GitHub: From Side Project to $7.5B Microsoft Acquisition

Overview

• Founded: 2008 by Tom Preston-Werner, Chris Wanstrath, PJ Hyett
• Open Source Strategy: Git hosting + collaboration tools
• Key Metrics: 100M+ developers, 420M+ repositories
• Exit: $7.5B acquisition by Microsoft in 2018
• Lesson: Developer-first approach creates winner-take-all dynamics

Full Case Study

Detailed case study content is being developed. This document will include:

• Founding story and early challenges
• Open source strategy evolution
• Community growth metrics
• Business model development
• Acquisition analysis and lessons learned

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