Peter Farkas
CEO at Percona and founder of FerretDB, building open source database alternatives.
LinkedInEpisodes featuring Peter Farkas

Episode 28: Commercializing Open Source: Why Most Founders Get It Wrong
Recorded at the AWS re:Invent SaaS Summit, four open-source veterans from Percona, Couchbase, and Omnistrate break down what actually works when commercializing open source, and the expensive mistakes founders make. The panel covers open core vs. foundation models, avoiding MongoDB-style license backlash, and partnering with hyperscalers without getting 'Amazon'd'.

Episode 20: The Agentic SaaS Executive Summit - Live Event
A live summit event featuring two panel discussions: 'Agentic AI: Revolution, Evolution or Hype?' examining how Agentic AI is reshaping the SaaS landscape, and 'Commercializing Open Source: Paths, Tradeoffs & Lessons' exploring strategies for building sustainable businesses around open technologies.