Why do AI agents keep choosing Supabase-and what changes when the agent becomes the user? Supabase co-founders Paul Copplestone (CEO) and Ant Wilson (CTO) join swyx for their first podcast together after a $0 to $10B speedrun as the preeminent open source, fully remote Postgres platform company. We have watched them grow from a humble Firebase alternative launched during Covid, to now being a full preferred backend for AI-built applications: long-running compute beside the database, declarative schemas, Postgres storage and reliability, Turso, developer memes, community-led distribution, and product-led sales. The episode opens with swyx’s commentary on Supabase Select and the company’s journey from zero to a $10B valuation in six years as an open-source, fully remote company. swyx also discusses
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