unit economics

Unit Economics (COSS)A financial framework measuring the efficiency of converting open source community engagement into commercial enterprise value. Unlike traditional SaaS models that focus solely on LTV/CAC (Lifetime Value / Customer Acquisition Cost), COSS unit economics quantifies the leverage of the community as a distribution engine—where investment in code stewardship and developer relations replaces traditional marketing spend to generate near-zero marginal CAC, higher retention, and superior exit valuations .