Episode 108

John O'Nolan, Founder of Ghost - the Open Source blogging tool making $7.2m ARR

November 14, 2024 · 42:18

John O'Nolan is the Founder and CEO of Ghost.org. Ghost is an open source blog & newsletter platform. We use them for the Scaling DevTools' blog.

Note: this episode was recorded on 17th October 2024.

We talk about:

How to communicate the benefits of Open Source to non-developers
How Ghost manages to align open source and money making
John's thoughts on the Automattic/Wordpress drama
Advantages and disadvantages of VC funding and open source
What would John do with VC dollars

Resources:

Ghost https://ghost.org/
John's website https://john.onolan.org/
The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/
Indie Hackers podcast https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/139-john-onolan-of-ghost
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Ben Thompson's blog https://stratechery.com/

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