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title: 'They grow up so fast: Puppet Labs is 10'
date: '2015-04-30T11:39:51-07:00'
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  - Oregon
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  - Birthday
  - puppet
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# They grow up so fast: Puppet Labs is 10

It seems like just yesterday that [Reductive Labs was moving to Portland](http://siliconflorist.com/2009/06/23/puppet-master-reductive-labs-2-million-series-a-moving-portland/ "Puppet master Reductive Labs garners $2 million Series A—and they’re moving to Portland"). And now look at them, all grown up. In a big new office. With amazing customers. It’s great to see [Puppet Labs hitting the 10 year mark](https://puppetlabs.com/blog/happy-10th-birthday-puppet-labs "Happy 10th Birthday, Puppet Labs!").

As cofounder and Reed alum, Luke Kanies shares:

> When I started this company in 2005, infrastructure was boring. One of the main struggles was convincing people — developers, investors, sysadmins, my parents — that what I was working on even mattered. They kept asking, “Why bother?”

> Well, no one’s saying that anymore. So much has changed, and so much of that change makes it clear that today, every company is a technology company. Everyone we talk to is trying to move faster, while somehow spending less money.

They’ve even put together an [awesome timeline of Puppet Labs’ existence](https://puppetlabs.com/sites/default/files/blog_puppet_anniversary_full.jpg "Puppet Labs 10 years").

For more insights, recollections, and history, read [Happy 10th Birthday, Puppet Labs!](https://puppetlabs.com/blog/happy-10th-birthday-puppet-labs "Happy 10th Birthday, Puppet Labs!")