identified a specific need, solved it quickly and efficiently, and then leveraged the fame & reputation from that successful open-source project into a good job at a company that lets them do what they want or a series of consulting engagements supporting that software.
That's what I need to do. I almost did a few years ago, but unfortunately made the mistake of exclusively licencing the project to the customer, for a very cut-rate price. It was a gamble, as it was skunkworks, so it could have paid really well. Instead, it paid crappily, while demand for it elsewhere was abundant. Alas, IP...
That's what I need to do. I almost did a few years ago, but unfortunately made the mistake of exclusively licencing the project to the customer, for a very cut-rate price. It was a gamble, as it was skunkworks, so it could have paid really well. Instead, it paid crappily, while demand for it elsewhere was abundant. Alas, IP...