In a tech startup, how do you get from an idea on the back of a napkin to a fully functioning product? Code Story is a podcast featuring tech leaders, reflecting the roads they travelled and the products they created. On the show, we interview tech visionaries, digging into the critical moments of what it takes to change an industry, and build (and lead) a team that has your back.Hosted by Noah Labhart, this show is a window into the digital startup world. In their own words, tech veterans share what it feels like to create a world class product, how to recover from critical mistakes, and how to scale your solution to the masses.Their tech. Their products. Their stories.This podcast is for the founder, tech leader, CTO, CEO, developer, software architect, startup leader, disruptive visionary - or the curious minded individual, who wants to know what a builder goes through in creating world changing technology.

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Alex Gallego was born and raised in Colombia. He has always identified as a builder, and as a kid, he would help his Uncle re-build dirt bike engines, and was the kid that would take apart his friend&#39;s computer when they weren&#39;t looking. Once he arrived in the US, his Dad got a computer, which started his love for tech and cryptography. Outside of tech, he is married with three boys, so his time is consumed with being present with his boys, to which he stated he loves being a Dad. Beyond that, he enjoys mentally reseting by doing mountain biking and road cycling.Alex was working with a large dataset in ad tech. After this startup did well, he was hooked, he went on to build a computing framework, which eventually sold to Alkamai. During his time at that company, he started playing with squeezing every bit of compute out of hardware - and decided to combine this in order to optimize storage.This is the creation story of <a href="https://redpanda.com/" rel="nofollow">Redpanda</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://permit.io/" rel="nofollow">Permit</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://redpanda.com/" rel="nofollow">https://redpanda.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandergallego/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandergallego/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Perfect combination of optimized hardware and storage

Alex Gallego was born and raised in Colombia. He has always identified as a builder, and as a kid, he would help his Uncle re-build dirt bike engines, and was the kid that would take apart his friend's computer when they weren't looking. Once he arrived in the US, his Dad got a computer, which started his love for tech and cryptography. Outside of tech, he is married with three boys, so his time is consumed with being present with his boys, to which he stated he loves being a Dad. Beyond that, he enjoys mentally reseting by doing mountain biking and road cycling.

Alex was working with a large dataset in ad tech. After this startup did well, he was hooked, he went on to build a computing framework, which eventually sold to Alkamai. During his time at that company, he started playing with squeezing every bit of compute out of hardware - and decided to combine this in order to optimize storage.

This is the creation story of Redpanda.

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S9 E24: Alex Gallego, Redpanda Data

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Adam Sandman grew up in Wales, in the United Kingdom. He went to university to study physics, because he had a fascination and desire to understand how things in the world worked. It was during this time that he ended up falling in love with tech, and has been in the industry ever since. Outside of tech, he is married with older children. He mentioned he was a scout master in the past, which he really enjoyed how the Scouts were led by the Scouts themselves.In the past, Adam realized that there were not great tools out there for QA testing. He noticed a lot of people were using Excel and Word, along with manual testing through the industry. Given his experience as a project manager and architect, he saw an opportunity in the market - and set out to build a solution.This is the creation story of <a href="https://www.inflectra.com/" rel="nofollow">Inflectra</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.inflectra.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.inflectra.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsandman/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamsandman/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Next generation QA tooling

Adam Sandman grew up in Wales, in the United Kingdom. He went to university to study physics, because he had a fascination and desire to understand how things in the world worked. It was during this time that he ended up falling in love with tech, and has been in the industry ever since. Outside of tech, he is married with older children. He mentioned he was a scout master in the past, which he really enjoyed how the Scouts were led by the Scouts themselves.

In the past, Adam realized that there were not great tools out there for QA testing. He noticed a lot of people were using Excel and Word, along with manual testing through the industry. Given his experience as a project manager and architect, he saw an opportunity in the market - and set out to build a solution.

This is the creation story of Inflectra.

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S9 Bonus: Adam Sandman, Inflectra

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Vlad Sadovskiy is a first generation immigrant from the Ukraine in the early 1990&#39;s. He has been in the payments space for 30+ years, so he knows a thing or two about the space. But outside of this and tech, he is a cancer survivor, and ex professional chess player. He mentions that along with ping pong, he still plays chess as a hobby - and sometimes, to help resolve arguments with his wife.A few years ago, Vlad acquired a number of businesses in the payment space. Having spent many years in the payment space, he decided it was time to be a founder and create something in the payment space with a twist - specifically, for the &#34;reseller community&#34;.This is the creation story of <a href="https://www.netevia.com/" rel="nofollow">Netevia</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://www.permit.io/" rel="nofollow">Permit</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.netevia.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.netevia.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladsadovskiy/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladsadovskiy/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Digital banking for gig workers and the reseller community

Vlad Sadoskiy is a first generation immigrant from the Ukraine in the early 1990's. He has been in the payments space for 30+ years, so he knows a thing or two about the space. But outside of this and tech, he is a cancer survivor, and ex professional chess player. He mentions that along with ping pong, he still plays chess as a hobby - and sometimes, to help resolve arguments with his wife.

