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World Congress 2023 β€’ Oct 6, 2023

From Dungeons & Dragons to Fortune 500 – Running a Large Commercial Open-Source project

Elise Bentley

TinyMCE transformed a free open-source editor into a $25M commercial powerhouse. Discover how they simplified pricing and balanced enterprise growth without sacrificing developer trust.

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Balancing open source access with enterprise monetization

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Navigating commercial licensing for dedicated open-source development tools

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Building viable economic models for open source operations

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