Economic insights to help your open source company thrive

I am an economist specializing in technology and public policy. If you are here, you have probably read one of my articles recently.

Using my background in economics, I will help your company remain profitable in a rapidly evolving market and policy climate. Here’s how:

Monetization Strategy

While selling proprietary software is straightforward, monetizing open source is notoriously hard. Based on the nature of your product, the market you serve and the competition you face, I will help you pick the best strategy to monetize your open source software.

Forecasting

Economics allows me to spot patterns and make predictions based on limited data. This is especially useful at the intersection of technology and public policy, where there isn’t a lot of past data to rely on.

I will help you determine how a particular government policy or upcoming regulatory change will affect your business. Forecasting is also useful when you want to decide which features to prioritize during development, or how much capacity to build for your SaaS or cloud based offering.

Governance and mechanism design

Outside contributions are a vital ingredient for open source to succeed. I will help you design mechanisms and governance structures to encourage more contributions, in ways that benefit all stakeholders: your company, your customers and the contributors.

If you would like to work with me on an open source business strategy for your company, send me an email at jairajdevadiga@gmail.com.