Enabling New Use Cases with Real Time Streaming | Paul Dudley | Streamkap

In this episode of Building Blocks, we dive deep into the world of real-time data streaming with Paul Dudley, Co-founder and CEO of Streamkap. Having previously founded Gravity (acquired in 2022) and held leadership roles at BrightEdge and NetBase Solutions, Paul shares his journey from physics graduate to data infrastructure entrepreneur. He offers valuable insights on modernizing data streaming, the evolution of real-time data needs, and building developer-friendly tools that simplify complex technologies. Check out Streamkap: http://streamkap.com Guest: Paul Dudley LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pauldudley/ Connect with Daivik: https://bento.me/daivik Follow the Podcast: https://bento.me/thebbpod Topics: 0:00: Introduction 2:40: Paul's journey into entrepreneurship 8:15: Early experiences with NLP before LLMs at NetBase 14:30: Scaling BrightEdge from single-digit millions to $100M 21:45: The founding story of Streamkap 28:30: Understanding Change Data Capture (CDC) and its importance 35:20: Real-time data's role in modern applications 41:15: The intersection of streaming data and AI 46:30: Building and scaling a technical team 51:35: Book recommendations and sci-fi's relevance to tech 54:00: Future plans for Streamkap #DataStreaming #RealTimeData #TechStartup #DataInfrastructure #Entrepreneurship #BuildingBlocksPodcast #podcast