Open Apps examined 28 confirmed acquisitions of Y Combinator-tagged open-source companies and found that star counts, company age, and even the acquirer’s stated rationale predict little, while weekly commit activity in the first three weeks after a deal closes separates the projects that keep shipping from the ones that go quiet.
Does getting acquired kill an open-source project?
Open Apps examined 28 confirmed acquisitions of Y Combinator-tagged open-source companies and found that star counts, company age, and even the acquirer's stated rationale predict little, while weekly commit activity in the first three weeks after a deal closes separates the projects that keep shipping from the ones that go quiet.
Source: Substack