Agentic Shift in Microservices | Mark Fussell, CEO of Diagrid

Mark Fussell is the CEO of Diagrid, a developer platform that provides tools and services for building cloud native applications. They"ve raised $24.2M from Amplify and Norwest. He is also the co-creator of Dapr, an open source tool used by 40,000 companies.  Mark"s favorite books:  - Crossing the Chasm (Author: Geoffrey A. Moore) - Good to Great (Author: Jim Collins) - The Dispossessed (Author: Ursula K. Le Guin)  (00:01) Opening and Introduction (00:09) The Origins of Dapr: Solving Developer Pain (01:53) Why Launch Diagrid After Building Dapr at Microsoft (03:36) Why Dapr Gained Traction Among Developers (05:30) Open Source Commercialization: What to Charge For (07:51) When Do Companies Turn to Diagrid for Help? (09:53) Key Features: PubSub, Workflow, and Catalyst (11:48) North Star Metrics and Innovation Philosophy (13:17) Pricing Strategy for Infra and Dev Tools (15:28) Competing Against Hyperscalers Like AWS & Azure (17:32) Who Diagrid Competes With and Role of Platform Engineering (19:29) The Agentic Shift in Microservices (21:28) How AI Is Changing Microservices Design (22:59) What"s Coming Next at Diagrid: Roadmap and AI Features (24:51) Lessons from the First Five Customers (26:59) Rapid Fire Round -------- Where to find Mark Fussell:  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mfussell/ -------- Where to find Prateek Joshi:  Newsletter: https://prateekjoshi.substack.com  Website: https://prateekj.com  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prateek-joshi-infinite  X: https://x.com/prateekvjoshi