In this episode of On The Go Podcast, we are joined by Liyas Thomas. He is the creator of Hoppscotch.io. In this podcast, we go through some of the challenges of open-source development like finding funding and different aspects of being an open-source creator.

Timecodes 

0:00 - Intro 

0:33 - Intro to Hoppscotch 

1:34 - How to get the idea for a software project? 

3:14 - How to make a side project into a product? 

9:36 - Importance of Building in Public 

12:07 - On Original Ideas 

15:07 - Current Stage of Hoppscotch 

16:30 - On Series A Funding for Hoppscotch 

17:43 - On Finding an Angel Investor 

20:35 - How to make money with an Open Source Project? 

24:50 - Must Have Qualities of a Self-Taught Developer