Ahin pinpoints the unique value proposition of Backblaze - that they are simple, reliable and just less expensive than anyone else. The organization believes that their storage server is the first ever open-sourced hardware project. Backblaze is a bootstrapped organization, with growth resulting from only $3 million in invested capital. This is a stark contrast to other competitors, with confusing price structures for the SMB marketplace. Backblaze’s pricing table is a single line, with no fine print. Ahin talks about their affordable pricing - a quarter of the price of Amazon’s storage costs and 1/9th the price of Amazon’s downloading costs. Ahin pinpoints that Backblaze’s storage solutions are more affordable than their competitors who are Amazon, Google and Microsoft. Ahin discusses the company’s ideal customer profile which includes SMBs (SysAdmins, CTOs or the people running the storage infrastructure at a company). Episode Highlights: Ahin provides some highlights on his past work experience which included his role as a director in the E-commerce industry. Backblaze’s mission is to make backup software elegant and provide complete peace of mind to SMB storage requirements. The interview focuses on Ahin’s past experience, Backblaze’s highly effective inbound engine, and how the company competes with their competitors. During this episode of Tech Qualified, Tristan Pelligrino and Justin Brown chat with the Vice President of Marketing at Backblaze, Ahin Thomas.
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