Changelog Interviews Building the developer cloud
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Dec 12, 2024 Kurt Mackey, Co-founder and CEO of Fly.io, dives into the intricacies of building a developer-centric cloud platform. He discusses the concept of a 'Rebel Alliance' among tech companies, highlighting the alliance's importance for cloud innovations. Kurt shares insights on balancing cloud complexity with usability, critiques of Neon and Supabase, and the exciting plans for a simplified CDN called Pipely. He candidly reflects on the emotional challenges of entrepreneurship while outlining future prospects for Fly.io and the evolving landscape of cloud services.
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Supabase and Neon
- Kurt Mackey believes Supabase would use Neon if collaboration were easier.
- He cited startup competitiveness and differing customer priorities as obstacles to the "Rebel Alliance" vision.
Rebel Alliance Challenges
- The "Rebel Alliance" vision involved specialized cloud companies partnering to offer better developer tools.
- This approach faced practical challenges like competing priorities, compliance issues, and ego clashes.
Fly.io's Postgres Strategy
- Kurt Mackey initially prioritized partnering with a database provider but changed his approach.
- Fly.io will build its own managed Postgres, prioritizing user needs over novelty.
