Max Stoiber: How to build startups that get acquired (and cache GraphQL well)

Links

- Codecrafters (sponsor): https://www.codecrafters.io/

- Stellate: https://stellate.co/

- Max on X: https://x.com/mxstbr

- Tejas on X: https://x.com/tejasq

Summary

Max Stoiber, co-founder and CEO of Stellate, discusses his journey from creating popular open-source projects like React and Styled Components to building a company that provides GraphQL edge caching and CDN services.

He shares his motivation for open-sourcing his projects and the benefits of sharing and connecting with others in the developer community. Max also explains the evolution of Stellate and how they identified the market need for GraphQL edge caching. He emphasizes the importance of understanding the market and customer pain points through structured interviews and categorization of feedback.

Chapters

00:00:00 Introduction

00:08:16 Stellate and Spectrum

00:16:50 Building Stellate with Edge Caching

00:26:12 Focus on Business Problems in DevTools World

00:34:37 Effective Outbound Marketing

00:44:32 Innovations and Market Expansion

00:53:11 Open Sourcing Entire Products

01:01:52 GraphQL Queries and Caching Logic

01:10:00 Technical Background and Problem Solving

01:18:00 Finding the Right Co-Founder

01:26:00 Challenges of Building a Startup

01:34:02 Preparing for challenges in company building

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