Neil Han's guest appearances

Neil Han

Asia Startup Pulse

Archie Hamilton

Kevin Lee

Bobby Lee

Mike Burns

Yossi Vardi

Sean Pan

Hao Wu

Patrick Riley

Kevin Chen

Greg Nance

Patrick Lee

David Chen

Alan Clayton

Peter Davison

Rui Ma

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The open-source model has been a big catalyst for technology businesses across the world. While it is clear how they fit into other business models, it is still unclear what the business model behind an open-source business is. In this episode, we aim to answer that and more. We invited Neil Han, Head of APAC and EMEA for PingCAP, the first open-source unicorn in China, which raised 340million USD in total. Neil is a hardcore software person and a well-connected professional in the software industry across the globe with great operations and management skillset, looking forward to working with a fast-growing company and great leadership team to grow together. Show Notes:[1:26] Introduction to Neil Han[2:39] PingCap’s value proposition[5:14] Companies that best leverage PingCap’s services[8:05] The business model behind an open source business[12:08] Where the community contributors come from[15:05] Where the customers come from[17:29] Experience of selling the service to Chinese customers[2200] Customers as contributors to the product: A case of Square[26:38] The scope of growth for open-source software in APAC[30:16] Connect with Neil Many thanks to our guests  Neil Han; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comShare, subscribe, review, enjoy!To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group  invitation.To subscribe to our newsletter, please visit  www.asiastartuppulse.comFollow us on LinkedIn:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/asia-startup-pulseEmail us: asp-team@asiastartuppulse.com

The open-source model has been a big catalyst for technology businesses across the world. While it is clear how they fit into other business models, it is still unclear what the business model behind an open-source business is. In this episode, we aim to answer that and more. We invited Neil Han, Head of APAC and EMEA for PingCAP, the first open-source unicorn in China, which raised 340million USD in total. Neil is a hardcore software person and a well-connected professional in the software industry across the globe with great operations and management skillset, looking forward to working with a fast-growing company and great leadership team to grow together. Show Notes:[1:26] Introduction to Neil Han[2:39] PingCap’s value proposition[5:14] Companies that best leverage PingCap’s services[8:05] The business model behind an open source business[12:08] Where the community contributors come from[15:05] Where the customers come from[17:29] Experience of selling the service to Chinese customers[2200] Customers as contributors to the product: A case of Square[26:38] The scope of growth for open-source software in APAC[30:16] Connect with Neil Many thanks to our guests  Neil Han; host Oscar Ramos; producers Eva Shi and  Sagar Chaudhary; editor David; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsor People Squared. Be sure to check out our website <a href="https://chinaccelerator.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.chinaccelerator.com</a>Share, subscribe, review, enjoy!To join our listener group on WeChat, please add SOSV Helper (WeChat ID: sosvhero) and ask for the group  invitation.To subscribe to our newsletter, please visit  <a href="http://www.asiastartuppulse.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.asiastartuppulse.com</a>Follow us on LinkedIn:  <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/company/asia-startup-pulse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/company/asia-startup-pulse</a>Email us: <a href="mailto:asp-team@asiastartuppulse.com">asp-team@asiastartuppulse.com</a>

Understanding the business model behind open-source services w/ Neil Han, Head of APAC for PingCAP [World’s most valued NewSQL company]