Zach Lloyd, CEO and Founder of Warp: $70 Million Raised to Build a Better Terminal

In today's episode of Category Visionaries, we speak with Zach Lloyd, CEO and Founder of Warp, a Rust-based terminal that's raised $70 Million in funding, about why writing code in your terminal shouldn’t feel like 1978, and the need for an up-to-date solution for people working at the cutting edge of software innovation.

Topics Discussed:

• Zach’s background in software engineering, including stints at some of the biggest names in the tech ecosystem


• The real-world pain points which led Zach to address the limitations and usability issues present in existing developer tools


• Modernizing the terminal user experience, making it smarter with integrated AI and promoting collaboration between developers


• Building a community-oriented business, and the importance of feedback to driving continuous innovation


• How Warp rises above the background noise to capture developers’ attention in such a crowded market space

Favorite book: 

The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Bantam Classics)