Matthew Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare, discusses the mistakes founders make, the importance of narrow target customers, and the three possible outcomes for companies today. He shares his journey from selling fireworks to being a public company CEO. Matthew also shares his thoughts on money, identity, and happiness. He evaluates his own relationship with money and what success means to him. Lastly, he explores the potential for Cloudflare to become a $200 billion company and reflects on the conversation with the host.

Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince discusses the company's role in defending free speech online and protecting websites. They touch on challenges of internet regulation, cybersecurity, and balancing business success with societal impact. The podcast explores Cloudflare's mission-driven growth and the delicate balance between free speech and combatting harmful content.

Guests: Satish and Scott roast Logan for becoming a media personality. Matthew Prince exposes Cloudflare’s 1st customers: Turkish escorts. Dario Amodei predicts the future of AI. Dev Ittycheria gives 3 steps for holding people accountable. Jack Altman jokes about growing up with Sam. Daniel Ek on money and happiness. Matt Mochary shares his hiring and firing frameworks.

Matthew Prince, Co-founder & CEO at Cloudflare, joins Corey on Screaming in the Cloud to discuss how and why Cloudflare is working to solve some of the Internet’s biggest problems. Matthew reveals some of his biggest issues with cloud providers, including the tendency to charge more for egress than ingress and the fact that the various clouds don’t compete on a feature vs. feature basis. Corey and Matthew also discuss how Cloudflare is working to change those issues so the Internet is a better and more secure place. Matthew also discusses how transparency has been key to winning trust in the community and among Cloudflare’s customers, and how he hopes the Internet and cloud providers will evolve over time.About MatthewMatthew Prince is co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare. Cloudflare’s mission is to help build a better Internet. Today the company runs one of the world's largest networks, which spans more than 200 cities in over 100 countries. Matthew is a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer, a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, winner of the 2011 Tech Fellow Award, and serves on the Board of Advisors for the Center for Information Technology and Privacy Law. Matthew holds an MBA from Harvard Business School where he was a George F. Baker Scholar and awarded the Dubilier Prize for Entrepreneurship. He is a member of the Illinois Bar, and earned his J.D. from the University of Chicago and B.A. in English Literature and Computer Science from Trinity College. He’s also the co-creator of Project Honey Pot, the largest community of webmasters tracking online fraud and abuse.Links Referenced:Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/eastdakota

Matthew Prince, Co-founder and CEO of Cloudflare, shares insights about the complexities of cloud pricing, particularly critiquing AWS's high egress costs. He discusses the value of Cloudflare R2 as a cost-effective alternative for clients. The conversation also touches on how Cloudflare is evolving from CDN to a comprehensive service provider, emphasizing the importance of transparency in billing. Matthew reflects on the necessity of aligning product development with customer needs and how admitting mistakes can strengthen a business.