Not another newsletter… Why did I start ‘The API Economy’? Well, the software industry has gone through 3 meteoric events since its inception. The first is the creation of software itself, and the second is the shift to the cloud. But the newest evolution, and most polarizing phase, is the creation and utilization of APIs. Next up will be blockchain disruption, but we will get there. 😅 While everyone is bullish on Web3, DeFi, and blockchain (rightfully so), they are missing the progress yet to be made by utilizing APIs. The software industry has achieved the exponential growth promise that tech founders and VCs alike have always imagined (which is why everyone wants to be a tech company), which tees up API utilization to come in and take center stage. In ‘APIs All the Way Down,’ Not Boring’s Packy M explains, “APIs handle an ever-increasing amount of things that get done in the world. Something that might have been a pen and paper process involving hundreds of people 50 years ago, and a dozen people clicking a computer screen a decade ago, is probably software talking to other software via APIs today.” I can’t help but feel like APIs and other technologies that have achieved mass adoption don’t always get the credit they deserve unlike sexier technologies like AI (not that we won't cover topics like AI). This monthly-ish newsletter explores the hidden truths like how 80% of software is powered by APIs, what are some of the most successful companies you've never heard of, and what are the smartest people in the world doing on the weekends that won't become mainstream for another 10 years. I hope you'll join me at https://www.apifirst.tech/

Let's go Peter! Much love from the Merge team 🤍

Love it!!!

Love API economy!! This is an awesome launch

Congrats on the launch Peter! Have been enjoying reading the past few newsletters!

this is a great newsletter and recommend joining the list! Peter's articles are always full of information!

Great take on the API Economy @pete_schroeder!