A few years ago, Vlad acquired a number of businesses in the payment space. Having spent many years in the payment space, he decided it was time to be a founder and create something in the payment space with a twist - specifically, for the "reseller community".

This is the creation story of Netevia.

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S9 E23: Vlad Sadovskiy, Netevia

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Sasha Mitchell living in Bangkok, Thailand, but grew up in London. He stared in the creative industries, as one side of his family are architects and the other side are musicians. This inspired him to study music production, which allowed him to enjoy the intersection of tech and creativity. During his time in film tech, he discovered the blockchain and started his journey into this industry. Outside of tech, he enjoys snowboarding, skateboarding, and of course - music and film.Being in the space for a long time, Sasha has been witnessing what he describes as the drop in the value of currency, by manipulation. He wanted to see decentralized, smart contracts create a smart economy - as part of a new internet.This is the creation story of <a href="https://bel2.org/" rel="nofollow">BeL2</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://www.permit.io/" rel="nofollow">Permit</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://bel2.org/" rel="nofollow">https://bel2.org/</a></li><li><a href="https://elastos.info/" rel="nofollow">https://elastos.info/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashmitchell/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/sashmitchell/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Expanding the bitcoin network with the help of a new internet

Sasha Mitchell living in Bangkok, Thailand, but grew up in London. He stared in the creative industries, as one side of his family are architects and the other side are musicians. This inspired him to study music production, which allowed him to enjoy the intersection of tech and creativity. During his time in film tech, he discovered the blockchain and started his journey into this industry. Outside of tech, he enjoys snowboarding, skateboarding, and of course - music and film.

Being in the space for a long time, Sasha has been witnessing what he describes as the drop in the value of currency, by manipulation. He wanted to see decentralized, smart contracts create a smart economy - as part of a new internet.

This is the creation story of BeL2.

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S9 Bonus: Sasha Mitchell, BeL2

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Roman Sevast was born in a small city in Ukraine. When he met his girlfriend, he wanted to take her out to dinner - but he didn&#39;t have the money to do so. So he started to learn software engineering to make a little money - and his tech career started. Outside of tech, he loves to play a myriad of different video games, and enjoys DJ&#39;ing - either for himself or for his friends. He tends to play techno or house music, but has thrown in some classical music from time to time.Eight years ago, Roman met his co-founder Stacy on Tinder. After dating for several years, she showed him some buggy apps she had tried to create, and Roman stepped into help. After a few failed startup attempts, they set out to build a space where companies meet design talent - within the same day - and have these designer&#39;s projects managed with AI.This is the creation story of <a href="https://www.awesomic.com/" rel="nofollow">Awesomic</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.awesomic.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.awesomic.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-sevast/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/roman-sevast/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Marketplace for design and engineering talent

Roman Sevast was born in a small city in Ukraine. When he met his girlfriend, he wanted to take her out to dinner - but he didn't have the money to do so. So he started to learn software engineering to make a little money - and his tech career started. Outside of tech, he loves to play a myriad of different video games, and enjoys DJ'ing - either for himself or for his friends. He tends to play techno or house music, but has thrown in some classical music from time to time.

Eight years ago, Roman met his co-founder Stacy on Tinder. After dating for several years, she showed him some buggy apps she had tried to create, and Roman stepped into help. After a few failed startup attempts, they set out to build a space where companies meet design talent - within the same day - and have these designer's projects managed with AI.

This is the creation story of Awesomic.

