The text discusses the importance of adopting an API-first mentality and strategy in order to succeed in today's business landscape. It highlights how APIs have become a crucial element in modern services, connecting them together like a "glue" that enables data exchange and retrieval. The author argues that thinking about solutions instead of features is key to success, and that building an API with a great developer experience can make it easy for developers to want to use the service. The text also emphasizes the importance of providing the right added value through the right API, as this will become a critical element of success in the API Economy. Additionally, it discusses challenges such as internal APIs not being mature enough, developers lacking experience with building a world-class API, and traditionalists resisting change. The author concludes by highlighting the benefits of the API Economy, including minimum waste, maximum focus on value creation for customers, and working with services internally becoming easier. Finally, it introduces WunderGraph as a tool that can help organizations unlock these benefits.