Joining Supabase For some time, I've been considering a Vitess adaptation for Postgres, and this feeling had been gradually intensifying. The recent explosion in the popularity of Postgres has fueled this into a full-blown obsession. As these databases grow, users are going to face a hard limit once they max out the biggest available machine. The project to address this problem must begin now, and I'm convinced that Vitess provides the most promising foundation. After exploring various environments, I found the best fit with Supabase. I’m grateful for how they welcomed me. Furthermore, their open-source mindset, fully remote work culture, and, most importantly, the empathetic leadership of @kiwicopple resonated with me. Now, it’s time to make this happen. Regarding PlanetScale You might wonder why I didn’t consider building this at PlanetScale. After nearly three years away, I've come to recognize that it’s a different company now, with its own priorities and vision. I had to draw a line. It required some introspection, but I finally shifted my perspective from "What should the co-founder of PlanetScale do?" to "What should the co-creator of Vitess do?". Once I framed the question this way, the answer became clear.