Heather Meeker, General Partner at OSS Capital

Today, my guest is Heather Meeker, General Partner at OSS Capital, TED Speaker, and Author of “From Project to Profit: How to Build a Business Around Your Open Source Project.”

As an internationally-known expert in software licensing, for over 20 years Heather has been a thought leader and trusted advisor on the use of open source software in business, and has helped scores of emerging companies structure licensing and business models.

As a lawyer in private practice, Heather has been recognized with many awards for her work in law and technology, and advised clients from startups to global enterprises on software licenses and software copyright. She is a prolific writer and speaker on software licensing, and is the author of “Open Source for Business“, a go-to handbook for open source licensing in commerce. Before her law career, Heather was a programmer of business applications and systems and a professional musician.