Paul Frazee

But when we started on this thing, we didn't expect there to be either the relevance or the market opportunity to actually have this thing go into production quite like it did. So every step of the way has been really surprising on that front and exciting. But when we first started to do the beta and open it up,

But when we started on this thing, we didn't expect there to be either the relevance or the market opportunity to actually have this thing go into production quite like it did. So every step of the way has been really surprising on that front and exciting. But when we first started to do the beta and open it up,

I remember people were starting to come on, and this was, again, like, I don't know, the third, probably more like the fourth time I had launched a product in the decentralization space. And up until then, none of them had worked. So we had these users coming on. I was like, okay, cool. You know, they'll be here for a couple of days, then they'll leave.

I remember people were starting to come on, and this was, again, like, I don't know, the third, probably more like the fourth time I had launched a product in the decentralization space. And up until then, none of them had worked. So we had these users coming on. I was like, okay, cool. You know, they'll be here for a couple of days, then they'll leave.

You know, like I had really, really learned that, like, yeah, everything you do fails, of course, you know.

You know, like I had really, really learned that, like, yeah, everything you do fails, of course, you know.

Yeah, exactly. Like that's when they die. Yeah, exactly. But no, they stuck around. And it was like, that was the moment that really shook me the most. It was like, oh my God, they came back today. And it's been kind of that level of surprise ever since.

Yeah, exactly. Like that's when they die. Yeah, exactly. But no, they stuck around. And it was like, that was the moment that really shook me the most. It was like, oh my God, they came back today. And it's been kind of that level of surprise ever since.

That's a good lie. I'm going to try to give an answer that doesn't blow that up.

That's a good lie. I'm going to try to give an answer that doesn't blow that up.

Yeah, no, so that's actually not an unfair characterization. Everything moves so much faster than we were ready for. We started working on this protocol in 2022 at the beginning of the year, and then by the October of 2022, we were starting to realize, and you may understand the timing if you can play back everything that happened.

Yeah, no, so that's actually not an unfair characterization. Everything moves so much faster than we were ready for. We started working on this protocol in 2022 at the beginning of the year, and then by the October of 2022, we were starting to realize, and you may understand the timing if you can play back everything that happened.

So by then we were going, well, we're going to need to make an app. And suddenly we were productionizing the protocol, which the org wasn't designed to do. We were not prepared really for that. And so we were kind of initially, we did have a client, I think, already going, but it was really just like a test bed to make sure that the technology worked.

So by then we were going, well, we're going to need to make an app. And suddenly we were productionizing the protocol, which the org wasn't designed to do. We were not prepared really for that. And so we were kind of initially, we did have a client, I think, already going, but it was really just like a test bed to make sure that the technology worked.

We suddenly were hitting the gas to get features in there. And get the servers to a place where they could start to accept users. And then once we started to have them on, you know, the single Postgres era lasted, you know, for a lot of that private data, right? So there was a... Yeah.

We suddenly were hitting the gas to get features in there. And get the servers to a place where they could start to accept users. And then once we started to have them on, you know, the single Postgres era lasted, you know, for a lot of that private data, right? So there was a... Yeah.

Oh, if you don't start that way, you're doing it wrong. You definitely should. Because the transition after that is into the ScyllaDB and the event pipeline era where the engineering gets way harder. So you only want to do that once you actually are scaling. But that's what we had to transition to.

Oh, if you don't start that way, you're doing it wrong. You definitely should. Because the transition after that is into the ScyllaDB and the event pipeline era where the engineering gets way harder. So you only want to do that once you actually are scaling. But that's what we had to transition to.

So by the time we're in the fall of 23, we're looking at this and going, we got to stop everything and re-architect this thing or we're not going to be able to handle this growth. It was just the demand was too high. One thing I know that Jay would want me to clarify about the invite period is that that was always... There were some people who were like, it was about exclusivity.

So by the time we're in the fall of 23, we're looking at this and going, we got to stop everything and re-architect this thing or we're not going to be able to handle this growth. It was just the demand was too high. One thing I know that Jay would want me to clarify about the invite period is that that was always... There were some people who were like, it was about exclusivity.