Sagar is the CEO and co-founder of Speakeasy - an API tooling platform. We talk about the journey of Speakeasy. The challenges of startup life. How they developed the product and how they work with influencers in a surprising way.

• Building relationships with influencers can significantly enhance product development.
• Importance of listening to customers
• Fine line between product and consulting
• The role of documentation in user experience
• Being responsive to customer needs builds long-term relationships.
• The startup journey requires patience and adaptability.

Links:

• Sagar Batchu
• Speakeasy https://www.speakeasy.com/

Check out the Enterprise Ready Conf from WorkOS https://enterprise-ready.com/

In this conversation, Anurag Goel, founder and CEO of Render, discusses the evolution of Render as a cloud infrastructure platform is actually simple to use.

He shares insights from his time at Stripe, emphasizing the importance of customer focus, crafting a seamless user experience, and the philosophy of progressive disclosure of complexity.

Anurag also highlights the significance of customer support as an integral part of the product and offers advice for aspiring founders on finding their passion and maintaining empathy in their work.

This episode is brought to you by WorkOS. If you're thinking about selling to enterprise customers, WorkOS can help you add enterprise features like Single Sign On and audit logs.

What we discuss:

• Building in special details enhances customer experience.
• The delicate balance between simplicity and capability.
• How the power of sensible defaults. and progressive disclosure of complexity improves usability.
• Focus on customer needs drives product development.
• Customer support should be treated as a product.
• Finding founder market fit is crucial for success.
• Empathy for users is essential in product development.

Links

• Anurag's Twitter https://x.com/anuraggoel
• Render https://render.com/
• Stripe https://stripe.com/

Keywords
Render, developer experience, cloud infrastructure, customer support, startup culture, Anurag Goel, Stripe, product development, user experience, technology

This is our 100th episode!

And we're thrilled to welcome back fan favourite Ant Wilson - the cofounder and CTO of Supabase.

They discuss the evolution of Supabase, the importance of open source, and effective marketing strategies.

Ant shares insights on community engagement, the significance of developer-centric branding, and the challenges of navigating the enterprise landscape.

We also touch on the rise of AI and vector databases, emphasizing the power of open source in development. The conversation concludes with reflections on the journey and future aspirations.

Thank you to everyone who made it our 100th episode!

Takeaways

• Open source can significantly enhance hiring opportunities.
• Building a strong brand requires understanding your audience.
• Open source provides a competitive edge against incumbents.
• The importance of stability and security for enterprise clients.
• Time in the market builds trust with potential customers.

Links

• Supabase https://supabase.com/
• Ant Wilson's Twitter https://x.com/antwilson
• pgvector https://supabase.com/docs/guides/database/extensions/pgvector
• Greg Richardson https://x.com/ggrdson
• Previous episode with Ant https://podcast.scalingdevtools.com/episodes/product-market-fit-is-one-pivot-away-with-ant-wilson-founder-of-supabase

Keywords

open source, developer tools, marketing strategies, community engagement, AI, vector databases, enterprise solutions, product development, tech podcast