Explore the concept of "The Eight Fallacies of Distributed Cloud Native Communities" in this 35-minute conference talk by Madhav Jivrajani and Nabarun Pal from VMware. Delve into common misconceptions that arise in cloud-native project development and community management. Learn about critical assumptions, such as infinite maintainer bandwidth, secure software supply chains, and the rarity of compromises, that can impact project sustainability and user outcomes. Gain insights on navigating rapid growth, fostering innovation, and ensuring the best possible results for end-users, contributors, and maintainers in the evolving cloud-native ecosystem.