Rocha: Text-to-app tools will compete on database setup speed
Zeno Rocha · Automating Developer Email with MCP and AI Agents · Mar 21, 2025 · at 27:20
Zeno Rocha is the CEO of Resend. He discusses database provisioning friction in text-to-app AI development tools.
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“And I think the race with those is going to be around, like, who can reduce friction the most? Who can spin up a new Postgres database faster?”
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