We chose FOSS because we think this type of tool will be universal in the near future. We likely won't be able to directly serve millions of teams ourselves by the time it happens but by open sourcing, if teams want it, they can just set it up.
Especially with small teams that have no budget, they can get value and never need to talk to us. We hope to grow with them.
In terms of funding and the economics of it, we have a cloud currently which is paid and we're developing additional features that are not free. For example, identifying experts on the team when the system is unable to find the information to answer the question directly. This is an example of a feature that large teams are likely willing to pay for but small teams won't need (as they know each other intimately).
I’m curious about the busines model. I see more and more YC companies that are FOSS, which is nice.
Why did you choose a FOSS license instead of proprietary with a license fee?
What are your plans for securing funding for further development?
Would be very interesting to hear your thoughts on this.
Congrats on the launch!