Buoyant’s Blueprint for Sustainable Open Source in Kubernetes

In this episode of the SoftwarePlaza Podcast, Twain Taylor speaks with William Morgan, CEO & Co-Founder of Buoyant, the company behind the popular service mesh Linkerd.

William shares hard-earned lessons on building a profitable business around open source, why “free” isn’t sustainable, and how Buoyant transitioned from VC-backed growth to profitability.

The discussion also explores service mesh adoption, cutting AWS networking costs, and how Linkerd is evolving to support AI workloads and MCP traffic in Kubernetes.

A must-listen for platform engineers, founders, and open-source builders navigating scale and sustainability.