Browserbase - by Alex Mackenzie - Why Now

APIs for The Internet

For new folk here, hi, I’m Alex Mackenzie, a partner at Tapestry. I’d love to hear from any of you reading along: alex@tapestry.vc Recently I listened to Kenny Beats’ (“Whoa, Kenny!”) interview on Tetragrammaton. I’d recommend tuning in for many reasons, but it got me thinking about the ‘edges of the internet’. Shortly after, I thought about queuing for Glastonbury tickets, which got me thinking about.. browser automation.. and thus, this primer was born. By ‘edges of the internet’, I mean places that you personally frequent that feel a little proprietary..? They’re earned. For me, that…

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