Serverless, Cloud Native, and Koyeb with Yann Léger

The Business of Open Source

Today I talk with Yann Léger, CEO of Koyeb, the serverless developer platform that allows businesses to safely and easily deploy applications. We begin by talking about Yann’s decision to base the company on serverless, and the true meaning of cloud native. Yann then discusses Koyeb’s relationship with Kuma, and Koyeb’s posture towards open source projects. The conversation concludes with Yann sharing mistakes he’s learned from in the process of building Koyeb and offering advice to other potential technical founders.

Highlights:

• Yann talks about the decision to leave his position at Scaleway and start his own company (1:44)
• Yann discusses choosing to base his company on serverless (3:14)
• Emily and Yann talk about the meaning of cloud native (6:00)
• Yann talks about Koyeb’s relationship with Kuma (9:40)
• Yann discusses Koyeb’s open source projects (11:46)
• Yann shares mistakes he has learned from in the process of building Koyeb (15:25)
• Yann answers the question “What are the disadvantages of being a technical founder?” (18:06)
• Emily and Yann discuss the challenges of remote working (22:00)
• Yann’s advice for anyone considering becoming a technical founder (23:15)

Links:

Yann

• LinkedIn: Yann Léger
• Twitter: @yann_eu, @gokoyeb
• Company: https://www.koyeb.com/