Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders Season Favorite - Anurag Goel, Render
May 6, 2025
Anurag Goel, Founder and CEO at Render and former 8th employee at Stripe, discusses his entrepreneurial journey from New Delhi to San Francisco. He shares insights on the challenges of simplifying cloud infrastructure and how customer feedback has shaped Render's development. Anurag delves into building a strong team and the strategic shift from Python to Go for better performance. He emphasizes a developer-first approach, highlighting organic growth and ambitious plans to innovate in cloud services, fueled by his passion and market understanding.
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Founding Sparked by Complexity
- After leaving Stripe, Anurag built many projects to find the right problem before starting Render.
- He realized Kubernetes setups are too complex and decided to simplify them for developers.
MVP Language Strategy
- Start your MVP in a familiar language for speed, then benchmark and optimize for scalability.
- Rewrite in faster, efficient languages like Go as your product grows.
Focus on Customer Feedback
- Collect detailed input and feedback from your first users to understand their core problems.
- Use customer feedback obsessively to shape your product roadmap effectively.