From Side Project to Global Success: Buildkite Co-Founder Keith Pitt on Building a DevTools Company
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Summary
An interview with Keith Pitt, co-founder and former CEO of Buildkite, an Australian devtools company that grew from a side project into a global business serving major Silicon Valley companies. The article explores his journey from frustration with existing CI tools to building a successful developer tooling company over 13 years, covering the early challenges, growth strategies, and lessons learned in scaling a startup from Melbourne to the global stage.
Key quotes
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Before I was a founder, I was just a developer frustrated with the tools available. That frustration turned into a 13-year journey.
Building a company from Melbourne to serve Silicon Valley's biggest companies taught us that great developer tools transcend geography.
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