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S9 E22: Roman Sevast, Awesomic

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When asked about his life outside of tech, Björn Kolbeck stated &#34;Is there anything outside of tech?&#34;. He has made his hobby into his job, being exposed to his first computer at 11 and dreaming of being a programer. Outside of tech, he is a father of 2 kids. He loves going to the gym and traveling, which he mentioned was a luxury at his current venture. For personal travel, he loved visiting Costa Rica, as the people are friendly, the country is beautiful - and it&#39;s safe.Björn started a PhD program, and was part of a large project with the goal to build a distributed version of Linux. Within this program, he met his now co-founder, and they were responsible for a package within that project, surrounding data management. Little did they know that their exciting part of the project would later turn into a separate distributed file system.This is the creation story of <a href="https://www.quobyte.com/" rel="nofollow">Quobyte</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.quobyte.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.quobyte.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorn-kolbeck-37925033/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bjorn-kolbeck-37925033/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Distributed file system for the next generation enterprise

When asked about his life outside of tech, Björn Kolbeck stated "Is there anything outside of tech?". He has made his hobby into his job, being exposed to his first computer at 11 and dreaming of being a programer. Outside of tech, he is a father of 2 kids. He loves going to the gym and traveling, which he mentioned was a luxury at his current venture. For personal travel, he loved visiting Costa Rica, as the people are friendly, the country is beautiful - and it's safe.

Björn started a PhD program, and was part of a large project with the goal to build a distributed version of Linux. Within this program, he met his now co-founder, and they were responsible for a package within that project, surrounding data management. Little did they know that their exciting part of the project would later turn into a separate distributed file system.

This is the creation story of Quobyte.

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S7 Bonus: Björn Kolbeck, Quobyte

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Matt Hocking has a background in design, and started off as a graphic designer in Australia. He moved into lecturing while running a design school, which led him to New York and the startup community. He is a multi founder, which led him to his current venture. Outside of tech and startups, he is a family man, and loves to spend time with his kids - which he calls his startup outside of his startup. He enjoys building and drawing with his son, and doing the best he can to support his young daughter in becoming a princess one day.In 2018, Matt met his co-founder when joining AI2. While he was working on deep learning projects, Matt was working on a user centered, voice based experience in healthcare. When they put both things together, they figured out they could really help people and save hours of studio time by generating voiceovers with AI.This is the creation story of <a href="https://wellsaidlabs.com/" rel="nofollow">WellSaid Labs</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://wellsaidlabs.com/" rel="nofollow">https://wellsaidlabs.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhocking/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhocking/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Voice clip recordings using Real People - and AI

Matt Hocking has a background in design, and started off as a graphic designer in Australia. He moved into lecturing while running a design school, which led him to New York and the startup community. He is a multi founder, which led him to his current venture. Outside of tech and startups, he is a family man, and loves to spend time with his kids - which he calls his startup outside of his startup. He enjoys building and drawing with his son, and doing the best he can to support his young daughter in becoming a princess one day.

In 2018, Matt met his co-founder when joining AI2. While he was working on deep learning projects, Matt was working on a user centered, voice based experience in healthcare. When they put both things together, they figured out they could really help people and save hours of studio time by generating voiceovers with AI.

This is the creation story of WellSaid Labs.

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S9 E21: Matt Hocking, WellSaid Labs

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Welcome back listeners.Today we have a return guest on the podcast, Rene Morkos, the Founder &amp; CEO of Alice Technologies. If you recall our conversation with Rene from Season 7, April 6th 2023, he and his team are building algorithms to disrupt the construction industry, through project optioneering and construction optmization. Today, he returns to the show to update us on Alice Pro and Alice Core, their latest innovation to the sector, which boasts a 100X reduction in setup time. Listen in now.In any industry, if you can build something that reduces setup time 100X - you have achieved something great. Rene and his team are changing the game, when it comes to project optioneering, bringing the solution into the backyard of the construction industry, while making it faster and easier to manage your scheduling.You can learn more about Alice Tecnnologies, Alice Pro, and Alice Core - by visiting <a href="https://www.alicetechnologies.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.alicetechnologies.com/</a>.And thanks again for listening.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.alicetechnologies.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.alicetechnologies.com/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

An update on all things Alice Technologies

Welcome back listeners.

Today we have a return guest on the podcast, Rene Morkos, the Founder & CEO of Alice Technologies. If you recall our conversation with Rene from Season 7, April 6th 2023, he and his team are building algorithms to disrupt the construction industry, through project optioneering and construction optmization. Today, he returns to the show to update us on Alice Pro and Alice Core, their latest innovation to the sector, which boasts a 100X reduction in setup time. Listen in now.

In any industry, if you can build something that reduces setup time 100X - you have achieved something great. Rene and his team are changing the game, when it comes to project optioneering, bringing the solution into the backyard of the construction industry, while making it faster and easier to manage your scheduling.

You can learn more about Alice Tecnnologies, Alice Pro, and Alice Core - by visiting https://www.alicetechnologies.com/.

And thanks again for listening.

