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First time I'm the one answering questions. StreamPot story, lessons and acquisition (exact details $)
00:44 - Origins
03:31 - Launch
05:44 - Scale issues
14:40 - Co-founders
20:20 - Video = hard
26:11 - VCs
29:58 - ittybit acquisition
34:50 - How much?
40:20 - Lessons
Quick update: @ittybithq are acquiring StreamPot and StreamPot will be closing down at the end of October.
Thanks to everyone who used StreamPot, tried it out, gave me advice, contributed etc.
I won't pretend this is a big success but I've known @PaulAntWilliams since day one and I'm happy ittybit are providing a strong exit option for StreamPot users (alongside self hosting the open source version on railway/northflank etc.), and I'm happy to have a team I can cheer for and refer people to because I still think it's a huge problem that isn't solved yet.
I recorded a scaling devtools episode with Paul where I share the whole story - will release soon.
But tl;dr:
- what went right: found a big annoying problem for people and built a simple to use tool
- what went wrong: not the right team setup to build a stable video infrastructure tool
There were ups and downs and late nights resetting servers but overall it was one of the funnest things I've ever done and I couldn't be more grateful for all the memories and lessons.
And.. StreamPot has also given me a lot more questions and empathy for guests on scaling devtools.












