On Nov. 29, AWS re:Invent 2021 came with many announcements. Among them, 2 interesting concepts are worth further extrapolation. Because they could be an inspiration for startups to steal 😉.
Bigger ponds
“Whenever you empower people with new tools, you get unexpected and beautiful results.” — Fireside Chat with Jeff Bezos, 2012 re:Invent
To grow, you can grab other land or dig the pond bigger. Amplify Studio is digging a bigger pond for AWS. So, there will be more apps if the app development to deployment cycle speeds up and more developers if the entry barrier is lower.
tl;dr Amplify Studio is a low-code visual development environment to make full-stack app development to deployment faster & easier. For example, it can, not only generate React UI code from Figma UI designs but also connect UI to the backend data source with a few clicks. With more people developing apps to solve the problems they care about, it is a good thing for AWS business anyway.
Coincidentally, Apple released Swift Playgrounds 4, built for iPad on Dec. 15. So more iPad users can touch the code & publish apps easier without a Mac needed. With more people developing apps to solve the problems they care about, it is a good thing for iPad & App Store businesses anyway. So, how may you make a startup get more people coming for the tools & staying for the ecosystem?
Codifying to connect
With “God’s Perspective” being one API call away, what new magic can you pull? On the keynote stage, Payam Banazadeh, CEO & Founder of Capella Space challenged what-if we can measure the change in our world all the time in real-time. The unique vantage point of satellite sensors will open up new applications in different areas, such as supply-chain optimization, better natural disaster responses, etc. Furthermore, Capella Space’s console & API provides a real-time global satellite sensor network as a service. With open-API, open-dataset & even open-source, what new services can you build?
Full Disclosure
The opinions stated here are my own, not those of my company. They are mostly extrapolations from public information. I don’t have insider knowledge of those companies, nor a whatever expert.
