About this episode
Marco Palladino, Co-founder & CTO, Kong
0:50: Kong's origin story
5:48: How Kong’s underlying open source project generated early adoption
9:37: Shifting from open source adoption to commercialization
16:09: What enterprise features Kong prioritized building first
21:37: Hiring the early team balancing open-source and commercialization expertise
24:48: How to think about protecting your open-source IP
30:00: Marco's advice for open-source project owners who want to start a company
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