# Open source software in Web3: Lessons learned from the Truffle team

- Channel: [Ethereum Denver](https://streameth.org/ethereum-denver)
- Date: 2023-10-07
- Duration: 19:31
- Topics: Entertainment
- Watch: https://streameth.org/watch/yt-YKcRrwYGetA
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKcRrwYGetA

## Description

Open source software is a critical public good to building out the Web3 ecosystem. As the first blockchain development environment, Truffle has a unique story to tell from starting as open source software to figuring out how to monetize to survive. This talk covers the the lessons Truffle has learned in our journey as an open source project and what we're doing now to work collaboratively in the ecosystem to offer blockchain developers the best experience.


Emily Lin
Developer Evangelist
Truffle
Emily is a former devops engineer turned developer evangelist for Truffle at ConsenSys. She focuses on developer education - running workshops, livestreaming, and connecting with developers IRL to help them build the next generation of dapps. She's also a member of Developer DAO and Kongland.
https://twitter.com/_emjlin