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Tech Update: Rene Morkos, Alice Technologies

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Michael Hummel has a different perspective on tech and startups than most people in this realm. His background dis in marketing, and prior to his current venture, he was running a lead gen marketing firm. Outside of his professional life, he is married, living in Puerto Rico, and has a miniature husky. He has picked up spearfishing - which sounds wicked fun. When I asked what was the biggest fish he caught, he laughed - and mentioned that he sticks to the reefs and the smaller fish.Starting out, Michael founded his current venture focused on PR - IE public relations - and they did this because it was aligned with his background. Fast forward, his company is aiding startups raise capital, by focusing on three key pillars.This is the creation story of <a href="https://establishpr.com/" rel="nofollow">Establish</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://establishpr.com/" rel="nofollow">https://establishpr.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hummel-696258b7/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-hummel-696258b7/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Getting funding for your startup, based on foundational PR

Michael Hummel has a different perspective on tech and startups than most people in this realm. His background dis in marketing, and prior to his current venture, he was running a lead gen marketing firm. Outside of his professional life, he is married, living in Puerto Rico, and has a miniature husky. He has picked up spearfishing - which sounds wicked fun. When I asked what was the biggest fish he caught, he laughed - and mentioned that he sticks to the reefs and the smaller fish.

Starting out, Michael founded his current venture focused on PR - IE public relations - and they did this because it was aligned with his background. Fast forward, his company is aiding startups raise capital, by focusing on three key pillars.

This is the creation story of Establish.

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S9 E20: Michael Hummel, Establish

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Alon Arvatz has been in tech for a long time. Fun fact, he loved technology but hated computer science. After getting introduced to the industry by his father, he discovered that tech is not just computer science - which was a big relief. He is the author of a book called The Battle for your Computer, which highlights Israel and the growth of the global cybersecurity industry. Outside of tech and cybersecurity, he is married with 4 kids, and highlights that all things in life - family, startup, etc. - is a partnership between he and his wife. Their family is a big fan of history, and looks to learn the stories of the places they visit.Through his time in the military, Alon was exposed to the difficulties of managing cloud cost. Alongside his 15 years in cybersecurity, and <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Your-Computer-Cyber-Security-Industry/dp/1394174152" rel="nofollow">writing his book</a> on the topic, he figured out that a focus on efficiency could help businesses with their cloud costs - starting with a minimum integrate-able product.This is the creation story of <a href="https://pointfive.co/" rel="nofollow">Pointfive</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://pointfive.co/" rel="nofollow">https://pointfive.co/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/alon-arvatz/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/alon-arvatz/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Your-Computer-Cyber-Security-Industry/dp/1394174152" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Battle-Your-Computer-Cyber-Security-Industry/dp/1394174152</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Lowering your cloud costs through efficiency

Alon Arvatz has been in tech for a long time. Fun fact, he loved technology but hated computer science. After getting introduced to the industry by his father, he discovered that tech is not just computer science - which was a big relief. He is the author of a book called The Battle for your Computer, which highlights Israel and the growth of the global cybersecurity industry. Outside of tech and cybersecurity, he is married with 4 kids, and highlights that all things in life - family, startup, etc. - is a partnership between he and his wife. Their family is a big fan of history, and looks to learn the stories of the places they visit.

Through his time in the military, Alon was exposed to the difficulties of managing cloud cost. Alongside his 15 years in cybersecurity, and writing his book on the topic, he figured out that a focus on efficiency could help businesses with their cloud costs - starting with a minimum integrate-able product.

This is the creation story of Pointfive.

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S9 Bonus: Alon Arvatz, Pointfive & Author of Battle for Your Computer

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Linus Hakansson finds that he has been in the tech industry so long, that it is difficult to separate himself from what he does professionally. He&#39;s a family man, with a 2.5 year old son, and enjoys spending time with them and raising is kid. Outside of that, he enjoys soccer, sports, and cooking Italian food. In fact, recently he bought a pizza oven and started making his own dough and pie.Linus has been working with API&#39;s since he started in the industry. In 2019, he was introduced to his current venture, as they wanted to create an open source API management software. After a couple of years, he partnered with the team, and then eventually - joined the company, to build something good.This is Linus&#39; creation story at <a href="https://www.gravitee.io/" rel="nofollow">Gravitee</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.gravitee.io/" rel="nofollow">https://www.gravitee.io/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/linushakansson/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/linushakansson/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

API Lifecycle Management - Like it should be

Linus Hakansson finds that he has been in the tech industry so long, that it is difficult to separate himself from what he does professionally. He's a family man, with a 2.5 year old son, and enjoys spending time with them and raising is kid. Outside of that, he enjoys soccer, sports, and cooking Italian food. In fact, recently he bought a pizza oven and started making his own dough and pie.

