Why open source contributions are so valued: a high-agency signal founders love
jackedAJ · x · 2026-10-13
jackedAJ argues that open source work is increasingly valued because making meaningful contributions to codebases with real users is hard — and whoever can do it signals high agency, a trait founders find extremely attractive when hiring.
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