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Should I open-source my startup's codebase?

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HokkaidoOP
Talking about https://www.rocely.com. It is expected to be driven by 80% google ads and 20% premium subs. What are the pros and cons of open-sourcing the codebase?

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HokkaidoOP
Where would I post this ideally?
The cons is that someone can spin up something identical like you did and put more marketing effort into / get lucky on social media with it catching on…next thing you know their site is receiving more traffic than yours.

If you open source wait until your app has a larger presence online before doing so
There’s no immediate pros I can see, but I’m not too familiar with your service (I like it though!)