Hi HN,<p>We’re a two-person team working on a side project(devtool). We’ve been considering open-sourcing it, but we have a couple of paying customers, and most of our time is spent handling their requests and improving the product.<p>We’re wondering how feasible it is to manage an open-source project alongside paying customers as such a small team. Specifically, we’d love to hear from other small teams who’ve:<p>- Open-sourced a project while juggling paying customers.<p>- Managed expectations between open-source contributors and paying customers.<p>- Found strategies to avoid burnout while maintaining both the business and the open-source side.<p>Would love to learn from your experiences—any tips, lessons, or advice would be greatly appreciated!