{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/655148df2861630012a1d01b/669105dd915523260190b986?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Monica Sarbu, CEO Xata: Building a Postgres Platform, an All-Female Board, and ~50% Gender Diversity","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/655148df2861630012a1d01b/1720780063229-b6833dd56856153eaf5f19a280c0aca6.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Links</p><p><br></p><p>- Codecrafters (sponsor): https://tej.as/codecrafters</p><p>- Xata: https://xata.io</p><p>- Tupu: https://tupu.io</p><p>- Monica on X: https://x.com/monicasarbu</p><p>- Tejas on X: https://x.com/tejaskumar_</p><p><br></p><p>Summary</p><p><br></p><p>Monica Sarbu, the founder and CEO of Xata, shares the story of founding Xata. She discusses the challenges of being a woman founder in a male-dominated industry and the importance of open source in her career. Monica also talks about the transition from being a founder to a director at Elastic and the role of titles and hierarchy in organizations. She highlights the significance of happiness and motivation in building successful teams.</p><p><br></p><p>Monica talks about the journey of building Xata, a Postgres data platform, and how it was inspired by the need she discovered while building Tupu. Xata aims to provide the usability of Airtable on top of a traditional database, with the goal of empowering companies to build products with fewer resources. The platform offers features like full-text search, schema migrations with zero downtime, and a spreadsheet-like UI. Monica also discusses the challenges of running a company and the importance of diversity and culture.</p><p><br></p><p>Takeaways</p><p><br></p><p>1. Monica Sarbu shares her journey from building Packetbeat to founding Xata.</p><p>2. She discusses the challenges of being a woman founder in a male-dominated industry.</p><p>3. Monica highlights the importance of open source in her career.</p><p>4. She talks about the transition from being a founder to a director at Elastic and the role of titles and hierarchy in organizations.</p><p>5. Monica emphasizes the significance of happiness and motivation in building successful teams.</p><p>6. Xata was built to address the need Monica discovered while building Tupu, and aims to provide the usability of Airtable on top of a traditional database.</p><p>7. The platform offers features like full-text search, schema migrations with zero downtime, and a spreadsheet-like UI.</p><p>8. Monica emphasizes the importance of diversity and culture in the company, and the need to support and empower female engineers.</p><p>9. She believes that every company's journey is different, and it's important for founders to have a plan and prioritize what is important to them.</p><p><br></p><p>Chapters</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Monica Sarbu</p><p>05:08 Introduction and Background</p><p>07:14 Building Packetbeat and the Power of Open Source</p><p>13:46 Differentiating Packetbeat from Other Monitoring Tools</p><p>19:25 Challenges and Benefits of Building in a Crowded Market</p><p>34:51 The Importance of Happiness and Motivation in Building Teams</p><p>48:27 The Relationship Between Tupu and Zeta</p><p>50:15 The State of Tupu and the Challenges of Non-Profit Organizations</p><p>56:04 The Journey of Zeta's Development</p><p>58:26 Zeta's Full-Text Search and Postgres Compatibility</p><p>01:01:23 Zero Downtime Migrations and Direct Postgres Interfacing</p><p>01:04:33 Zeta's Roadmap and Self-Hosting Capabilities</p><p>01:10:35 The Importance of Diversity and Culture at Zeta</p><p>01:18:26 Zeta's Chat GPT Feature and Future Plans</p><p>01:21:04 The Challenges and Priorities of Running a Company</p><p>01:31:29 The Importance of Diversity and Empowering Women</p>","author_name":"Tejas Kumar"}