Giving it all away

At WordCamp Europe 2014, I described how working with Open Source has enabled me to grow in business, and to grow my business. I talked about the tensions between Open Source and traditional business instincts, and shared how giving in to giving stuff away has powered my growth as a consultant working with WordPress.

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2. we’re an unusual crowd
3. unpaid contribution
4. collaboration with competitors
5. free distribution
6. my WordPress story
7. making a contribution
8. fixing common problems
9. hi!
10. free
11. what?
12. "the liberty of some 
 must depend on the 
 restraint of others" Isaiah Berlin
 (via Siobhan McKeown)
13. free
14. restraint
15. "the liberty of some 
 must depend on the 
 restraint of others" Isaiah Berlin
 (via Siobhan McKeown)
16. "Sea! I command you to come no farther!
 Waves, stop your rolling, and do not dare to touch my feet!" Canute
17. acceptance
18. open
19. 23.1% and rising
20. the game has changed
21. “You have an idea. I have an idea. We swap. Now you have two ideas. And I have two ideas.” George Bernard Shaw
22. stand your ground
23. what makes you special?
24. expertise
25. experience
26. packages
27. expertise
28. experience
29. what makes you special?
30. contribute
31. collaborate
32. release
33. what makes you special?
34. contribute
35. collaborate
36. release
37. what makes you special?
38. contribute
39. collaborate
40. release
41. “There is nothing more important to the success of 10up than the success of WordPress.” Jake Goldman, 10up (competitor)
42. “When the entire pie is huge and getting bigger, the total size of any particular slice grows as well” Matt Mullenweg
43. tomorrow?
44. Simon Wheatley, @simonwheatley
 Code For The People,@cftp