Vibe coding has taken the tech trade by storm, andΒ itβsΒ not simply theΒ LovablesΒ andΒ ReplitsΒ of the world thatΒ areΒ successful. The startups constructing the infrastructure behind them are cashing in too.Β
Supabase, the open-source database platformΒ thatβsΒ turn out to be the backend of selection for the vibe-coding world,Β raised $100 million at aΒ $5 billionΒ valuationΒ simply months after closing $200 million atΒ $2 billion. However co-founder and CEO PaulΒ CopplestoneΒ has a stunning technique: he retains turning down million-dollar enterprise contractsΒ from deep-pocketed however demanding clients.Β HeβsΒ betting as an alternative thatΒ if he sticks to his personal productΒ imaginative and prescient, the world will come to him. To this point,Β heβsΒ been proper.Β Β
Right now on Trendsterβs Fairness podcast, Julie Bort sat down withΒ CopplestoneΒ to discoverΒ SupabaseβsΒ rise and what it means forΒ vibe coding, builders andΒ the databaseΒ giants who’ve traditionally managed this market.Β
Hearken to the complete episode to listen to about:Β
- WhyΒ CopplestoneΒ believes βthe dying of Oracle gainedβt take a eraβΒ
- The technical moonshotsΒ SupabaseΒ is funding to make Postgres much more scalableΒ
- How he decides which enterprise offers to show down, and why it nonetheless βfeels very painfulβΒ
Subscribe to Fairness onΒ Apple Podcasts,Β Overcast,Β SpotifyΒ and all of the casts. YouΒ can alsoΒ comply with Fairness onΒ XΒ andΒ Threads, at @EquityPod.Β
