Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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#ThisWeekInNET — Episode 105

In this special 15th-anniversary episode of This Week in NET, we sit down with Cloudflare co-founders Michelle Zatlyn and Matthew Prince to revisit the early days — from a Harvard Business School project to launching at TechCrunch Disrupt in 2010.

We talk about how culture takes shape, the technical vision of Lee Holloway, and pivotal moments that defined Cloudflare’s journey, as well as where the Internet is headed next.
At the end, don’t miss a special easter egg from the journalist who first covered Cloudflare’s launch.

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⏱️ Timestamps
00:00 Launching at TechCrunch Disrupt 2010
02:00 Founders’ early days and building culture
08:00 From Project Honeypot to Cloudflare
18:00 The first customers and the power of community
26:00 The pressure and payoff of TechCrunch Disrupt
33:00 How Birthday Week started and giving back to the Internet
38:00 Pivotal decisions: Cloudbleed, free encryption, and beyond
44:00 Looking ahead: the next 15 years of Cloudflare
47:00 Easter egg: the journalist who first covered Cloudflare

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