Nikita Shamgunov, co-founder and CEO focused on enhancing database technology, shares insights on the evolving database market. He emphasizes the significance of a robust developer experience while balancing performance and reliability. Nikita is bullish on AI's potential, advocating for intelligent applications that streamline workflows. He also discusses Neon as an open-source alternative, the need for differentiation in cloud databases, and offers timeless advice for founders to act on their passions without hesitation.

Nikita Shamgunov shares the journey of creating a serverless Postgres solution, Neon. Topics include maintaining Postgres compatibility, using database branches for isolated environments, managing latency and reliability in deployments, the PG Vector Extension for AI applications, open source vs. business models, and future plans for Neon.

In this episode of Jamstack Radio, Brian talks with Nikita Shamgunov of Neon about how Serverless Postgres is revolutionizing the database game. They discuss topics like orchestrating micro VMs, utilizing databases as a service, building a scalable cloud service for Postgres databases, and getting started with Neon.