{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The 3 traps of open source funding models | Wes McKinney (pandas, Voltron Data, Posit)","description":"From creating one of the Python\u2019s most influential libraries to co-founding Voltron Data, Wes joins the show to chat about why the book cover of the pandas book doesn\u2019t feature a panda, open source pitfalls to avoid, the pros and cons of hiring engineers at a non-profit, and more. &amp;nbsp; Segments: (00:02:50) Guang\u2019s complaint about the pandas book cover (00:04:38) Quarto and Open Access Publishing (00:12:00) Convincing Wall Street to Open Source (00:15:31) Publishing the first python package over Christmas&amp;nbsp; (00:18:01) Doubling Down on Building pandas (00:23:23) Personal sacrifices for the sake of impact (00:26:28) The Evolution of Open-Source (00:29:19) \u201cOpen source development started out as a very privileged activity\u201d (00:32:40) The Consulting Trap (00:35:17) The Startup Trap (00:39:29) The Corporate User Trap (00:44:21) Avoiding the Startup Trap (00:46:54) Non-Profit vs. For-Profit (00:48:09) The Challenges of Hiring Engineers in a Non-Profit Setting (00:50:08) The Benefits of Remote Work for Open Source Development (00:52:15) Balancing Open Source and Enterprise Interests (00:57:25) New Funding Models for Open Source? (01:00:01) Getting into VC (01:06:19) The Future of Composable Data Systems &amp;nbsp; Show Notes: - online edition of pandas book: https:\/\/wesmckinney.com\/book\/ - the new digital publishing tool that Wes recommends: https:\/\/quarto.org\/ &amp;nbsp; Stay in touch: \ud83d\udc4b Make Ronak\u2019s day by leaving us a review and let us know who we should talk to next! hello@softwaremisadventures.com &amp;nbsp; Music: Vlad Gluschenko \u2014 Forest License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/deed.en ","author_name":"Software Misadventures","author_url":"https:\/\/softwaremisadventures.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/31850972\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/054760\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/173613332"}