Dwight Merriman

Q&A: MongoDB Co-Founder Dwight Merriman on Attracting Talent, the Future of Open-Source Software, and Tuning Out Fundraising Hype

A series of Q&As with startup founders who are figuring out the tech solutions of the future. For the final interview in "The Next Rocketship" series, we spoke with Dwight Merriman, co- founder of MongoDB, an open-source document database, and the leading NoSQL database. We talked about the catalyst for the business, fundraising pressure, and attracting talent.

By The Editors

10gen Founder Dwight Merriman Ditches CEO Title to Become the Chairman Who Codes

A little more than a year ago, Betabeat reported that despite his lofty role as chairman and chief executive officer

By Patrick Clark

10gen Raises $42M to Expand MongoDB, Its Open Source Database Software

Look out, Oracle: a swiftly-growing open source startup could be coming for you. 10gen, the New York-headquartered database company that

By Jessica Roy

10gen CTO Eliot Horowitz on the Rise of MongoDB, Partnering with Red Hat, and Hiring in a Talent Crunch

By Nitasha Tiku

10Gen CEO Dwight Merriman Still Writes His Own Code

By Ben Popper

Dwight Merriman’s 10Gen Raises $20 M. From Sequoia and Union Square

By Ben Popper

DoubleClick Dude Aces His Second Act

By Gillian Reagan

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