Mark Fussell is the CEO of Diagrid, a developer platform that provides tools and services for building cloud native applications. They've raised $24.2M from Amplify and Norwest. He is also the co-creator of Dapr, an open source tool used by 40,000 companies. 

Mark's favorite books: 
- Crossing the Chasm (Author: Geoffrey A. Moore)
- Good to Great (Author: Jim Collins)
- The Dispossessed (Author: Ursula K. Le Guin) 

(00:01 ) Opening and Introduction
(00:09 ) The Origins of Dapr: Solving Developer Pain
(01:53 ) Why Launch Diagrid After Building Dapr at Microsoft
(03:36 ) Why Dapr Gained Traction Among Developers
(05:30 ) Open Source Commercialization: What to Charge For
(07:51 ) When Do Companies Turn to Diagrid for Help?
(09:53 ) Key Features: PubSub, Workflow, and Catalyst
(11:48 ) North Star Metrics and Innovation Philosophy
(13:17 ) Pricing Strategy for Infra and Dev Tools
(15:28 ) Competing Against Hyperscalers Like AWS & Azure
(17:32 ) Who Diagrid Competes With and Role of Platform Engineering
(19:29 ) The Agentic Shift in Microservices
(21:28 ) How AI Is Changing Microservices Design
(22:59 ) What's Coming Next at Diagrid: Roadmap and AI Features
(24:51 ) Lessons from the First Five Customers
(26:59 ) Rapid Fire Round

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Where to find Mark Fussell: 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfussell/

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