A couple of years ago, I met [Jatin Sandilya](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jatin-sandilya-87914893/?originalSubdomain=in) when he was just beginning his journey with [Revert](https://www.revert.dev/). His passion for creating exceptional developer experiences was immediately evident. Since then, Jatin has developed Revert into an open-source unified API for CRM, ticketing, file storage, and accounting tools. He built the thoughtful product almost single-handedly, successfully onboarded fast-growing companies as customers, and fostered a tight-knit developer community. In 2024, Lauren and I spent additional time with Jatin as we prepared for our own public launch. We brainstormed ways to enhance the developer experience for product integrations and explored how AI is transforming the landscape. As we learned more, it became clear that our missions were closely aligned. Today, we are excited to announce that Ampersand has acquired Revert and brought Jatin onto the team. To ensure a seamless transition, we are committed to assisting all Revert customers with migrating to Ampersand at no additional cost.  ## Entrepreneurial talent is at the heart of our team-building strategy When there is alignment, entrepreneurs become exceptional early-stage team members. They bring a generalist mindset, a bias for action, a deep understanding of customer pain points, and the ability to solve problems creatively. However, joining another company as an entrepreneur is not always easy (I know this first-hand). **It requires choosing to channel your energy and vision into a shared mission.** Jatin’s decision to join us reflects his belief in what we’re building and stands as a testament to how we are carefully crafting the Ampersand journey—the company, team, product, and customer experience. We also hope this event signals our intent to add more entrepreneurial talent to our team. If you are down to jam, you know where to [find me](https://linkedin.com/in/ayanbarua). ## The Revert journey Jatin’s journey with Revert offered him a front-row seat to the challenges and opportunities of building robust product integrations. Through hands-on experience with key customers, Jatin quickly learned that standardizing across verticals and APIs is far from straightforward. Unified APIs often work well initially but hit a ceiling as integration use cases mature. This is especially true in the enterprise, where complexity demands deeper and more tailored solutions. This insight aligned perfectly with Ampersand’s focus on tackling enterprise-grade integrations that are customizable, permission-aware, and compliance-friendly. Revert was a self-serve product with excellent customer support and an active open-source community that made contributions. Jatin developed processes that allowed even junior developers to contribute without requiring extensive knowledge of the codebase. The Revert team also excelled at iterating on customer feedback quickly, leveraging tools like auto-generated artifacts (OpenAPI specs, Postman collections, and SDKs) to improve the experience for both users and contributors. On the front end, Revert developed a powerful VanillaJS SDK that powered React, Vue, and other SDKs, enabling easy updates without the need for additional versioning or publishing overhead. Revert's product journey included notable milestones like being featured on the front page of Hacker News, achieving #3 Product of the Day on Product Hunt, and hosting successful Hacktoberfest events. However, Jatin’s most valuable takeaway was that adoption matters far more than accolades. Stars and attention are only meaningful if they translate into real usage and measurable impact—a principle that resonates deeply with Ampersand’s mission to deliver meaningful, developer-first solutions. ## The Ampersand mission At Ampersand, we believe that integration depth is essential for SaaS products—and now AI agents—to truly differentiate themselves and drive unique workflows. Enterprise software, whether AI-powered or not, thrives on customization and configurability, and this reality isn’t changing anytime soon. Unlike other integration platforms that attempt to shun complexity, Ampersand embraces it. We deliver thoughtful abstractions and superior architecture through an open-source declarative framework, complemented by a customizable UI component library for key tasks such as authentication, object mapping, field mapping, and a robust orchestration layer. These components empower developers to tackle complexity head-on while meeting the flexibility demands of enterprises—all without the associated maintenance burden. Jatin’s addition to the team will strengthen our UI component library and connectors library, and enhance overall product velocity. ## Our increased focus on the developer community Developers are the backbone of everything we do, which is why we’re committed to making Ampersand as developer-friendly as possible—from enhancing documentation and expanding open-source contributions to fostering an active and engaged community. With Jatin’s experience from Revert, we’re doubling down on our developer relations efforts to ensure that Ampersand isn’t just a tool that solves problems—it’s a platform developers love to work with. To the Revert.dev community, thank you for being part of this journey. We’re excited to continue building together at Ampersand. Stay tuned for more exciting initiatives on this front. ## Building the missing middleware layer for AI agents Our **vision** is that whether it’s complex structured data residing in your customers' CRM, billing, ticketing, HR/payroll, or ERP systems; semi-structured data in platforms like Slack; or unstructured data in tools like Google Docs —Ampersand will enable applications and AI agents to handle it all. Bi-directional and real-time. We’re incredibly excited about the road ahead with Jatin as a part of the Ampersand family. Together, we will redefine how product integrations get built.
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