As one of the premier examples of commercial open source success, Red Hat's acquisition of JBoss further validated the enormous potential of the open source business model. As the lead investor and a board member, David Skok was instrumental in helping JBoss grow from a startup into the hottest open source acquisition property of 2006.
 
In this session, Skok will share lessons learned from the rise of JBoss, detailing the strategies and decisions that drove the company's adoption with customers and extensive support from the developer community. From his key role in helping to refine the JBoss business model and architecting the management, sales and marketing teams, Skok will provide an in-depth look at the ingredients that led to the company's successful growth and acquisition. This session will also provide insight into how lessons learned from JBoss can be applied as open source extends into new areas, drawing from Skok's work with open source players such as Digium.

What Attendees Will Learn:            

• Fundamental steps and strategies for building success around open source at each stage of a company's growth
• Insight into how JBoss leveraged low-cost open source products to drive additional revenue
• How to capitalize on the disruptive potential of open source in new market areas