Talk

Disrupt yourself before AI does it for you

Monday, 18 May 2026 @ 09:40 - 10:00

Building a profitable open source company is hard, and the path is rarely linear — and AI is now rewriting the rules under everyone’s feet. 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, and why founders who don’t disrupt themselves risk being disrupted by AI instead.

Drawing from Strapi’s own experience Pierre will cover the trade-offs founders face when balancing community growth, product investment, and financial discipline, and how to position an open source business to ride the AI wave rather than be flattened by it.