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Bryan Cantrill

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Appearances Over Time

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Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

There's so many times we're thinking about like just some pretty big waves that we were in over the last couple of years and just some investors that were really close that would have just been hurling over the side.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And again, keeping it with a crew that has these large customers' best interests in mind.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

I mean, that really is what it comes down to.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

You know, having investors that care about your customers and wanting to build and grow long strategic relationships with those customers, which leads to a big company, a durable company.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And, you know, you've got...

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

Not all investors are equipped the same way to do this, but investors that are excited to put more money in the company as it gets further along in its life.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And that, you know, that those are, you know, we're fortunate.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And so, so that was the goodness.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And outside capital.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

I mean, it was, there was definitely a lot of interest.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And again, it was unfamiliar territory in that I think previously we'd had a lot of interest, but it was a lot of window shoppers.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

It was a lot of window shoppers, yeah.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

But yeah, it was definitely in some ways a less fun round, even if not quite as stressful as the Series B and the Series A. Because the Series A and the Series B, you're kind of like getting all parties over the line and it's a little bit more...

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

A little bit more of a celebration.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And when you have a bunch of firms that want to put as much money as they can into a particular round, you kind of have disappointment to call around.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

You have a packing problem and it's really hard.

Oxide and Friends
Oxide's $200M Series C

And especially when you've got investors that have been...