Kubegrade

Kubegrade helps enterprises tame Kubernetes sprawl.
We automate upgrades, maintenance, and compliance across clusters, so platform teams stay in control while developers move faster.
Unlike dashboards that only observe issues, Kubegrade turns raw cluster data into actionable pull requests—reducing toil, cutting costs, and giving enterprises a safer, more scalable way to run Kubernetes.

Founder and CEO

Next Big Wave

A podcast for founders, by founders in Southeast Asia

Podcast Host

TendoPay

TendoPay is the leading employee benefits provider in the Philippines
I manage the growth teams including a digital marketing team for our B2C user base and a sales team for our B2B users.

Co-Founder / CCO [Acquired - Tonik Bank]

Buko Ventures

Value-add angel funding for Philippines startup founders.

Investor

DotYeti.com

Investor [Acquired]

Iterative

Venture Partner

500 Startups

I advise startups in SEA on their growth strategy with a focus on building and scaling their sales process ass well a hone in on their digital marketing strategy.

Mentor

Candy Banners

Acquired by Native Touch. 
Candy Banners is a digital production studio that builds awesome online ads.

Co-founder / CEO [Acquired - Native Touch]

Stinson Design

Acquired by Vimont Holdings.
Stinson Design is a presentation design agency that services clients around the world from startups to global brands.

Founder / CEO [Acquired]

Centre Financier International Montréal

Financial Analyst

3x Exit Founder • I help B2B founders in Southeast Asia • Book a free growth consultation with me • Grew last company to $5m+ ARR • 15+ years of growth leadership 🚀

Hey there! I’m a serial entrepreneur with 3 exits under my belt. 

I’m currently working on Kubegrade, a Kubernetes cluster upgrade tool.

Through all my ventures the key to success has always been to bring maximum value to my clients and building long lasting relationships. 

My passion for client success is equally matched with my love for travel and extreme sports. 

You can find me playing chess, riding motorcycles, diving or kitesurfing the beautiful beaches of Southeast Asia.

Tim Grassin

KubeCon ATL just wrapped, and my notebook is full.

Not from vendor pitches. From the conversations that restored my faith in this community.

After years of complexity complaints and burnout stories, something shifted at KubeCon 2025.

The energy was different. Electric, even.

What actually stood out:
The Agentic Revolution Nobody Saw Coming

Twelve months ago, we launched Kubegrade with AI agents managing clusters. People called us crazy. "You can't automate that level of decision-making."

This week? Every third conversation was about agentic workflows. Teams are finally realizing that senior engineers shouldn't be babysitting YAML files.

One platform lead from a Fortune 500: "We went from 3-week upgrade cycles to 3 hours with agents handling the grunt work."

Community Over Competition

Met a competitor's engineering team at the afterparty. Instead of awkward silence, we spent 2 hours sharing horror stories and solutions. Their lead engineer: "Rising tide lifts all boats, right?"

That's the Kubernetes community I fell in love with.

The Validation We Didn't Expect

Being first movers in agentic cluster management felt lonely. We questioned ourselves constantly. Were we too early? Too ambitious?

Walking the expo floor, I counted 12 companies now building agent-based solutions. Not copycats - genuine innovation from teams who get it.

One CTO pulled me aside: "You guys showed us this was possible. We're all following your lead."

That made me smile.

Real Engineers, Real Solutions

The best part? Engineers are done with bandaid fixes. They want fundamental change. Agentic workflows aren't just trendy - they're becoming the standard.

Teams are deploying agents for:
• Automated compatibility checking
• Intelligent resource optimization  
• Predictive failure prevention
• Self-healing clusters

This isn't AI hype. It's engineers taking their weekends back.

The Human Element Remains

Despite all the automation talk, the community spirit was stronger than ever. Late-night debugging sessions turned into impromptu meetups. Vendor booths became collaboration hubs.

Technology evolves, but the Kubernetes community's willingness to help each other? That's the real superpower.

My biggest takeaway:

We're not just building better tools. We're building a movement.

The shift to agentic workflows isn't about replacing engineers. It's about unleashing them to do what they do best - innovate.

Seeing the entire community embrace what we pioneered? That's worth more than any booth or keynote.

To everyone who stopped by to share their agentic journey - thank you. You reminded me why we started Kubegrade.

The future of Kubernetes isn't just automated. It's collaborative, innovative, and more human than ever.

I also enjoyed being able to work and hang out with my co-founder Caleb Fornari whom I had not seen in person since we embarked on this Kubegrade journey!

#KubeCon #Kubernetes #CNCF

Kubernetes without the complexity. Developer visibility, platform guardrails. Works with EKS, AKS, GKS, Rancher and more.

Anyone heading to #KubeCon Atlanta this week?

Would love to grab coffee and chat Kubernetes horror stories (or success stories if you have those).

I'll be there Tuesday through Thursday, mostly hanging around in Building B.

Hit me up if you want to connect in person — always fun putting faces to LinkedIn profiles.

Who else is making the trip? 👇

KubeCon ATL update: Our sweaters are apparently too good.

Multiple people have stopped me asking where to get our Kubegrade swag. Problem is, we don't have a booth this year.

