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title: "The AWS Acquisition: Fig's Command Line Revolution"
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# The AWS Acquisition: Fig's Command Line Revolution

Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders — S4 E8: The AWS Acquisition: How Fig Re-Engineered the Command Line with Brendan & Matt Press Play to Listen While You Browse S4 E8: The AWS Acquisition: How Fig Re-Engineered the Command Line with Brendan & Matt Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders 0:00 29:24 1× Brendan Falk is originally from Australia. Growing up, he was always into computers, sports, extra curricular activities - he was the kid who always had a side hustle going on. Once he got to college, he built a currency converting startup to help him pay his tuition fees... and he has been toying around with startup ideas ever since. His partner, Matt Schrage, is from San Fran originally - and he confesses, that its hard to escape tech when you are from the area. He started coding as early a middle school, and hasn't stopped since. And outside of tech... he builds more tech! Tinkering with embedded hardware, robotics and mini-machines. After applying to Y Combinator, they were invited to interview with the accelerator. During the interview, they decided to change from their original idea. After that, their YC partner advised them to pivot yet again... so change has been a regular occurrence for this team since the beginning. They realized that every time they went to get setup on a new project, they had to go through the same commands on the terminal, over and over again. Every time, they either forgot what they were, or encountered an issue with their environment that needed to be dug into. They thought, how can we solve the problem of making the terminal easier to use? This is the creation story of Fig. Sponsors Tandem Podcasting Links Website: https://withfig.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brendanfalk/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-schrage-957b6843/ Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Amazing tools we use: This podcast is hosted on RedCircle , a FREE platform for podcasts and brands to scale their message. Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast . Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE If you want an amazing publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm Credits: Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts , Google Play , Breaker , Youtube , or the podcasting app of your choice. Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By