Matt Trifiro
Special guest
Matthew Trifiro is a startup advisor and former CMO who helps founders turn complex technology into market inevitability. He has built and scaled go-to-market functions at companies including Heroku, Mesosphere, Salesforce Desk.com, and Vapor IO, and is a founder of multiple venture-backed startups. He is currently the Founder and Executive Director of the Commercial Open Source Startup Alliance, focused on helping startups build sustainable businesses around open source.
Matt Trifiro has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Episode 127: Community Health metrics for Commercial Open Source
5 February 2026 | 34 mins 52 secs
In this episode of CHAOSScast, host Alice is joined by Matt Trifiro from the Commercial Open Source Startup Alliance (COSSA) and Daniel Izquierdo, CEO of Bitergia and co-founder of the CHAOSS Community. The discussion delves into the importance of open source community health metrics in shaping successful commercial strategies for startups. Matt shares COSSA's mission to support the growth of venture-funded open source projects by fostering collaboration among founders, investors, and customers. Daniel discusses how community health can influence the sustainability and innovation of projects. They also explore the future goals of COSSA, including establishing a working group to develop standardized metrics for evaluating community contributions and business value. Press download now to hear more!