yanokwa

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Comment · 2 months ago

ODK | Senior Product Manager | Remote (Worldwide) | Long-term contract, 30–40 hours/week | $90–$110/hour USD

ODK is an open-source platform used by thousands of organizations worldwide to collect billions of data points for disease surveillance, supply chain traceability, environmental monitoring, and more. It enables users to build powerful forms and reliably collect structured data, even in places with little or no Internet connectivity.

ODK has been actively developed for 18 years. We have a mix of self-hosted and SaaS users across many sectors. We're looking for a senior product manager who will own product discovery and prioritization across this diverse user base. To be successful, you'll need to find the common needs behind very different workflows and turn them into opinionated product improvements.

Because the team is small and the user base is large, this is a high-autonomy role where product decisions have an unusually direct impact. You should have substantial experience managing complex B2B or technical products. Experience with open source, self-hosted software, and small, fully remote teams is a plus.

Details and application: https://getodk.org/about/jobs/senior-product-manager

Comment · 11 months ago

I think open-source leaders who want sustainable resourcing should focus on building obvious paths for people who find ongoing value in their project to contribute. That to me is the best return-on-investment.

If it's a library, make it easy for developers to contribute code.

If it's an app, make it easy for individuals/businesses who value it to pay (e.g., cloud hosting).

I gave a talk about this at the launch of WHO's Open Source Program Office[1].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/live/yNK27_6MrF8?t=1215s

Comment · 11 months ago

I run [ODK](https://getodk.org). It's a offline mobile data collection platform that has been an DPG since 2022.

In practice, being a DPG makes your project slightly easier to choose in UN and government procurements. In most cases, they're choosing your platform because it's free, so it's unlikely that money or code contributions will come your way. It can even be a downside, because your software may end up deployed on an under-provisioned government server that generates a flood of support requests. Ask me how I know...

You may also get a bit more visibility and become eligible for some DPG-related funding calls. But in my experience, funding ultimately depends on demonstrated impact, donor relationships, alignment with national digital strategies, and the ability to deliver at scale.

Comment · 1 year ago

https://mmonit.com is what I use for stuff like this.

Comment · 1 year ago

Some of these are from 2023. Have any of their graduated proposals shipped into a browser? I'm trying to get a sense of their visible wins so far.

Comment · 2 years ago

In the US? Ally offers savings accounts with great rates (usually 50% off prime, so currently 4.25%) and in my experience is a fantastic bank. Way better than credit unions I’ve banked with. https://www.ally.com/bank/online-savings-account/

Comment · 2 years ago

People who are into shoes (e.g., sneakerheads) do clean their soles.

Comment · 2 years ago

Yup! Mozilla uses this very structure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozilla_Corporation

Comment · 3 years ago

Try OrbStack. Should be much better on battery life.