Just read an awesome interview with #Fluence co-founder Tom Trowbridge, and wow, this company is shaking up cloud computing with a decentralized approach!

Their platform is 20-80% cheaper than traditional cloud providers, which is a huge draw. But it’s not just about cost—Fluence is open, portable, and built to avoid lock-in with any single provider. Its distributed design makes it super resilient, dodging outages and single-point failures.

They’re starting with a focused strategy, targeting third-party blockchain node providers, a market worth hundreds of millions. With $5M already in the pipeline and plans to triple or quadruple that soon, they’re executing sharply. Next up, they’ll expand to layer-1 blockchains and AI agents, which are massive compute hogs.

Their current product is a lean compute marketplace focused on virtual machines, keeping things simple. Containers and Docker are coming, but they’re prioritizing the basics first.

A big milestone? Service Level Agreements (SLAs) to build trust and ensure reliability.

Tom’s got his eyes on revenue, aiming for $1M, $2M, $5M, and $10M in ARR while growing the platform and customer base.

Fluence is playing the long game, and it’s seriously exciting to watch!