Join Ray Bradford from Kleiner Perkins in a frank discussion with Yelp Engineering Manager Jim Blomo, and Flipboard Chief Architect Greg Scallan , as they explore how they are optimizing their costs with AWS, and how they think about owning vs. renting hardware as they grow. Ray will also share observations and trends on how successful VC funded companies think about IT costs and the right things to be spending money on.

1. Ray Bradford – Partner – Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Gregory Scallan – Chief Architect – Flipboard
Jim Blomo – Engineering Manager – Yelp

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6. Strained Analogy Time:
Plodding oxen are much more suited to carrying heavy loads
than thoroughbred horses, and who ever hampers the fleetness
of such high-born creatures with a heavy pack?
-Seneca

7. ‘Your users around the world don’t care
that you wrote your own DB.’
-Mike Krieger, Instagram Cofounder
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