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I’m a fan of big art. Big art are sculptures that are larger than humans, typically over 10ft/3m. They are a subset of large-scale art which also incorporates paintings and installations.

Which features should be open source, and which should be proprietary? How do I balance the development of each? These are often the first questions new Open Core Ventures founders ask me. Use the buyer-based open core framework to answer the first question. To answer the second

I’m excited to see this initiative launched! Open Core Ventures’s sponsorship program provides funding and guidance to maintainers interested in accelerating their project’s usage. Learn more and apply here: handbook.opencoreventures.com/open-source-pr…

In Japan people leave their phone on a seat to reserve it while they visit the bathroom.

This year, I’m excited to launch a personal newsletter and blog, in which I’ll share stories from my life and more about upcoming projects. For my first post, I’m sharing how I use one of my favorite tools, the balanced scorecard. Read the full article here

Our friends at @ccidotcity are experiencing an X account hack! If anyone has contacts at X who can assist, please reach out to Mark Lutter or @jeffjmason as soon as possible. Let's help them get back online

This month, Karen Sijbrandij and I will celebrate 25 years together. We met when we were young, still in university, and have now been together for more than half our lives. We’ve been able to grow together, travel the world together, and always learn from each other. She’s my

My first newsletter is live for subcribers! Sign up here: open.substack.com/pub/sijbrandij…

Vishwanath Singh linkedin.com/in/vishwanath-… is doing his second round interviewing at Canonical for field engineer on Wednesday. Is there someone at Canonical who is willing to do a 25 minute video call with him to talk about the company and role so he is better prepared?

Open core companies tend to receive more interest from federal customers than the typical startup because of the government’s high use of open source software. Read Sytse’s five takeaways on selling open core to the government: opencoreventures.com/blog/2025-02-s…

Using the rear facing 1x camera instead of the front one for selfies has greatly improved the quality of the pictures. It made one problem bigger, instead of a fixed focus you can either focus on the faces or the background. Not a big deal for group selfies but annoying if you

Join us April 10th for the unveiling of Marco Cochrane's R-Evolution at Embarcadero Plaza! 🎟Tickets are free: eventbrite.com/e/join-us-for-…

An official unveiling and party are scheduled for Thursday for the temporary art installation, titled R-Evolution. sfexaminer.com/news/the-city/…

We recently held a roundtable with Sid Sijbrandij to discuss how AI impacts open source and building an open core company. Read why every startup needs an AI strategy and more key takeaways. opencoreventures.com/blog/every-sta…

Hop in! We’re heading to Nairobi 🚗🦒 This isn’t just about buildings. It’s about culture, connection & people. 🦁🌆 Join us this June in Nairobi to explore what really makes a city and why it takes more than buildings to build a better future.

Big art has the power to accelerate new cities and catalyze communities—and I’m excited to share why at the New Cities Summit in Nairobi, Kenya on June 12-13 2025. Join me and top experts in urban development in shaping the future of our cities. Learn more at

I've talking with @JulianGiuca over the last few months while he's been building Datable.io It's a telemetry pipeline that gives SecOps & DevOps teams more control over what data gets sent where—filter, route, and enrich data before it hits expensive tools. If

Attracting new residents is often difficult for fledgling new cities. Big Art can help make new cities more culturally vibrant and globally relevant🎨 From San Francisco to Kampala, Sid Sijbrandij, Founder & Executive Chair of 🦊 GitLab, is animating cities around the world

In this episode of The Eric Ries Show, I’m joined by Sid Sijbrandij, co-founder and Executive Chair of 🦊 GitLab —one of the world’s most radically transparent and values-driven software companies. Sid shares how GitLab grew from an open-source side project into a publicly traded DevOps