In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to Tim Falls of Digital Ocean about developer relations, the importance of embracing and providing open-source software, the need to offer free education in software development and the importance of ethics in education.\n\nWhy listen to this podcast:\n\n\u2022\tThere is a need to take a more open and community-based approach to business \n\u2022\tTaking an open-source viewpoint means you can build products and give them away for free while still building a sustainable business\n\u2022\tIf you\u2019re solving a real problem for your customers, they will happily pay you for your solution\n\u2022\tNot only can this approach build a successful business; it is a more enjoyable way of going about things\n\u2022\tWe need more and more people able to build software and providing free online education will enable the whole industry to grow\n\nMore on this: Quick scan our curated show notes on InfoQ https://bit.ly/2Y3zWKi\nYou can also subscribe to the InfoQ newsletter to receive weekly updates on the hottest topics from professional software development. bit.ly/24x3IVq\n\nSubscribe: www.youtube.com/infoq\nLike InfoQ on Facebook: bit.ly/2jmlyG8\nFollow on Twitter: twitter.com/InfoQ\nFollow on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/infoq\nCheck the landing page on InfoQ: https://bit.ly/2Y3zWKi