Code Story podcast

Code Story

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.

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.

 

#614

S10 Bonus: Michael Louis, Cerebrium

Michael Louis grew up in South Africa, spending the first 25 years of his life there. From a young age, and being surrounded by an entrepreneurial family, he was always curious. He got into robotics and coding early, and stayed competitive and active as he grew up. Outside of tech, he loves to play squash, workout in CrossFit, run, and do anything where he has an opponent. Also, per South Africa culture, he enjoys spending time with friends at any social event involving drinking. Michael built a successful eCommerce company, where you could order different items from stores and have them delivered. Because the margins in eCommerce are low, he and his team wanted to figure out how they could optimize their operation using machine learning. The tools out there weren&#39;t ideal, and the process was hard - but they did revolutionize their operation. Post exit, he decided to build a solution that made this optimization process easier. This is the creation story of [Cerebrium] (https://www.cerebrium.ai/) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://www.cerebrium.ai/] (https://www.cerebrium.ai/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-louis-94104a113/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-louis-94104a113/)   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> ... Read more

8 hrs Ago

22 MINS

22:05

8 hrs Ago


#613

S10 Bonus: Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz, Penpot

Pablo Ruiz-Múzquiz has a background in physics and computer science. At some point, he decided to ditch the science and pursue open source, which is what got him started on his 20 year passion for tech. Outside of tech, he longs to feel like a useful member of society and engages in extracurricular projects to support this. He also is into traditional archery - IE wood bow and arrows - and finds joy in connecting with the old way of doing things. He also enjoys gardening and reading, of which, fantasy is one of his favorite genres. Pablo built a company called Kaleidos, which aids in the creation of software solutions. They hold a core belief that there should be a close connection between designers and developers. What they found in the tooling to support these disciplines is that they weren&#39;t built to embrace this concept. So, they decided to incubate a product, and make it open source. This is the creation story of [Penpot] (https://penpot.app/) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://penpot.app/] (https://penpot.app/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/pruizmuzquiz/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/pruizmuzquiz/) --- [https://elenya.net/] (https://elenya.net/) --- [https://kaleidos.net/] (https://kaleidos.net/) 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> ... Read more

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#612

S10 E10: William Neill, Basket

William Neill had an interesting childhood in New Zealand, rooted in being an entrepreneur. As a kid, he helped write business plans with his parents, or build makery stuff for projects. Living this type of childhood, combined with the creativity of music, it started a lifelong trend of building businesses and products. Rooted in his love for being an entrepreneur, he has always longed for a flexible life, to keep him present for his young family, and to allow for the option to travel. He loves spending time with his kids on the beach, and exploring the country as a family. William and his co-founder met in a coffee shop in London. As they were chatting about prior projects, they figure out there was a lot of overlap in the things they were interested in. Eventually, they returned and built some solutions together - and off the back of a prior wishlist project, they decided to make an online shopping cart to end all others. This is the creation story of [Basket] (https://www.trybasket.com/) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://www.trybasket.com/] (https://www.trybasket.com/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/willneill/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/willneill/) 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> ... Read more

12 Nov 2024

24 MINS

24:45

12 Nov 2024


#611

S10 Bonus: Rohith Varanasi, Block Party

Rohith Varanasi grew up in Jersey and had a chill childhood, playing videos games and sports from a young age. He wanted to learn how to build a video game, and upon googling it, decided he should build a website first. At that point.. he was hooked on coding. He got into jailbreaking the playstation and writing real code to mod games. Eventually, he got into hackathons and ended up building a web browser based on SMS called Cosmos - which went viral. Outside of tech, he is into paddle, loves going to the gym, and hanging with his girlfriend and their 1 year old cat. Ro and his co-founder have been building a bunch of different consumer products. The latest product they built allows people to earn in game rewards by walking, and do so in a non-deterministic way. Under the hood, they are using generative AI to create endless outcomes, and optimal replay-ability. This is the creation story of [Block Party] (https://blockparty.game) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://blockparty.game] (https://blockparty.game) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/brohith/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/brohith/) 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> ... Read more

07 Nov 2024

19 MINS

19:06

07 Nov 2024


#610

S10 E8: Jason Harbert, Flowspace

Jason Harbert grew up in the middle of nowhere, Ohio. He got into video games, which led him into programming... which led him to Linux and internet security and joining the hacking club. He studied computer science at the University of Cincinnati, but left his senior year to hit the startup scene in the Bay Area. Outside of tech, he lives in Ohio, and is married with a 13 month old son. He loves to travel, and spend time with his family, trying new restaurants. Jason and his co-founder, Ben, were having a beer, coming out of their prior startup life. Over the beer, Ben was sharing some stories about tight warehouse space and product distribution. They started to ask the question - how can you add flexibility to warehousing? They decided to set out and build something to create this solution. This is the creation story of [Flowspace] (https://flow.space/) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://flow.space/] (https://flow.space/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-harbert/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-harbert/) 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> ... Read more