Linus has been working with API's since he started in the industry. In 2019, he was introduced to his current venture, as they wanted to create an open source API management software. After a couple of years, he partnered with the team, and then eventually - joined the company, to build something good.

This is Linus' creation story at Gravitee.

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S9 E19: Linus Hakansson, Gravitee

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Erin Marie has been in tech for 20 years. Prior to tech, she was a history major but became more passionate about building websites and technology. She went from web developer to programmer analyst to cloud engineering, and met her current business partner at Boeing. Outside of tech, she is into amateur photography, capturing landscapes and portraits. She is also passionate about passion and film, with her favorite grind core film titled &#34;They call her one eye&#34;.Jesus Maria comes from the Caribbean, and enjoys beaches and being near the water. When he is not coding or coming up with crazy tech ideas, he describes the amount of heavy metal he listens to as obscene. He has 6 guitars, all tuned differently, and loves to take breaks from his tech and throw down a new riff. He&#39;s also passionate about art, and into doing illustrations. He shares the same favorite film as Erin Marie.Erin and Jesus are stationed in Denver, Colorado. During the pandemic, they were hanging out at the back yard picnic table, with wine and smokes. They were ideating over building a digital strip mall, to help local businesses build their platforms. Eventually, they started up a platform engineering company and when Lionsgate called, their pandemic picnic table idea started to grow.This is the creation story of <a href="https://msquaredtc.com/" rel="nofollow">MSquared</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://msquaredtc.com/" rel="nofollow">https://msquaredtc.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-braconnier-87958531/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-braconnier-87958531/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/xuxogarcia/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/xuxogarcia/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Welcome to the punk cloud show

Erin Marie has been in tech for 20 years. Prior to tech, she was a history major but became more passionate about building websites and technology. She went from web developer to programmer analyst to cloud engineering, and met her current business partner at Boeing. Outside of tech, she is into amateur photography, capturing landscapes and portraits. She is also passionate about passion and film, with her favorite grind core film titled "They call her one eye".

Jesus Maria comes from the Caribbean, and enjoys beaches and being near the water. When he is not coding or coming up with crazy tech ideas, he describes the amount of heavy metal he listens to as obscene. He has 6 guitars, all tuned differently, and loves to take breaks from his tech and throw down a new riff. He's also passionate about art, and into doing illustrations. He shares the same favorite film as Erin Marie.

Erin and Jesus are stationed in Denver, Colorado. During the pandemic, they were hanging out at the back yard picnic table, with wine and smokes. They were ideating over building a digital strip mall, to help local businesses build their platforms. Eventually, they started up a platform engineering company and when Lionsgate called, their pandemic picnic table idea started to grow.

This is the creation story of MSquared.

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S9 Bonus: Erin & Jesus, MSquared

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Jai Ranganathan is a typically middle aged man, living in Austin, TX with a couple of kids and a Tesla. He moved to the US when he was 17, to attend the University of Texas. Post that, he spent 25 years in California at different tech businesses. Outside of tech, he enjoys doing activities with his daughters, rock climbing, and playing sports.In 2013, Jai&#39;s current CEO saw a huge opportunity for the millions of heavy freight vehicles on the road. He built an app to track service hours, around the time that Jai joined - but, they didn&#39;t plan on stopping there.This is the creation story of <a href="https://gomotive.com/" rel="nofollow">Motive</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://gomotive.com/" rel="nofollow">https://gomotive.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jairamranganathan/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jairamranganathan/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Tracking fleet safety and service through hardware and software

Jai Ranganathan is a typically middle aged man, living in Austin, TX with a couple of kids and a Tesla. He moved to the US when he was 17, to attend the University of Texas. Post that, he spent 25 years in California at different tech businesses. Outside of tech, he enjoys doing activities with his daughters, rock climbing, and playing sports.

In 2013, Jai's current CEO saw a huge opportunity for the millions of heavy freight vehicles on the road. He built an app to track service hours, around the time that Jai joined - but, they didn't plan on stopping there.

This is the creation story of Motive.

