In this episode, Lucas and Luna dive into Retool, the low-code platform that lets developers build internal tools in minutes instead of weeks. They explore Retool's origin story—founded by David Hsu, a former Amazon and Airbnb engineer—and how it went from a side project to a $3.2 billion valuation by solving a pain point every company has: those ugly, time-consuming admin dashboards and CRUD apps. The hosts break down Retool's product strategy: why it started with a drag-and-drop UI builder connected to any database or API, how it won over engineers who hate internal tools, and the key decisions that kept it developer-first even as no-code competitors emerged. They also discuss Retool's business model, its API-based approach to integrations, and how it competes with building from scratch or using full-stack frameworks. If you run a tech team or build software, this episode will change how you think about that backlog of internal requests.

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