Paul Copplestone, CEO of Supabase, discusses the company's rapid rise as a leading dev tool. He explains their strategic bet on open-source Postgres, the pivotal "Open Source Firebase" rebrand, and how three distinct "chapters" of AI — from vector databases and code generation to advanced AI agents — have dramatically accelerated Supabase's growth and forced a re-evaluation of developer experience and internal operations.
Pedro Rodrigues from Supabase shares key lessons from building an agent skill to work with Postgres and Supabase. He explains why critical security rules must go in the main skill file, the importance of pointing to living documentation, and how providing opinionated workflow guidance closes the reliability gap for agents in production systems.
Jacqueline Cheong and Robin Tang, founders of real-time data streaming platform Artie, discuss their journey from identifying the critical need for fresh data at companies like OpenDoor to building a production-ready solution, acquiring their first major customer Substack via a cold email, and navigating the complex technical challenges of real-time data processing at scale.