Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-Founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn
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Grit (Kleiner Perkins)

Building Cloudflare for the Next 50 Years | Co-Founder Cloudfare Michelle Zatlyn

Grit (Kleiner Perkins)Dec 1, 2025

AI Summary

In this episode, co‑founder and President Michelle Zatlyn discusses Cloudflare’s long‑term vision for securing the internet and supporting creators in an AI‑driven landscape. She highlights how the company balances rapid growth with staying close to customer realities, and outlines strategies for building infrastructure that can endure for generations. Zatlyn also shares insights on the challenges of maintaining a reality‑focused culture as success compounds, emphasizing the importance of humility, continuous learning, and a mission‑first mindset.

Episode Description

Fifteen years in, it can still feel like “we’re just getting started.”

Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, returns to Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Cloudflare secures the internet for millions, with a vision built to last generations.

She also shares why staying close to reality and to customers becomes harder as success compounds, and how Cloudflare is helping content creators regain control in an AI driven internet.

Guest: Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder and President of Cloudflare

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Show Notes

Fifteen years in, it can still feel like “we’re just getting started.”

Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder of Cloudflare, returns to Grit with Joubin Mirzadegan to share how Cloudflare secures the internet for millions, with a vision built to last generations.

She also shares why staying close to reality and to customers becomes harder as success compounds, and how Cloudflare is helping content creators regain control in an AI driven internet.

Guest: Michelle Zatlyn, co-founder and President of Cloudflare

Connect with Michelle Zatlyn

Connect with Joubin

Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com

​Learn more about Kleiner Perkins

Creators and Guests

Host

Joubin Mirzadegan

Partner, Kleiner Perkins

What is Grit?

Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.

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