CJ Desai: Why I joined Cloudflare as President of Product and Engineering

The author is excited to join Cloudflare as Product and Engineering lead, aiming to contribute to the mission of building a better internet. They have always been passionate about transformational technologies like Software-as-a-Service, cloud computing, and AI. They believe that innovation is crucial for technology companies and are inspired by creating products that achieve mass adoption. The author chose Cloudflare due to its unique position at the intersection of key technological trends such as AI development, reducing tech debt, multi-cloud deployments, and high performance connectivity. Their strategy for organic growth involves a platform approach focused on understanding customer pain points and building scalable solutions. They aim to further develop and refine Cloudflare's product offerings while prioritizing customers' needs.