Open Core, Pricing and AI product development with Dat Tran

<p>Dat Tran shares how he co-founded Priceloop, what problem it solves and how he's choosing to open source the core product.</p> <p>I've seen more and more organisations choose this open core strategy. It removes lots of the hurdles for customer and developer adoption. On top of that, you join forces / create a community to make the product better.</p> <p>Enjoy! 🎙</p> <p><br></p> <p>Connect with Dat Tran:<br> <a href="https://dat-tran.com/">https://dat-tran.com</a><br> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/dat-tran-a1602320">https://www.linkedin.com/in/dat-tran-a1602320</a><br> <a href="https://twitter.com/datitran">https://twitter.com/datitran</a></p> <p><br></p> <p>Full episode on YouTube ▶️<br> <a href="https://youtu.be/5DbJhv7ikIk">https://youtu.be/5DbJhv7ikIk</a></p> <p>New episodes every Wednesday with our host&nbsp;<a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil">🎙Patrick Akil</a>! &nbsp;<br> Big shoutout to&nbsp;<a href="https://xebia.com/">Xebia</a> for making this episode possible!</p> <p><br></p> <p>OUTLINE:<br> 00:00:00 - Intro<br> 00:00:23 - Playing around with ChatGPT<br> 00:02:11 - ChatGPT is a building block<br> 00:03:38 - AI Product Development<br> 00:08:05 - What problems does Priceloop solve<br> 00:14:49 - Different visualisations than spreadsheets<br> 00:20:02 - Building the right thing<br> 00:24:31 - Open sourcing the code<br> 00:31:26 - What parts are still closed source?<br> 00:34:14 - Managing services<br> 00:36:04 - Sticking to your core<br> 00:37:15 - The open core model<br> 00:40:37 - How much time is spent on coding as CTO<br> 00:44:26 - Hiring the first person<br> 00:47:46 - How did Dat grow his network<br> 00:53:47 - Dat wants more tech founders from Europe</p>