform<br />On this episode of The HackerNoon #Podcast:<br /><br />- What was Ev's very first job? (01:44) And Ben's? (03:50) 🚣‍♀️<br />- What are the roles of different co-founders? (10:31) 🏃<br />- What do you do when you can't afford to hire new staff but you still need to GSD? (16:59) 💥<br />- How do you maintain a unique startup culture? (25:44) ❄️<br />- What did Ev learn from developing an open-source platform? (36:41) 🍭<br />- If open-source is so amazing, why WOULDN'T I make my product open-source? (41:50) 😵<br />- Why does Ben choose to follow the open-source movement? (43:46) 🧚‍♂️<br />- How do open-source companies make money? (49:37) 💰<br /><br />VOTE FOR INSTACLUSTR FOR STARTUP OF THE YEAR:<br /><br />[<a href="https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/redwood-city-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/redwood-city-united-states</a>](<a href="https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/redwood-city-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/redwood-city-united-states</a>)<br /><br />💎 Get approved for 10-20x higher credit limit with Brex - [<a href="https://bit.ly/37doqiH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/37doqiH</a>](<a href="https://bit.ly/37doqiH" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://bit.ly/37doqiH</a>)<br /><br />VOTE FOR TELEPORT FOR STARTUP OF THE YEAR:<br /><br />[<a href="https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/oakland-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/oakland-united-states</a>](<a href="https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/oakland-united-states" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/oakland-united-states</a>)<br /><br />Connect with Ben and Ev:<br /><br />- Connect with Ev at [goteleport.com](<a href="http://goteleport.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://goteleport.com</a>)<br />- Connect with Ben at [instaclustr.com](<a href="http://instaclustr.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://instaclustr.com</a>)<br />- Follow Ben on Twitter at [@BenBromhead](<a href="https://twitter.com/BenBromhead" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://twitter.com/BenBromhead</a>)<br /><br />Learn more about HackerNoon and Startups of The Year:<br /><br />- For more information visit [startups.hackernoon.com](<a href="http://startups.hackernoon.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://startups.hackernoon.com</a>)<br />- To read HackerNoon stories, check out [hackernoon.com](<a href="http://hackernoon.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">http://hackernoon.com</a>)<br />...<br /><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjGZZWIOpA" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMjGZZWIOpA</a>