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S9 E18: Jai Ranganathan, Motive

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Whitney Johnson graduated college with a degree in Music, minoring in English. Of course, she needed a job, and became the secretary to a broker on Wall Street. After taking business courses at night and building confidence from a boss who believed in her, she moved into picking stocks. In 2005, she had an &#34;aha!&#34; moment leading her towards entrepreneurship, and starting a fund with Clayton Christensen, author of the Innovators Dilemma. She&#39;s the author of the many books, including <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disrupt-Yourself-New-Introduction-Relentless/dp/1633698785/ref=asc_df_1633698785/" rel="nofollow">Disrupt Yourself</a>, which you can find a link in the show notes. Outside of these things, she is married, loves to play tennis, and enjoys a good Korean drama.Amy Humble grew up in a rural part of Colorado called Rifle. Her mother was a principal, her father was a psychologist, and she studied political science during undergrad, while working in the Senate. She explored how to develop young people, and has always been rooted in her desire to develop people. In the past, she worked with Jim Collins - the author of Good to Great, who baptized and indoctrinated her into leadership development. Outside of her professional life, she is married with a young family. She enjoys skiing, hiking, biking, and playing in the water.Amy was researching women who had become though leaders, and stumbled upon the work that Whitney was doing. They started out doing a small project together in 2015, and discovered that not only do they like working together, their strengths complimented each other - which led to the forming of a partnership.This is the creation story of <a href="https://thedisruptionadvisors.com" rel="nofollow">Disruption Advisors</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://thedisruptionadvisors.com" rel="nofollow">https://thedisruptionadvisors.com</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-humble-6570a311/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-humble-6570a311/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/whitneyjohnson/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Disrupt-Yourself-New-Introduction-Relentless/dp/1633698785/ref=asc_df_1633698785/" rel="nofollow">https://www.amazon.com/Disrupt-Yourself-New-Introduction-Relentless/dp/1633698785/ref=asc_df_1633698785/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Disrupt your organization... by disrupting yourself.

Whitney Johnson graduated college with a degree in Music, minoring in English. Of course, she needed a job, and became the secretary to a broker on Wall Street. After taking business courses at night and building confidence from a boss who believed in her, she moved into picking stocks. In 2005, she had an "aha!" moment leading her towards entrepreneurship, and starting a fund with Clayton Christensen, author of the Innovators Dilemma. She's the author of the many books, including Disrupt Yourself, which you can find a link in the show notes. Outside of these things, she is married, loves to play tennis, and enjoys a good Korean drama.

Amy Humble grew up in a rural part of Colorado called Rifle. Her mother was a principal, her father was a psychologist, and she studied political science during undergrad, while working in the Senate. She explored how to develop young people, and has always been rooted in her desire to develop people. In the past, she worked with Jim Collins - the author of Good to Great, who baptized and indoctrinated her into leadership development. Outside of her professional life, she is married with a young family. She enjoys skiing, hiking, biking, and playing in the water.

Amy was researching women who had become though leaders, and stumbled upon the work that Whitney was doing. They started out doing a small project together in 2015, and discovered that not only do they like working together, their strengths complimented each other - which led to the forming of a partnership.

This is the creation story of Disruption Advisors.

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S8 Bonus: Amy & Whitney, Disruption Advisors

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Jake Ward originally from a small town in Maine, and claims to be running away from the snow by living in South Carolina now. He worked in politics for a while - in the House, the Senate, and Public Affairs before starting the Application Developers Alliance. That spurred on the next chapter of his life. Outside of tech, he has 3 kids and enjoys golf. He loves to cook and spend time with his kids, playing basketball or exploring life sciences. He also mentioned that every 5 years, he tends to buy another house, have another kid, and start a new business.Jake figured out that 85% of developers want their content through video, over documentation or other means of info comms. He believes that developers are building the world around us - and the world is underperforming in how those people are supported. He decided to change this, and set out to build docs and guidance learnings into one video content platform.This is the creation story of <a href="https://dataprotocol.com/" rel="nofollow">Data Protocol</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://dataprotocol.com/" rel="nofollow">https://dataprotocol.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmward/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacobmward/</a></li><li><a href="https://developersalliance.org/" rel="nofollow">https://developersalliance.org/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The place to better serve those shaping the future

Jake Ward originally from a small town in Maine, and claims to be running away from the snow by living in South Carolina now. He worked in politics for a while - in the House, the Senate, and Public Affairs before starting the Application Developers Alliance. That spurred on the next chapter of his life. Outside of tech, he has 3 kids and enjoys golf. He loves to cook and spend time with his kids, playing basketball or exploring life sciences. He also mentioned that every 5 years, he tends to buy another house, have another kid, and start a new business.

Jake figured out that 85% of developers want their content through video, over documentation or other means of info comms. He believes that developers are building the world around us - and the world is underperforming in how those people are supported. He decided to change this, and set out to build docs and guidance learnings into one video content platform.

This is the creation story of Data Protocol.

