iwaffles

So I've been building something and thinking that open sourcing it might be a good way to get more traction. I've followed the progress of Ghost and Wordpress and they both are doing well. There are also a few other tools that I use which have become open sourced recently.

Personally, I'm more inclined to be interested in an open source project than a closed sourced one, even if I pay for it to be hosted elsewhere.

I'm curious if anyone here has had experiences with this. Has anyone noticed if open sourcing projects helped gain traction?

It seems like they hired incredibly fast. Their LinkedIn page shows 800+ employees.