The speaker presents a practical approach to implementing microservices architecture while avoiding common pitfalls by initially deploying as a monolith. He shares experiences from his time as CTO at Glo, describing how they structured their codebase into independent packages following domain-driven design principles, while maintaining the ability to later transition to true microservices. The talk focuses on achieving the benefits of microservices architecture (like loose coupling and clear boundaries) without immediately taking on all the operational complexity.