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S9 E17: Jake Ward, Data Protocol

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Luka Yancopoulos lives in New York City, and believes whole heartedly in doing well by doing good. He grew up in the early 2000&#39;s, where the focal point was environmentalism and doing good in the world. He is an active botanist, and though there isn&#39;t much &#34;soil to toil&#34; in NYC, he spends his weekends filling the planter boxes with plants, on his block and around the neighborhood.For Luka, COVID caused immediate awareness of supply chain issues. He and his buddies kicked over stones around these problems, specifically into the medical supply chain, and discovered a whole list of things needing to be addressed to support medical professionals in their buying.This is the creation story of <a href="https://go-grapevine.com/" rel="nofollow">Grapevine</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://go-grapevine.com/" rel="nofollow">https://go-grapevine.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/luk%C3%A1-yancopoulos-50051a1a8/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/luk%C3%A1-yancopoulos-50051a1a8/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Commoditizing the purchase of medical supplies

Luka Yancopoulos lives in New York City, and believes whole heartedly in doing well by doing good. He grew up in the early 2000's, where the focal point was environmentalism and doing good in the world. He is an active botanist, and though there isn't much "soil to toil" in NYC, he spends his weekends filling the planter boxes with plants, on his block and around the neighborhood.

For Luka, COVID caused immediate awareness of supply chain issues. He and his buddies kicked over stones around these problems, specifically into the medical supply chain, and discovered a whole list of things needing to be addressed to support medical professionals in their buying.

This is the creation story of Grapevine.

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S9 Bonus: Luka Yancopolis, Grapevine

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James Perkins did not have a traditional journey to technology, but has been in the space for 16 years. He had planned to be a special education teacher prior to switching to technology. He&#39;s worked in pre-seed startups all the way to big corporations. But outside of tech, he has a wide variety of hobbies - in particular, running and training for half marathons. This process requires about 6 weeks of training, primarily mental training over physical.James and his co-founder were friends and colleagues before their current venture. They had an idea around building a small version of API authentication. After building and releasing this version, they wanted to see how people received it. They were overwhelmed with the response, and figured they should push harder on this to be a company.This is the creation story of <a href="https://unkey.dev/" rel="nofollow">Unkey</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Porkbun: </a><a href="http://codestory.co/porkbun" rel="nofollow">Use the link codestory.co/porkbun and get a .dev, .app, or .foo domain name for only $5!</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul>Links<ul><li><a href="https://unkey.dev/" rel="nofollow">https://unkey.dev/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-perkins-268992a4/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-perkins-268992a4/</a></li></ul>  Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Seriously Fast API Authentication

James Perkins did not have a traditional journey to technology, but has been in the space for 16 years. He had planned to be a special education teacher prior to switching to technology. He's worked in pre-seed startups all the way to big corporations. But outside of tech, he has a wide variety of hobbies - in particular, running and training for half marathons. This process requires about 6 weeks of training, primarily mental training over physical.

James and his co-founder were friends and colleagues before their current venture. They had an idea around building a small version of API authentication. After building and releasing this version, they wanted to see how people received it. They were overwhelmed with the response, and figured they should push harder on this to be a company.

This is the creation story of Unkey.


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S9 E16: James Perkins, Unkey

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Zach Goldberg was sent to computer camp when he was 12 years old. An interesting part of the story is that the prior year, he went to sports camp - and it didn&#39;t go so well. At the camp, he fell in love with tech, and eventually became a counselor. He finds the most joy and impact at the intersection of business and technology. Outside of tech, he is married, and a private pilot in California. He also admits to being a total geek, getting very excited about installing a solar panel on his roof (up to code of course, and with the permission of his wife).A few months ago, Zach was introduced to the founders of his current company, through the executive coaching and consulting he does. They all had great conversation around approaches to DevOps and what the future of the industry is - so much so, that he decided to join the team and lead the conversation.This is Zach&#39;s creation story at <a href="https://gruntwork.io" rel="nofollow">Gruntwork</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://www.emailtooltester.com/en/?utm_source=cs-podcast" rel="nofollow">EmailTooltester</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul> Links<ul><li><a href="https://gruntwork.io" rel="nofollow">https://gruntwork.io</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/1955811563" rel="nofollow">The Startup CTO&#39;s Handbook</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachgoldberg/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachgoldberg/</a></li><li><a href="https://zachgoldberg.com/" rel="nofollow">https://zachgoldberg.com/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

The Startup CTO's Handbook

Zach Goldberg was sent to computer camp when he was 12 years old. An interesting part of the story is that the prior year, he went to sports camp - and it didn't go so well. At the camp, he fell in love with tech, and eventually became a counselor. He finds the most joy and impact at the intersection of business and technology. Outside of tech, he is married, and a private pilot in California. He also admits to being a total geek, getting very excited about installing a solar panel on his roof (up to code of course, and with the permission of his wife).

