Bryan Cantrill returns in the wake of Oxide Computer Company’s $100M Series B. Bryan tells us how he’s avoiding an appearance on Silicon Valley (ding), why their uniform compensation is working, where Oxide fits in the AI datacenter, what scaling to 50+ rack orders looks like, and more. (GitHub has no CEO and saving Intel)++
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Chapters
| Chapter Number | Chapter Start Time | Chapter Title | Chapter Duration |
| 1 | 00:00 | Let's talk! | 00:38 |
| 2 | 00:38 | Sponsor: CodeRabbit | 02:39 |
| 3 | 03:17 | SV & Friends | 04:33 |
| 4 | 07:50 | Why $100 million feels right | 09:06 |
| 5 | 16:56 | Purse management | 03:20 |
| 6 | 20:17 | Money mechanics | 09:22 |
| 7 | 29:39 | Crossing the chasm | 04:35 |
| 8 | 34:14 | Sponsor: Depot | 02:12 |
| 9 | 36:26 | Starting to believe | 03:10 |
| 10 | 39:35 | So much on-prem | 05:33 |
| 11 | 45:09 | Uniform equity? | 06:15 |
| 12 | 51:23 | Only ones doing it | 08:25 |
| 13 | 59:49 | But does it scale | 02:12 |
| 14 | 1:02:01 | Scaling support | 02:24 |
| 15 | 1:04:25 | Vigilant hiring | 03:11 |
| 16 | 1:07:36 | SV by Tarantino! | 00:30 |
| 17 | 1:08:06 | Mo' money, mo' managers | 02:55 |
| 18 | 1:11:01 | Oxide in AI datacenters | 05:27 |
| 19 | 1:16:28 | Scaling sales | 01:31 |
| 20 | 1:17:58 | Compensating sales | 00:51 |
| 21 | 1:18:49 | Delivering a 50-rack | 05:27 |
| 22 | 1:24:17 | Inventory concerns | 02:20 |
| 23 | 1:26:37 | Lead times | 02:13 |
| 24 | 1:28:50 | Technical achievements | 04:25 |
| 25 | 1:33:15 | Team pride | 03:34 |
| 26 | 1:36:49 | Bye, friends | 00:17 |
| 27 | 1:37:06 | Closing thoughts (join ++) | 02:51 |