So excited to finally announce that @tryexplo is getting acquired by @omni 🚀 Explo is now a subsidiary of Omni and our product will continue to be fully operational for the next year as we integrate into our new home. This is a huge, huge milestone that took years of late nights, weekend surges, and countless sacrifices. We didn’t really know what to expect when we left our jobs and took the leap to start something 5+ years ago, but it’s been an adventure of a lifetime. First and foremost, this would not have been possible without our amazing team of Explonauts. THANK YOU all for your dedication, courage, and friendship. It’s been such an absolute honor to go to war everyday with y’all, building such an important and impactful product. Another huge thank you to our incredible investors who’ve always had our backs from day 1, as well as our customers (especially those who took an early bet on us). Finally, we’re so grateful for the countless advisors, supporters, friends, and family who’ve always been there for us every step of the way. Omni is building a business intelligence and embedded analytics platform that makes it easy for anyone to explore, understand, and build products from data. Explo is joining to help supercharge their embedded offering. They are absolutely crushing it already and we can’t wait to help them continue to accelerate. Read more about the acquisition in @drinkzima's blog post omni.co/blog/omni-acquires-e…! Also, please DM / email me or @Andrew_C_Chen if you are: 1️⃣ Looking for a BI platform that can handle all of your internal and external needs 2️⃣ Interested in a role at Omni, they are hiring across all departments 📷 PS: here’s a collage of some Explonaut team photos over the years (of course, with many ✌️ signs)!

I got tired of spending six figures on Google Ads! So, @tryexplo sent custom fortune cookies to the most exciting builders out there. Spoiler Alert: Their future may now include world class AI powered Analytics. 🚀 And the response rate hit our cpc out of the park!

How to decide whether to build or buy in your tech stack 🛠️ As an engineering team, one of the biggest strategic decisions you’ll make is what to build in-house vs. what to outsource. The right choice can save months of development time and keep your team focused on what truly differentiates your business. Here’s a simple framework: 1️⃣ Is it core to your business? * If it’s what makes your product unique and drives competitive advantage, build it. * If it’s just a necessary feature, consider outsourcing. 2️⃣ Does a best-in-class solution already exist? * Payments? Use Stripe. * Authentication? Use Auth0. * Customer-facing analytics? That’s where Explo comes in. 3️⃣ What’s the long-term maintenance cost? * Even if you can build it, maintaining and scaling it over time could take more resources than expected. The best teams optimize their engineering time by outsourcing non-core components and focusing their energy on what actually drives their business forward. In this clip, I dive into why this approach is becoming more common in today’s engineering landscape.

Exciting Times at Explo 🚀 Grateful to share that the entire @tryexplo team (aka Explonauts) came together in NYC for our annual BYK – a week of planning and collaboration 🗽 How would I describe the onsite experience? Empowering 💪