In this episode Steven and Ed examine challenge of commercializing geo.
They discuss the evolution of Citymapper and Mapbox, and muse about how much money you need burn to create a unicorn. Is it possible in the age of open data and open source, even with a mountain of VC money? And how much can/should companies give back to the open community before jeopardising their own position?
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The Geomob podcast is hosted by Ed Freyfogle, co-founder of OpenCage, and Steven Feldman, of KnowWhere Consulting.
Every week we discuss themes from the geo industry, interview Geomob speakers, and provide regular updates about our own projects.
![Host Ed Freyfogle](/images/podcast/podcast_host_ed.jpg)
![Host Steven Feldman](/images/podcast/podcast_host_steven.jpg)
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