The story of an underdog that didn't come from Silicon Valley: #MongoDB.
It all started with frustration, not a business plan. Databases were slow & rigid - while the rest of the tech stack was moving faster.
That friction sparked a movement - in meetups, forums, and open-source repos - where listening & building in the open turned users into co-conspirators.
MongoDB’s journey is about:
• Bold architectural bets
• Hard-won lessons in trust and resilience
• Why a developer-first, community-driven approach wins
🎬 Watch now | 📄 #transcript included - https://bit.ly/4sb57NU
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