Co-creator of GraphQL and Founder of Dagster Labs - Nick Schrock
Description
Nick Schrock is the founder of Dagster Labs, a data platform that helps you build, schedule, and monitor reliable data pipelines. They've raised $49M in funding from investors such as Sequoia, Index, Amplify, Slow, and 8VC. He is also the cocreator of the popular query language GraphQL.
Nick's favorite books: The Great CEO Within (Author: Matt Mochary)
(00:01 ) Introduction and Welcome
(00:39 ) The Origins of GraphQL at Facebook
(05:24 ) Explaining Data Orchestration in Plain English
(09:03 ) What Dagster Is and Why It Matters
(12:37 ) Assets vs. Tasks: A New Philosophy
(16:51 ) Balancing Open Source and Commercial Features
(22:18 ) Growing the Early Open Source Community
(25:26 ) Signals of Community Health
(27:59 ) Landing the First 10 Customers
(32:25 ) Culture Shift: From Engineering-Heavy to Go-to-Market
(37:49 ) Mistakes DevTool Founders Often Make
(41:21 ) Selective Micromanagement and Leadership Style
(44:36 ) Rapid Fire Round
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Where to find Nick Schrock:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/schrockn/
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