Tomorrow Paolo Juvara and I will bet at the Open Source Business Conference (OSBC) in San Francisco, CA.
OSBC is the premier strategy event for the open source industry. It was founded in 2003 by Matt Asay, who is an Openbravo advisor. Paolo and I plan to meet several of our peers to exchange ideas and best practices.
Additionally, I will participate in a panel to discuss the nuances of community building. The panel will be moderated by Stormy Peters, Executive Director and the Gnome Foundation.
Key ideas I will voice include:
- The importance for all the company to become "community" and embrace community processes and communication channels
- The importance to lead and set example if you want others to follow
- The importance of recognition and meritocracy
- The importance to invest in tools to lower collaboration barriers
I bet you recognize some of the initiatives we are taking in Openbravo to make the above statements a reality.
I will share my learnings after the conference in a follow-on post.
