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We are here with David Croshaw, CTO and co-founder of Tailscale. David, welcome to the ChangeLog.

We are here with David Croshaw, CTO and co-founder of Tailscale. David, welcome to the ChangeLog.

JIT LinkedIn updates. I read it somewhere. I usually think it's a little snag before the show starts.

JIT LinkedIn updates. I read it somewhere. I usually think it's a little snag before the show starts.

Do you mean like deploying LLMs inside of the Tailscale product or how do you mean it wouldn't fit?

Do you mean like deploying LLMs inside of the Tailscale product or how do you mean it wouldn't fit?

There's no specific. AI angle that you can add to the product and immediately make it more useful.

There's no specific. AI angle that you can add to the product and immediately make it more useful.

Well, we should probably disclaim that Tailscale is a past and, of course, hopefully a future sponsor of Changelog. And that Adam's a huge Tailscale user and brings it up often. But this is not a sponsored episode. In fact, well, first of all, we don't do sponsored guest appearances.

Well, we should probably disclaim that Tailscale is a past and, of course, hopefully a future sponsor of Changelog. And that Adam's a huge Tailscale user and brings it up often. But this is not a sponsored episode. In fact, well, first of all, we don't do sponsored guest appearances.

But also, I had no idea that you were a co-founder of Tailscale when I read your blog post that made me reach out to you. I found it out afterwards. I was like, oh, cool.

But also, I had no idea that you were a co-founder of Tailscale when I read your blog post that made me reach out to you. I found it out afterwards. I was like, oh, cool.

I still work there.

I still work there.

Real time update. I did double check LinkedIn. You are correct. It says 2019 to 2024 was CTO, but you just see co-founder Tailscale and then CTO next to it and you move on. And that's probably what Adam and I both did. Same. End date on that particular role.

Real time update. I did double check LinkedIn. You are correct. It says 2019 to 2024 was CTO, but you just see co-founder Tailscale and then CTO next to it and you move on. And that's probably what Adam and I both did. Same. End date on that particular role.

Fair enough.

Fair enough.

Which is why we're eating crow right now for getting it wrong.

Which is why we're eating crow right now for getting it wrong.