David Mytton

David Mytton 2023

Welcome! I’m David Mytton, CEO of Arcjet (helping developers protect their apps), co-founder of Console (the best tools for developers), and an active devtools investor.

I am also researching sustainable computing at the University of Oxford and occasionally appear in the media to discuss data center & IT energy.

Latest posts


  • The ability to complete no longer hinges solely on how many features you can build. The engineering gap between a two-person startup and a hundred-person org has collapsed.


  • Near term, expect more self-provisioned power while transmission and substations catch up. Long term, nuclear is a perfect fit for data centers.


  • Google has published the first breakdown of an in-production, global fleet-level AI system serving real queries. Results show per text prompt energy consumption of 0.24 Wh.


  • How to move from London to New York. Considering US visas, getting a US bank account, dealing with US / UX tax, and other logistics for the move.


  • Now we have a number for AI energy consumption, what can we use it for? What else do we need to know for it to be useful?