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OTC CatchUp #279

Authors: Ayush More · Ankush Kapoor

Date: 14-03-2026

Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins

Topics Discussed

  • Darshan discussed the reasons behind shutting down his project/startup, OwnDB.

    • He explained that there were no major users for it.

    • Startups and mid-to-large companies generally prefer established solutions like AWS RDS and are unlikely to invest in a new, unproven database service.

  • Chirag shared that he is currently focusing on EUC (End-User Computing) for a multibillion-dollar enterprise customer.

  • Bhavesh talked about a project he had previously "vibecoded" (built heavily using AI generation).

    • He is now rebuilding it from scratch himself because he felt the AI-assisted approach wasn’t helping his actual skill development.

  • Chirag asked for a breakdown of APIs and API Gateways, including how to integrate them.

    • Darshan explained the concepts, practical uses, and provided examples of how API Gateways function as a single entry point for routing client requests.

    • Cloudflare: What is an API Gateway?

  • Ramyak Mehra shared insights about the current hiring landscape at Cloudflare.

    • He noted that the company is actively looking for candidates to fill very specific, tool-based roles rather than generalist positions.

    • Cloudflare Careers

  • Jaden Furtado discussed his recent explorations into hardware technology.

    • He is diving into radios, chip-level manipulation, and hardware dumping.

Attendees

  1. Alpesh Bhagwatkar

  2. Bhavesh Kukreja

  3. Chirag Nayyar

  4. Darshan Rander

  5. Dheeraj Lalwani (Dhiru)

  6. Ramyak Mehra

  7. Jaden Furtado

  8. Anuj Gupta

  9. Ayush More

  10. Jainam Bheda

  11. Janvi Matani

  12. Krishna Gadia

  13. Rishi Setpal

  14. Siddharth Kaduskar

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