Tanner Linsley didn't plan to build an open source empire with over 500 million downloads per month, but when React Table and React Query took off, he was ready to take a chance. TanStack is now one of the most popular suites of open source software with a thriving community of maintainers. And now Tanner is working to figure out how to make open source into a sustainable business.

Jason Lengstorf sat down with Tanner in Miami to learn how Tanner is handing projects to maintainers, leading volunteers without authority, avoiding hype while still staying visible, and turning TanStack into a business that can support the people who help build it.