A few months ago, Zach was introduced to the founders of his current company, through the executive coaching and consulting he does. They all had great conversation around approaches to DevOps and what the future of the industry is - so much so, that he decided to join the team and lead the conversation.

This is Zach's creation story at Gruntwork.

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S9 Bonus: Zach Goldberg, Gruntwork & The Startup CTO's Handbook

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Saravana Kumar is from India, near Chennai, but moved to London 23 years ago. He loves to play badminton, and is very into high quality cars. One of his favorite things to do is to engage in interesting conversations on social media, which there are ample opportunities to do. Outside of Indian food, he enjoys Chinese and Mexican, of which all three he cited having good options in London.In past projects, Saravana encountered the need to build a knowledge base for a different product - and one that had the flexibility to serve his unique needs. After he couldn&#39;t find it, he encourage his team to build something during a hackathon - which validated the product idea, and led him to want to take this further.This is the creation story of <a href="https://document360.com/" rel="nofollow">Document360</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://www.emailtooltester.com/en/?utm_source=cs-podcast" rel="nofollow">EmailTooltester</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul> Links<ul><li><a href="https://document360.com/" rel="nofollow">https://document360.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/saravanamv/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/saravanamv/</a></li></ul>  Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Knowledge base software, without the dead weight

Saravana Kumar is from India, near Chennai, but moved to London 23 years ago. He loves to play badminton, and is very into high quality cars. One of his favorite things to do is to engage in interesting conversations on social media, which there are ample opportunities to do. Outside of Indian food, he enjoys Chinese and Mexican, of which all three he cited having good options in London.

In past projects, Saravana encountered the need to build a knowledge base for a different product - and one that had the flexibility to serve his unique needs. After he couldn't find it, he encourage his team to build something during a hackathon - which validated the product idea, and led him to want to take this further.

This is the creation story of Document360.

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S9 E15: Saravana Kumar, Document360

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Craig Sellars grew up near Atlanta, Georgia, and was interested in technology at an early age. He went to Georgia Tech to get his degree, and after spending many years in industry, he jumped into the blockchain in 2013. Outside of tech, he used to do competitive, 4 way formation sky diving. He mentioned this was like synchronized swimming - but in the air. Nowadays, he enjoys long road trips into the sunset.Craig has created well known solutions in the blockchain space, notably the Tether stable-coin and the first ever NFT platform, now known as <a href="http://vatom.com/" rel="nofollow">Vatom.com</a>. Throughout his tenure in this space, he has learned that you – the user – are the most valuable asset in the world.. And in learning that, he wanted to pursue building the standard of internet identity.This is the creation story of <a href="https://www.selfid.com/" rel="nofollow">Self</a>.Sponsors<ul><li><a href="https://www.emailtooltester.com/en/?utm_source=cs-podcast" rel="nofollow">EmailTooltester</a></li><li><a href="https://cachefly.com/codestory" rel="nofollow">CacheFly</a></li><li><a href="https://clearquery.io/codestory" rel="nofollow">ClearQuery</a></li><li><a href="https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/" rel="nofollow">Kiteworks</a></li></ul> Links<ul><li><a href="https://www.selfid.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.selfid.com/</a></li><li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigcsellars/" rel="nofollow">https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigcsellars/</a></li></ul> Support this podcast at — <a rel='payment' href='https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations'>https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations</a> Advertising Inquiries: <a href='https://redcircle.com/brands'>https://redcircle.com/brands</a> Privacy & Opt-Out: <a href='https://redcircle.com/privacy'>https://redcircle.com/privacy</a>

Internet identity genome

Craig Sellars grew up near Atlanta, Georgia, and was interested in technology at an early age. He went to Georgia Tech to get his degree, and after spending many years in industry, he jumped into the blockchain in 2013. Outside of tech, he used to do competitive, 4 way formation sky diving. He mentioned this was like synchronized swimming - but in the air. Nowadays, he enjoys long road trips into the sunset.

Craig has created well known solutions in the blockchain space, notably the Tether stable-coin and the first ever NFT platform, now known as Vatom.com. Throughout his tenure in this space, he has learned that you – the user – are the most valuable asset in the world.. And in learning that, he wanted to pursue building the standard of internet identity.

This is the creation story of Self.

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S9 Bonus: Craig Sellars, Self

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