The Heavybit Library
The Heavybit Library is an extensive catalog of educational content featuring hundreds of hours of expert presentations, insightful podcasts, and articles focused on helping technical founders achieve breakout success.
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How to Successfully Fork an Open-Source Project
Why is Heavybit writing a startup guide to forking open-source projects? Because while open source has been an incredible boon to...
Open Source Development and How We Got Here
Heavybit General Partner Joseph Ruscio shares his perspective on the state of open source in 2023.
What Success Looks Like for Modern Open-Source Software Startups
How Open-Source Startups Succeed Estimates suggest that modern developers have built about 70%-90% of all modern software on top...
Every IPO Needs a CISO
In the finale session of DevGuild: Enterprise Security, CISOs from Atlassian, Segment and Splunk come together to discuss the...
The Power User’s Guide to Open-Source Licenses
Licensing: A Key Trade-Off for Open Source Startups Why is Heavybit putting together this guide for open-source startup founders...
Understanding Legal Issues for Open Source Software Start-ups
Viewing Open Source Startups Through a Licensing and IP Lens Open source software (OSS) is a vibrant and rapidly-growing space,...
Founder 101: (Almost) Everything You Need to Know About Cap Table Management
What is a Cap Table? A capitalization table — or “cap table” — is a spreadsheet or table that provides an in-depth view of a...
Looking Ahead: 2019 Developer Tool Trends
Hard to believe it’s almost time to close the books on 2018. As we reflect here at Heavybit on everything that happened this year...
Investing in Open Source Businesses
Learn from our expert panel of VCs who specialize in open source businesses what they look for when deciding whether to invest....
How to Successfully Invest in Open-Source Startups
Investing in Open-Source Startups: What to Look for Open-source software (OSS) leverages the power of community to create a...
How Cloud Monitoring became a Billion $ Business w/ Sumo Logic Founder and CTO
In this Speaker Series, Founder & CTO Christian Beedgen joined Heavybit GP Joe Ruscio for a discussion on what made Sumo Logic a...
Pillars of Success: What You Can Learn From Treasure Data’s Major Exit
Now that the news is finally public, we’re ecstatic to congratulate Heavybit member Treasure Data on their acquisition by ARM....