Navigating Y Combinator and Beyond

Landseer Enga is the Co-Founder of Revyl.

Revyl is an observability platform that catches and fixes bugs before they get into production.

Takeaways

The genesis of Revyl stemmed from a successful internal project at Uber. Why there is space for disruption in observability space with companies like DataDog and Splunk. Coinbase spent $65M in 2021 on their DataDog bill. End-to-end testing is crucial for UI and backend validation. The importance of observability. Running enterprise sales as an early-stage startup. Having a very lean team and the importance behind it. In-person helps sales effectiveness. How the landscape of enterprise software is evolving with AI. Going through YC. Moving to SF and building there.

Chapters

00:00 The Journey to Founding Revyl

02:51 Genesis of Revyl: From Uber to Startup

06:08 Challenges in End-to-End Testing

08:58 The Role of Observability in Software

12:13 Navigating the Enterprise Landscape

14:47 Building a Lean and Effective Team

18:03 Sales Strategies for Early-Stage Startups

20:59 The Future of Enterprise Software

23:54 Living and Working in San Francisco

27:02 Personal Growth and Balance as a Founder

Keywords

startup, entrepreneurship, software testing, observability, enterprise software, AI, LLM, San Francisco, YC, founder journey, Revyl