ohloh presentation 
Ohloh presentation
ohloh: the open source network© Ohloh 20072missionBecome the leading network forOpen source classifiedsOpen source servicesEnable developers to monetize their open source effortsThrough using Ohloh servicesFounded on Ohloh data and community© Ohloh 20073foundersScott CollisonMSFT -Web Services, Dev ToolsTeamToolz » OTEXSignio » VRSN » EBAYInternet Research Group » JUPMJason AllenMSFT -Advanced Dev ToolsMSFT -Web Services, IndigoMSFT -Excel© Ohloh 20074key investorsLarry AugustinInvestor, Various BoardsVenture partner Azure, BenchmarkCEO & Founder LNUXEyal LevyInvestor, Various BoardsOrion (General Partner)CEO Pelephone CommunicationsPaul MaritzPi Corp (CEO), Investor, Various BoardsMSFT (manager of company 1986-2000) IntelJeff ClavierSoftTech VCReuters Greenhouse FundEffix Systems© Ohloh 20075some statsCompanyFounded February 2006Content70,000 identified project commiters10,00 projectsDominate directory and metrics for ossNetwork12,000 registered users4,200 project sites carry Ohloh stats badgesNetwork sites generate 125M pageviews per day© Ohloh 20076Ohloh business modelClassifieds & recruiting: $180M accessible market in 2008400K OSS jobs in 2007, 800K proprietary software jobs$150 per job classifiedSupport Brokering: $600M accessible market in 200842,000 support requests a day across 4,200 sitesAverage blended revenue per transaction of $40© Ohloh 20077Backup© Ohloh 20078current OSS services limitedAverage Daily Mail List Topicscurrent services focus limited to top projects -serviced with FTEsohloh bets on top 1,000 projects -serviced by communityGmane, Google and Ohloh© Ohloh 20079what support do users want?“Which open source service is most important to your organization?”The 451 GroupOpen Source Stack Providers, July 2006© Ohloh 20071075% of Users are Willing to Pay“How much are you willing to pay for open source support?”Evans Data CorporationFall 2005 OSS/Linux Development Survey