1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Sept 15th, 2022. The day Adobe announced its intention to acquire Figma for an eyewatering $20Bn was also a day of mourning for much of the design community. Our industry’s main tool was falling into the hands of a brand many have grown increasingly skeptical of. Sad times. But at a company retreat in rural Spain, the team at Penpot was rejoicing. Their nimble, open-source design tool is an alternative to the monopoly. An innovative upstart in the face of a seemingly greedy, toxic brand. But how does an open-source tool with a tiny market share face up to the might of Adobe? In this interview with Penpot's CEO Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz, we uncover: How Penpot’s developer-inclusive product strategy can be an engine of growth Why a “Tax the controller” subscription model can make open source a profitable business model Using the ‘value created vs value captured’ ratio to create a compelling pricing proposition &amp;nbsp; www.d.mba &amp;nbsp; d.MBA http://www.d.mba <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/25923807/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/25923807