What We Do

Open source does not succeed by accident. It succeeds when governance, funding, and accountability are intentionally designed. We help organizations turn open source from an unmanaged dependency into durable infrastructure.

Strategic Pillars

Open Source Strategy and Governance
We design governance systems that balance autonomy with responsibility. This includes OSPO and dOSPO design, contribution and decision-making models, licensing strategy, and compliance frameworks. The goal is clarity, not control.

Sustainability and Contributor Compensation
Maintainers are infrastructure. We design funding and compensation models that prevent burnout and abandonment, including Maintainer Retainers, POSM-aligned programs, and structured contribution funding. Sustainability is treated as a first-order requirement.

Incubation and Project Lifecycle Support
Open-source projects move through predictable lifecycle stages. We provide maturity frameworks, readiness assessments, and governance gates that guide projects from early experimentation to long-term stewardship. Incubation is operational, not aspirational.

Community and Contributor Growth
Healthy ecosystems require clear contributor pathways. We design onboarding systems, contribution ladders, mentorship structures, and recognition mechanisms that support long-term participation and leadership development.

Training and Advisory
We provide targeted training and advisory services for executives, engineers, and community leaders. Focus areas include open-source governance maturity, licensing and legal alignment, ecosystem metrics, OSPO operations, and upstream collaboration.

Who We Support

Foundations and DAOs embedding open source into their core mission
Blockchain ecosystems transitioning to community-led governance
Enterprises adopting open-source models with operational rigor
Open-source projects evolving from passion-driven efforts to sustainable systems

Our Approach

We build systems from the inside out.

Discovery and Audit
Baseline governance maturity, risk, and contributor health.

Governance Co-Design
Align structures with mission, values, and operational reality.

Program Implementation
Deploy funding models, retainers, incubation frameworks, and controls.

Capability Transfer
Equip internal teams to operate and evolve the system independently.

Measurement and Iteration
Embed metrics, feedback loops, and formal change mechanisms.

This work is tailored to the organization’s current state. Early-stage or mature, the objective is the same: open source that scales, endures, and remains accountable.

Let’s Ride Together
If you’re ready to take open source from aspiration to architecture, let’s talk.
📧 oscowboyc@gmail.com