Ten years ago, MongoDB co-founders Dwight and Eliot Horowitz set out to build a database that developers would want to use, rather than one they had to work around. They aimed to make development more productive by creating a flexible and scalable solution. The company has grown significantly, becoming publicly traded on the day marked as its 10-year anniversary. Despite its growth, MongoDB's success is attributed to a "tremendous team", "incredible customers", and a supportive community that holds the company accountable for innovation. Eliot Horowitz, now CTO and Co-Founder, oversees the engineering and product teams and continues to drive technology innovations at MongoDB.