“How to Build Open Source Software That Pays You” ft. Nammahari

In this episode, I sat down with Hari Prasath (a.k.a. Nammahari) — Founder of Mahathaan and one of the strongest voices for open source in India. He’s been building and talking about open source for years, and in this pod we went deep into the real meaning of Open Source. Sign up for Dodo Payments, hassle free SaaS payments for Indian builders - https://app.dodopayments.com/partners... Get One month of Wispr Flow, the tool I use for voice dictation free: https://wisprflow.ai/r?SANJEEV4 Check out my SaaS PreSales course on Udemy: https://www.udemy.com/course/pre-sale... We spoke about: • What Open Source actually means (not the myths you usually hear) • Can you really make money from something that is “free”? • How to build proper Open Source software that people use • Why making software open source makes it more accessible • The real benefits of putting your code out in the open Hari’s journey from starting Mahathaan to making Open Source his mission is full of lessons for anyone who wants to build and share. If you’ve ever wondered, “Open source na enna da… and can I actually build something out of it?”, this pod will give you clarity Follow Hari On ⤵︎ Website: https://mahathaan.com/ LinkedIn:   / nammahari   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- About Sanjeev NC, Vanakkam! Naan Sanjeev NC. I am the founder of Supermeme.ai, an AI meme Generator. In my free time, I create content like this to simplify Micro-SaaS and inspire more people to start #MicroSaaS. If you're interested in tech and startups, consider subscribing!. To Know More, Follow Sanjeev NC On ⤵︎ Twitter - https://x.com/yenceesanjeev/ sanjeevnc LinkedIn -   / sanjeev-nc   Instagram -   / yenceesanjeev   Follow On Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/44f8Ezi... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 – Trailer 01:05 – Meet Nammahari | Intro 05:27 – How Hari Got Into Tech 07:25 – First Big Opportunity From Discord 13:26 – Early Startup Journey & Learnings 15:37 – Power of Community Volunteers 17:19 – Where Does Clarity Come From? 19:13 – What is Open Source (FOSS)? 20:00 – Open Source vs Closed Source Explained 25:42 – Why Open Source Benefits Everyone 32:00 – Can You Make Money With Open Source? 35:22 – Why You Should Contribute to OSS 39:12 – Companies Built on Open Source 40:08 – Myths About Open Source (Busted) 42:00 – When Freshers Should Start With OSS 44:04 – Common Mistakes in Open Source 46:36 – Popular Open Source Software We All Use 53:35 – Downsides & Challenges of OSS 01:00:19 – Traditional Dev vs Open Source Dev 01:03:04 – Basics of Hosting Open Source Projects 01:05:27 – How to Launch Your Open Source Software 01:08:11 – Marketing & Funding for Open Source 01:15:23 – Solo Builders & Indie Hackers in OSS 01:19:01 – Open Source Community vs Others 01:20:18 – Future of Open Source + Closing Thoughts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- #podcast #sanjeevnc #microsaas #foss #opensource #tamilpodcast #buildinpublic