Talk

How Strapi became profitable

Monday, 18 May 2026 @ 11:35 - 11:55

Building a profitable open source company is hard, and the path is rarely linear. In this talk, Pierre Burgy, co-founder and CEO of Strapi, shares the unfiltered story of how Strapi managed to turn things around and reach profitability.

Drawing from Strapi’s own experience Pierre will cover the trade-offs founders face when balancing community growth, product investment, and financial discipline, and the practical lessons any open source founder can take home.