Bootstrapping Uber’s Infrastructure on Arm64 with Zig
Published in 2023, this chronicle by @motiejus details the mechanics of building a profitable, self-funded business without venture backing.
Core Principles for Independent Builders:
Charging customers from day one acts as the ultimate filter for building software that solves genuine, high-urgency problems.
Keeping fixed overhead low and leveraging lean infrastructure allows founders to stay alive until market tailwinds kick in.
Small, repetitive improvements in customer retention and conversion rates yield massive returns over multi-year horizons.
Community Debate Themes:
The community focused on B2B customer acquisition channels, cold email vs SEO distribution, and balancing full-time employment with side-project development.
CATEGORY Bootstrapping & MRR →
HISTORICAL ERA Post-ZIRP & AI (2023–2026)
COMMUNITY SCORE 9 points
TOTAL DISCUSSIONS 1 comments
Author here.
I am proud what we've achieved. Unfortunately I will cease working on this soon[1], but, if you are interested and location suits you, I highly recommend Uber's Platform Engineering as a great place to work.
Happy to answer any questions about what's in the blog post, and, if you come to SYCL in Vancouver, BC on 2023-06-08[2] — in person.
[1]: https://jakstys.lt/2023/7-years-at-uber/ ↗
[2]: https://softwareyoucanlove.ca/talks/zig-at-uber/ ↗