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Should we open source it?

Should we open source it?“Open it Friday. Stars by Monday tell us if it's a product.”Maya Laurent, The Visionary

💡 WHY MAYA IS RIGHT

Whether a tool deserves investment is an empirical question, and publishing it is the cheapest experiment available. Stars, forks, issue volume and who files them reveal demand that no market sizing exercise can. A launch post is a landing page with a working prototype behind it. If it lands, the company has a community and maybe a business. If it does not, the company learned that for one weekend of effort.

✅ RIGHT WHEN

The team suspects outside demand and wants evidence before committing headcount.

🚩 TOO FAR WHEN

Stars are reported at the all-hands while issue #1 has 400 thumbs up and no reply.

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