Scaling Dev Tools: Open Source, Community, and the Future with AI
Building developer-focused products comes with its own unique challenges — from scaling engineering team and culture, balancing open-source values with business needs, to creating vibrant communities, and ensuring a seamless developer experience in an increasingly AI-driven world.
Join 5th Quarter Ventures and Garaža for a deep-dive conversation with experienced founders and product builders who are shaping the future of developer tools. We'll explore how open source fits into sustainable business models, strategies for scaling engineering teams and dev communities, the keys to driving adoption through great developer experience — and how AI is transforming the dev tool landscape.
Moderator and Speakers:
Tihomir Bajić – Partner @ 5th Quarter Ventures
5th Quarter Ventures is an early-stage venture capital fund backing technical founders building global companies from the Balkans.
Miljan Tekić – Co-Founder and ex-COO @ Tenderly
Tenderly is a full-stack infrastructure platform for the entire dApp lifecycle, enabling Web3 teams to move fast from development to on-chain deployment.Matija Šošić – Co-Founder and CEO @ Wasp
Wasp is an open-source framework that helps developers build full-stack web apps faster using a Domain-Specific Language (DSL).Caelan Urquhart – Co-Founder and CEO @ Pipekit
Pipekit is a workflow automation platform built on top of Argo Workflows, designed to simplify complex data and ML pipelines.
Who is this event for?
Founders building startups and dev tools
Operators scaling tech teams and products
Developers passionate about open source
Students exploring startups and dev tools