Woah! Unicorn Founder Quits Unicorn During $213M Raise, Launches Something Bigger

In this interview, Nathan interviews Ry Walker, a serial entrepreneur and founder of Astronomer and Tembo.io. Ry discusses his departure from Astronomer after a successful Series C round, driven by the opportunity to realize liquidity and his desire to return to early-stage company building. The conversation then shifts to Tembo.io, an AI developer team designed to assist both technical and non-technical users by automating code-related tasks through AI agents. Ry explains Tembo's pricing model, its focus on generating pull requests for review, and its potential to significantly amplify developer productivity. He shares early traction metrics, including the number of organizations creating pull requests and paying customers, and expresses his vision for Tembo to become a million-dollar-a-year solution for Fortune 50 companies. The discussion also covers Tembo's viral marketing strategies and the importance of GTM in the AI software development space.