Lessons Learned from Driving Meaningful Community Engagement While Scaling

Discover insights on managing open source projects through various growth stages in this 24-minute conference talk from the Cloud Native Summit. Learn about HashiCorp's approach to open source contributions, including project incubation, classification, and engagement metrics tracking. Explore strategies for balancing user needs with maintainer sanity, informing project roadmaps, and sourcing additional help. Gain valuable knowledge applicable to both individual project owners and companies developing environment-specific plugins, empowering you to take the next steps in your open source journey.

CNS 2023 - Lessons learned from driving meaningful community engagement while scaling/Melissa Gurney