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#240 – Capturing a Valuable Market from the Bottom Up with Amjad Masad of Replit

2022/1/12
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Amjad Masad：Replit 是一个一体化的在线编程环境，旨在简化开发流程，让用户专注于编程和协作。Replit 的愿景是成为学习编程的最佳平台，并最终让用户长期使用 Replit 构建实际应用。Replit 遵循"颠覆式创新"的策略，先占据低端市场，再逐步蚕食高端市场。日常运营重点是持续改进产品体验，而非一味追求市场份额。Amjad Masad 从小就对编程感兴趣，很早就开始创业，曾认为软件会被 AI 自动化，后来改变了想法，认为程序员在未来会非常有价值。他致力于构建程序员工具并使编程机会普惠全球。Replit 最初是一个副产品，通过开源项目积累用户和经验，最终发展成为一个盈利产品。创业初期，Amjad Masad 需要处理很多非技术性工作，这可能会影响到对编程的热情，但他逐渐喜欢上了财务和会计方面的工作，以及设计公司组织和文化。保护 Replit 的在线计算资源免受恶意攻击是一项艰巨的任务。 Courtlandt：Replit 的策略是成为学习编程的最佳平台，并通过填补学习过程中的各种缺口，最终让用户长期使用 Replit 构建实际应用。Replit 采取"低端吞噬高端"的策略，先占据入门级市场，再逐步扩展到更高级的应用场景。

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Amjad Masad introduces Replit as an online programming environment, collaboration tool, and community for learners and educators.
  • Replit is a one-stop shop for learning programming and shipping projects.
  • It provides hosting, primitives for building, and powerful computer infrastructure.
  • The vision is to make programming easy to start, share, and collaborate.

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Today I'm talking to Amjad Masad (@amasad), the founder of Replit. I'm captivated by his strategy and how Replit is eating the market from the bottom up. We'll talk about that and how he's learned to love being a founder even though it didn't start out that way.