Farewell Clever Cloud

posts/2018-04-26-farewell-clever-cloud.md

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+title: Farewell Clever Cloud
+author: Clement Delafargue
+tags: work
+---
+
+Today is my last day at [Clever Cloud](https://clever-cloud.com). After five
+intense years, first as a contractor, then as CTO, it's time for me to move on.
+
+At heart, I'm a developer. Fifteen years ago in high school I've programmed my
+trusty TI-82 to solve quadratic equations for me. I haven't stopped programming
+then.
+
+Nine years ago, I created my first company, before graduating from my
+engineering school.  It's been nine years of entrepreneurship. A few companies,
+a few failures, one big success: joining Clever Cloud. Since I've joined Clever
+Cloud in 2013, the company has grown *a lot*. In people, in product, in
+revenue. What hasn't changed is my mission: automating deployment processes.
+
+Being CTO at Clever Cloud has been a great, humbling experience. I got to work
+with incredible people, I had to learn almost from scratch about networking,
+virtualization, kernel fine-tuning, and so much more than I can say. I also had
+to learn how to be a manager, which is no easy feat for an introvert like me.
+As a team, we've been through hard times, made many sacrifices, but came out
+even more motivated.
+
+From a family-like team of hard-core founders, Clever Cloud has grown into a
+solid company with a stable platform and healthy management. Clever Cloud has
+been family for the last five years. Now I have to pass the torch and take time
+for me, my wife-to-be and our life.
+
+Years 20-30 were all about work. For years 30+ I intend to find balance and
+happiness outside my text editor.
+
+Now it's time for me to take care of myself and go back to my roots. As a
+developer.