# John O'Nolan, Founder of Ghost - the Open Source blogging tool making $7.2m ARR

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Podcast: [Scaling DevTools](https://stenobird.com/podcast/scaling-devtools)
Published: 2024-11-14T12:28:52+00:00
Episode link: https://podcast.scalingdevtools.com/episodes/john-onolan-d47aad88-ea7f-40ca-9ad9-43aab8d96044
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## Resource

John O'Nolan is the Founder and CEO of Ghost.org. Ghost is an open source blog & newsletter platform. We use them for the Scaling DevTools' blog . Note: this episode was recorded on 17th October 2024. We talk about: How to communicate the benefits of Open Source to non-developers How Ghost manages to align open source and money making John's thoughts on the Automattic/Wordpress drama Advantages and disadvantages of VC funding and open source What would John do with VC dollars Resources: Ghost https://ghost.org/ John's website https://john.onolan.org/ The WordPress vs. WP Engine drama, explained https://techcrunch.com/2024/11/07/wordpress-vs-wp-engine-drama-explained/ Indie Hackers podcast https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/139-john-onolan-of-ghost Cursor cursor.com Ben Thompson's blog https://stratechery.com/ This episode is brought to you by WorkOS . If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

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