APIs That Evolve, Part 1: Avoiding Perfectionism and Grand Designs

About this Meetup

Please note: the original topic for this date, Smarter Caching with Events, has been postponed. We will keep you posted on the reschedule.

Ambitious API initiatives often stall under the weight of big plans and ideal architectures. But what if your first move didn’t need to be perfect, just valuable?

In this kickoff to our APIs That Evolve meetup series, we’ll explore the forces that pull teams toward high-risk, overambitious early goals and why it’s better to resist them. We’ll also hear how companies are taking a different approach: starting with high-impact use cases, proving value early, and building momentum over time.

Bring your stories, questions, and lessons learned. Let’s talk about how to evolve your API strategy to meet the real-world needs of your customers, your teams, and your business.

What you’ll learn

• Why ambitious API projects often stall—and how to avoid getting stuck

• A smarter way to start: focus on quick wins instead of perfect plans

• Stories from teams who built momentum by proving value early

• How to make your API strategy work for real-world users, not just architectural ideals

• Tips for evolving your API approach over time without losing sight of business goals

What is the Apollo Community?

The Apollo Community brings together strategic API thought leaders and GraphQL practitioners in a shared safe place that offers encouragement, support, confidence, guidance, career networking, and architectural and social proof points necessary to make each champion more confident and more effective in their efforts to advance federated GraphQL.

Stay Connected with Our Spring Meetup Series

This event is part of our bi-weekly community meetup series! Be sure to check out our Apollo Community to be the first to know about future events.