Paul Carter, Co-Founder and CEO of BuiltFast, on Serverless Hosting & Future of Hosting | E124

In WP Legends Episode 124, Paul Carter, Co-Founder and CEO of BuiltFast, shares insights into the future of WordPress hosting, serverless infrastructure, and how modern hosting platforms are evolving.

With over two decades of experience in the hosting industry and time spent scaling infrastructure at A2 Hosting, Paul explains how BuiltFast and its serverless platform, Vector, are designed to improve performance, scalability, and security for WordPress websites.

We also discuss WooCommerce scalability, how agencies are launching their own hosting services, the role of AI in modern development workflows, and what the future of WordPress hosting could look like over the next few years.

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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:38 Guest Introduction
2:00 Paul’s journey in hosting and time at A2 Hosting
3:02 How BuiltFast infrastructure and data centers work?
4:13 Who serverless WordPress hosting is built for
5:21 How the Billing Model Works
6:06 How BuiltFast differs from platforms like Cloudways?
9:12 Customer acquisition strategy in a crowded hosting market
12:39 BuiltFast target markets and regions
14:01 Handling Massive Websites (100–200 GB Sites)
15:00 Why BuiltFast offers business formation services
16:35 What “fast hosting” really means operationally
18:53 Metrics that excite Paul as a founder
20:39 Why BuiltFast still uses human support instead of AI bots
21:55 The future of WordPress in the next 2–4 years
25:47 Rapid Fire
28:27 Closing Thoughts

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Music Credits:
Valdez of Crenshaw by Terrace Martin
Live Like Legends by Ruelle Nightcore Remix

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