Insights, updates, and stories from the BootstrapVC team
KubeCon was once the essential conference for the cloud-native community. In 2026, it's become an overpriced vendor expo with cult-like gatekeeping around talks and astronomical booth costs that benefit no one except the CNCF's bottom line.
Yo, yo, yo, 148-3 to the 3-to-the-6-to-the-9, representing the ABQ, what up, BYOCH? BYOCH (Bring Your Own Cloud Hardware) is the evolution of BYOC. Stop renting overpriced AWS instances and build your own cloud with dedicated servers or colocation. Here's the math that'll make you furious.
Every founder makes the same mistake: they hire developer after developer, building features frantically, until one day production goes down at 3 AM and nobody knows how to fix it. By then, you've accumulated so much technical debt that hiring a platform engineer becomes an expensive rescue mission instead of a strategic advantage. The conventional wisdom is wrong.
For years, MinIO stood as the shining example of open-source done right in the object storage space. That era is over.
A 2-year part-time Rust and Platform Engineering internship program for third and fourth-year engineering students in Amaravati. Work on production systems, learn cutting-edge tech, and help build Amaravati's technology ecosystem.
Amaravati stands at a pivotal moment in history. As Andhra Pradesh's new capital city rises from the ground up, it presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity. We're deploying cutting-edge AI, Machine Learning, Drone Technology, and Cloud Infrastructure to transform governance, agriculture, and urban planning—supporting Swarna Andhra 2047 while creating thousands of high-skilled jobs.