Presented as a guest lecture at Queensland University of Technology in 2011

1. How to make $30 million with a $500 investment
Phil Calçado
http://fragmental.tw

2. QUEENSLAND
NEEDS HELP!

3. WHAT WE KNEW

4. ts#cpw
(meboxed
transac(ons
can’t
fail

5. ts#cpw
(meboxed
transac(ons
can’t
fail

6. ts#cpw
(meboxed
transac(ons
can’t
fail

7. WHAT WE DIDN’T KNOW

8. how
many
users?
for
how
long?
enough
coke
in
the
fridge?

9. how
many
users?
for
how
long?
enough
coke
in
the
fridge?

10. how
many
users?
for
how
long?
enough
coke
in
the
fridge?

11. (NOT SO GOOD) OLD DAYS

16. $
$
$
$
$
$
$
$

17. upfront
cost
$
$
$
$
=
$
$
$
$

18. A MODERN SETUP

24. cloud
compu(ng

25. upfront
cost
=
0

26. pay
as
you
go
$0.50/hour
~
per
server

27. 4
hours
telethon
$2
per
server

28. whatever,
let’s
just
spin
them
ALL!

29. ~20
servers
+
plugins
&
extras
$500
for
1
week

30. ~20
servers
+
plugins
&
extras
$30
mil
donated
in
one
week

31. 15
reqs/second
spikes
could’ve
done
it
with
2
servers
:P

32. 15
reqs/second
spikes
could’ve
done
it
with
2
servers
:P

33. 15
reqs/second
spikes
could’ve
done
it
with
2
servers
:P

34. POINTERS

35. Pointers
! Heroku:
! h#p://www.heroku.com/
! Amazon
Web
Services
! h#p://aws.amazon.com/
! Gory
tech
details:
! h#p://www.leonardoborges.com/wri(ngs/2011/02/12/clouds-­‐
against-­‐the-­‐floods-­‐presenta(on-­‐available/

36. http://www.thoughtworks.com