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The Art of Developer Experience: Inngest's $20M Series A

Sep 22, 202541 min
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Episode description

In this episode, Dan Cahana sits down with Tony Holdstock-Brown, co-founder and CEO of Inngest.

Key Topics Covered:

  • Why simplifying APIs without losing power is the ultimate design challenge
  • How to filter customer feedback when building broad infrastructure tools
  • The future of developer tools in an AI-dominated coding landscape
  • Lessons from Docker's explosive growth and subsequent struggles
  • Building company culture around developer experience obsession
  • The shift from traditional workflows to AI agent orchestration

Whether you're building developer tools, working in infrastructure, or just curious about the future of software development, this conversation offers insights from someone who's been at the forefront of multiple waves of developer tool innovation.

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

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