Explore the concept of composability in software development and its parallels to compounding interest in finance in this 23-minute conference talk by Bill Mulligan from Isovalent. Trace the evolution of composability within the cloud native landscape, from Kubernetes' extensibility through CNI and CRI to standardized observability with Prometheus and OTel. Discover how eBPF has made security and networking composable with Cilium. Learn how the composability of cloud native technologies has fueled growth in public cloud services, spawned successful startups, and created diverse career opportunities. Understand why investing in composable ecosystems compounds business value and drives innovation across various industries, from telecommunications to machine learning and gaming.