Join Jesse Suen and Hong Wang, co-founders of Akuity, as they share their journey of transforming ArgoCD from an internal Intuit project to a thriving independent open-source software (OSS) business. This session will cover:
- The origins of ArgoCD within Intuit and its evolution
- Challenges and opportunities in spinning out an enterprise-born OSS project
- Building a sustainable business model around ArgoCD
- Maintaining community engagement while pursuing commercial growth
- Key lessons learned during the transition to independence
Gain valuable insights into the complexities of OSS commercialization, corporate spin-outs, and building a startup around a popular open-source tool. This presentation is ideal for developers, OSS maintainers, entrepreneurs, and corporate innovation leaders interested in the intersection of open source and business strategy.
