Building on Feedback
The conversation highlights the unique connection users have with Mermaid, stemming from its origin as a solution to a personal problem. With a decade of user feedback, there's a roadmap for expanding its capabilities, including the potential for hundreds of diagram types. The synergy between the co-founders, driven by shared values and vision, sets the stage for innovative growth in the open source space.In this clip
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Open Source Startup Podcast
E158: Open Source Diagramming and Charting with Mermaid Chart
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Sid's an incredible person, one of the most intelligent people that I've worked with. And then I met Knut and that was kind of the sealing the deal. We spent a bunch of time, I've got probably too much Experience interviewing potential co founders for companies. We did an 80 question questionnaire that now actually OpenCore Ventures has adopted as something that they have as part of their venture studio. And we were just very aligned from a values perspective and from what we wanted to accomplish. And so it was just kind of a serendipitous moment and the stars aligned and now we're here.
How important are co-founders in a startup, as discussed in the episodes Enrique Allen: Design and entrepreneurship at Designer Fund and Finding the Right Partner, as well as in 20VC: Why Pre-Product Market Fit Is About Systems Design Not Engineering, The Right Way For Leaders To Approach Wartime Leadership Today & A Guide To Recruitment Forward Planning with Ryan Denehy, Founder & CEO @ Electric and Safe Spaces for Leaders?