On this episode of the HackerNoon podcast, Amy Tom talks to Jon Mux, CEO of Mux, and Thierry Schellenbach, CEO of Stream. They dive into why each of them started their API-powered platforms. While covering topics like their first jobs, how they led up to being CEOs, their technical background, and much much more🚀   On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, Amy, Jon, and Thierry chat about: Why are APIs even useful in today’s developer landscape? 🤷‍♂️ (1:18) Jon and Thierry tell us about their first jobs 👷🏽‍♂️ (05:17) Mux built on the idea behind Zencoder. But waaaitttttt... Is it cool to start a new company that builds off of the original company that you sold? 🥶 (10:27) How many team members were on the founding team of Mux with Jon? (16:29) And how many co-founders did Stream have? (18:04) How did YOU learn your Management Skills? (19:15)🤔 Is opposing opinions important? (22:20)👊   💎 Get approved for 10-20x higher credit limit with Brex - https://bit.ly/37doqiH   Connect with Jon & Mux: You can get connected with Jon at mux.com You can vote for Mux at https://startups.hackernoon.com/california/san-francisco-united-states   Connect with Thierry & Stream: You can get connected with Thierry at stream.io You can vote for Stream at https://startups.hackernoon.com/us/boulder   Learn more about HackerNoon and Startups of The Year: For more information visit startups.hackernoon.com To read HackerNoon stories, check out hackernoon.com