The Hard Part with Evan McCann

Landseer Enga from Revyl


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Landseer Enga is the Co-Founder of Revyl.


Revyl is an observability platform that catches and fixes bugs before they get into production.


Takeaways

The genesis of Revyl stemmed from a successful internal project at Uber.
Why there is space for disruption in observability space with companies like DataDog and Splunk.
Coinbase spent $65M in 2021 on their DataDog bill.
End-to-end testing is crucial for UI and backend validation.
The importance of observability.
Running enterprise sales as an early-stage startup.
Having a very lean team and the importance behind it.
In-person helps sales effectiveness.
How the landscape of enterprise software is evolving with AI.
Going through YC.
Moving to SF and building there.


Chapters

00:00 The Journey to Founding Revyl

02:51 Genesis of Revyl: From Uber to Startup

06:08 Challenges in End-to-End Testing

08:58 The Role of Observability in Software

12:13 Navigating the Enterprise Landscape

14:47 Building a Lean and Effective Team

18:03 Sales Strategies for Early-Stage Startups

20:59 The Future of Enterprise Software

23:54 Living and Working in San Francisco

27:02 Personal Growth and Balance as a Founder


Keywords

startup, entrepreneurship, software testing, observability, enterprise software, AI, LLM, San Francisco, YC, founder journey, Revyl

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