Connected by Wives, and United by Startups, with Sharad & Harshit of Fluidcloud
https://codestory.co/podcast/bonus-sharad-kumar-harshit-omar-fluidcloud/
In their previous startups, Sharad was leading sales and ops and Harshit was leading on the product side. When the company got acquired, it took them 8-9 months to integrate to a different cloud provider. They realized the model was broken, requiring expensive consulting services, and not convenient at all – and they wanted to figure out a better way.
The 8-9 month migration timeline is the ultimate 'Nightmare Fuel' for any acquired founder. 😱 It’s wild that in 2026, we’re still treating cloud migration like a custom artisan craft rather than a standardized process. By building Fluidcloud, Sharad and Harshit are essentially attacking the 'Consulting Tax' that slows down innovation post-acquisition. The fact that the partnership was sparked by a shared technical frustration makes this a classic IH story. Did you find that the biggest hurdle was the actual data movement, or the mapping of legacy permissions to the new provider?