Open source interviews #14 - Maayan Salom, founder of Elementary Data
Channel: Algora Open Source TV
Date: 23/04/2023

Elementary Data (YC W22) Open Source Data Observability with co-founder & CEO Maayan Salom 

Codebase: https://github.com/elementary-data/elementary
Website: https://www.elementary-data.com/

00:00 Elementary Introduction
01:07 Why open source
02:37 Early days & launching
03:46 Traction today
04:55 Next milestone (hiring, product)
06:26 Monetization approach
08:25 Monetization mechanics 
10:38 Day to day life 
12:20 OSS Hiring 
15:31 Israel OSS ecosystem
18:13 Mistakes to avoid
20:43 How did the cofounders meet?
22:45 Starting a startup in Israel 
23:59 Travel & remote work
25:13 OSS shoutouts
26:17 Women Founders 
28:33 Y Combinator mindset & community  
30:13 Advice 
34:10 People using Elementary Data
35:30 Get started with Elementary Data
36:50 Argentina winning the World Cup!

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