What Is the MySQL Pitch Deck?

The MySQL pitch deck presented:

• World's most popular open source database

• Dual licensing business model

• Commercial support and services

• Enterprise feature additions

• Community-driven development ecosystem

Pioneered the open source business model.

Why the MySQL Pitch Deck Is Notable The deck succeeds because it:

• Established playbook for open source companies

• Shows community creating commercial demand

• Demonstrates dual licensing innovation

Countless startups have followed this model since.

Key Elements Highlighted

• Open source database (free to use)

• Commercial support and services

• Enterprise features and licensing

• Massive developer community

Product Vision: The World's Most Popular Open Source Database MySQL positioned as the reliable, scalable database everyone could access—powering the web's growth.

Market Opportunity Web applications and enterprises needing relational databases. Massive deployment base creating support demand.

Business Model Dual licensing (GPL + commercial) plus enterprise subscriptions and support services.

Community as Moat Developer adoption creates demand that enterprises must support. Community drives awareness and usage.

Founder insight: Open source creates demand; enterprise monetizes it. Build community first, revenue follows.

This Pitch Deck is taken from Best Pitch Decks.

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