Egil Østhus
CEO & Co-founder at Unleash, Product Development Leader
Oslo, Norway
Summary
Egil Østhus is the CEO and Co-founder of Unleash, an open-source feature management platform. He played a pivotal role in transforming an initial open-source side project, developed by his brother, into a commercially successful enterprise, securing $16.5 million in funding. His leadership focuses on balancing community engagement with commercial objectives, advocating for developer-first products and transparency in the open-source business model. moderncto+3
With extensive experience in product development and management at Visma, Egil has a deep understanding of building and scaling business-critical applications. He specialized in leading large multi-team product development organizations, emphasizing user-centric design, clear code ownership (microservices), and transparent product backlogs to ensure holistic customer experiences and efficient software delivery. theorg+1
Egil advocates for a remote-first and transparent company culture, inspired by models like GitLab. He actively works on defining guiding principles and values (such as 'Speed' and 'Experimental') to align teams, foster consistent behavior, and simplify decision-making within distributed environments, as detailed in a blog post he authored for Unleash. frontlines+1
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Here is how Unleash builds an awesome, sustainable company culture [+5 Tips]
December 1, 2022Authored a blog post on the Unleash website detailing the company's approach to building a remote-first culture, emphasizing guiding principles, values like 'Speed' and 'Experimental', and fostering alignment among employees.
Running large multi-team Product development
An article discussing methodologies for building critical business applications, microservices, clear ownership of source code, and organizing teams for a holistic customer experience within large product development organizations, drawing from his experience at Visma.