But I hate saying no to engineers who appreciate good merch.

So here's the deal:

Find me wandering around the exhibition center

OR

Comment "swag" below and connect with me here.

I'll ship you one of hoodies directly. No booth needed.

Yes, I'm literally taking swag requests on LinkedIn and shipping from our Singapore office. My co-founder thinks I'm insane.

But honestly? Meeting engineers who get excited about developer tools is worth the shipping costs.

Plus, our hoodies are ridiculously comfortable. Ask anyone who's grabbed one.

If you're at KubeCon, come say hi. I'm the guy frantically taking notes on every Kubernetes horror story I hear.

If you're not here, drop "swag" below. First 50 get priority shipping.

Who's ready for some actually comfortable conference merch? 👇

#kubecon

Aurora Solar

Aurora Solar aim to create a future of solar energy for all. Aurora Solar is the leading provider of solar design and sales software solutions, revolutionizing the way solar professionals design, sell, and finance solar installations.

Senior Software Engineer

Rich DX Studio

NodeJS, ReactJS, Ruby, Rails development.

Worked with Rogers, CoreLogic, GreyGroup, Live Nation Entertainment, Freshbooks, Stinson Design, Kinetic Cafe, Colorfield, Iotum, Claremont

Full Stack Developer & Owner

Zonegoat

Zonegoat is a pro-tech service that uses artificial intelligence to find and collect properties that match specific regulation criteria anywhere in the US & Canada.

Founder

Ticketmaster

Live Nation Entertainment / Ticketmaster is the global leader in ticket management for large-scale sports and entertainment, specializing in sales, marketing, and distribution. I worked on features for the Universe app.

Senior Full Stack Developer

CoreLogic

Symbility Intersect → Now Core Logic
https://www.symbilitysolutions.com/symbility-intersect/

Symbility Intersect helps businesses create and deliver exceptional digital products that marry business objectives and user needs through mobile, responsive web, and IoT product & technical strategy, design thinking, and engineering excellence.

Formerly BNOTIONS, acquired by Symbility Solutions, then acquired by CoreLogic

Back-end Team Lead

FreshBooks

FreshBooks is a cloud-based accounting software service designed for owners of the types of small client-service businesses that send invoices to clients and get paid for their time and expertise.

General Assembly Canada

Instructor at Canada's leading tech skills accelerator. Bitmaker Labs was acquired by General Assembly on Aug 10, 2016 .

Instructor

Kinetic Cafe

Kinetic Cafe is a global design, innovation and technology firm. It's also a lab led by world-class designers, engineers, futurists and entrepreneurs who collaborate with clients and partners to design, develop and commercialize beautifully connected environments, products and experiences.

Kinetic Commerce Platform provides a human-centered framework for creating connected environments that deliver meaningful experiences to people where they live, work, play, learn and shop. It offers a full suite of mobile, multi-screen, multi-device and embedded solutions that can be used to bring any space to life. 

Kinetic Café client includes Aldo, Autocad, Microsoft, Longo's, Freshii, KFC, LG, BlogTO, BMO, and much more...

Senior Ruby on Rails Developer

Rogers Digital Media

Rogers Media Inc is a subsidiary of Rogers Communications Inc., which owns Canada's largest publishing company, Rogers Publishing Limited, which has more than 70 consumer and business publications. Rogers Media Inc. also owns 54 radio stations, and several television properties including terrestrial television stations and cable television channels.

Helped build Sportsnets new website. Built the back-end for some of the major leagues such as (NBA, NHL, MLB, Nascar, Nascar 2, Indie Racing, Formula 1, Tennis,...)

Worked on the new update of Rogers Radio new online web player, currently deployed for over 50+ Rogers radio stations across Canada. (KISS 92.5, 98.1 CHFI, Sportsnet Radio THE FAN, 680 News. etc.. )

Built a mobile-admin interface for version control and a JIRA integration for some of the main tools of internal communication.

Worked on the backend & deployment scripts for companies websites such as Cityline.ca , CityTv and Wallmart.

Work within the Digital Media team on development tasks to support web and mobile applications. Provide expertise and experience in software development best practices, current trends, and be an expert in both Ruby and Rails.

Sportsnet

Sportsnet is Canada's #1 Sports Network. It's a Canadian English-language digital cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Rogers Media. I helped build the back-end for the redesign of Sportsnet.ca Website.

Tech Stack: Ruby /  Rails / Node JS / React JS / Javascript / Docker / AWS / Google Cloud
I worked on: Universe.com, SohoWorks.com, SohoHouse.com, Herradura.com, ALDO mobile app back-end, Eaton Centre Montreal mobile back-end, ATCO Energy's website, The Shopping Channel, CityTV, Rogers Fitness, and more...

AWS Experience:
- AWS SAM (Serverless Application Model) AWS Lambda, AWS RDS, AWS Cloud Formation, AWS IAM, AWS WAF, AWS API Gateway, AWS Code Deploy, AWS Systems Manager, AWS Elastic Container Registry, AWS CloudWatch, AWS VPC, AWS Aurora, AWS S3

Currently learning: Data Science & Machine Learning

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