05 Nov 2024

28 MINS

28:39

05 Nov 2024


#609

The Haunted House of APIs - A Portal to the Beyond with Allison Averill

The Haunted House of API&#39;s ------------------------------ Today, we are releasing another episode for Cybersecurity Awareness month, in our series entitled the Haunted House of API’s, sponsored by our friends at [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) . In this series, we are building awareness around API’s, their security risks – and what you can do about it. [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) is building One Platform to secure every API, so you can discover, protect, and test all your API&#39;s with contextual API security, enabling organizations to minimize risk and maximize the value API&#39;s bring to their customers. A Portal to the Beyond: Securing Gen AI and other Third-Party APIs in Your Applications Today’s episode is titled A Portal to the Beyond: Securing Gen AI and other Third-Party APIs in Your Applications, with [Allison Averill] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonaverill/) . Developers are building exciting new features with Gen AI, often leveraging 3rd party APIs. Doing this isn’t new, but are these integrations secure? These APIs open a portal to the beyond – and introduce supply chain risk to your applications. [Allison] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonaverill/) is a Generative AI and product management expert at [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) , and she will explore the risks lurking in generative AI and other 3rd party APIs, sharing best practices for securing these integrations, so you can ensure they don’t become the stuff of security horror stories. 1--How are application developers leveraging 3rd party APIs today, and how is the landscape changing? 2--How do third-party APIs introduce risks to applications and what are some common mistakes organizations make when integrating with third party APIs? 3--How are generative AI APIs different from other third party APIs? What unique risks do they introduce? 4--Have you encountered any &#39;nightmare&#39; scenarios where an insecure third-party API caused a security incident? 5--What best practices should organizations follow to ensure secure integrations? 6--How can organizations balance the need for innovation with the necessity of maintaining strict security controls when working with external partners? Sponsors --- [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) Links --- [https://www.traceable.ai/] (https://www.traceable.ai/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonaverill/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/allisonaverill/)   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> ... Read more

30 Oct 2024

24 MINS

24:39

30 Oct 2024


#608

The Haunted House of APIs - Phantom Threats with Adam Arellano

The Haunted House of API&#39;s ------------------------------ Today, we are releasing another episode for Cybersecurity Awareness month, in our series entitled the Haunted House of API’s, sponsored by our friends at [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) . In this series, we are building awareness around API’s, their security risks – and what you can do about it. [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) is building One Platform to secure every API, so you can discover, protect, and test all your API&#39;s with contextual API security, enabling organizations to minimize risk and maximize the value API&#39;s bring to their customers. Phantom Threats: The Ghosts Haunting Your API Security Today’s episode is titled Phantom Threats: The Ghosts Haunting Your API Security, with [Adam Arellano] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrossarellano/) . API security threats often go unnoticed, hiding like ghosts in your infrastructure. Bots, sophisticated fraud attempts, account takeovers and attackers disguising themselves within legit traffic… these all pose risk to your organization, and can bypass traditional security measures, wreaking havoc without detection – until it’s too late. [Adam] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrossarellano/) is a tech advisor, Global CISO at [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) , and will guide listeners through the world of phantom threats haunting API security. 1--What are &#34;phantom threats&#34; in the context of API security, and how do they go undetected? 2--Can you explain how advanced botnets and fraud attempts exploit APIs while blending into legitimate traffic? 3--Do you have a real-world example of a phantom threat that caused significant damage to an organization? 4--What makes detecting these phantom threats so challenging, and why do traditional security measures often fail? 5--What are the best strategies or technologies organizations can adopt to detect and eliminate these hidden threats before they cause harm? Sponsors --- [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) Links --- [https://www.traceable.ai/] (https://www.traceable.ai/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrossarellano/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamrossarellano/) 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> ... Read more

29 Oct 2024

17 MINS

17:43

29 Oct 2024


#607

S10 E8: Shashwat Sehgal, P0 Security

Shashwat Sehgal has been in the tech industry broadly for 15 years. He started out as an engineer, but eventually, worked his way towards product and the business side. Outside of tech, he enjoys spending time with his family. He&#39;s into sports, loves to play tennis, but admits he hasn&#39;t played pickle ball yet because the courts are always booked. He also enjoys reading, in particular historical narratives or autobiographies. In his prior years, Shashwat noticed that developers spend a large amount of time securing business assets in the cloud. He dreamt of a world where this was just an abstraction layer on top of the cloud, making it easier for developers to complete the task. This is the creation story of [P0 Security] (https://p0.dev/) . Sponsors --- [P0 Security] (https://p0.dev/) --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links   --- [https://p0.dev/] (https://p0.dev/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashwatsehgal/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/shashwatsehgal/) 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> ... Read more

28 Oct 2024

21 MINS

21:12

28 Oct 2024


#606

The Haunted House of APIs - The Haunted Web of APIs with Richard Bird

The Haunted House of API&#39;s ------------------------------ Today, we are releasing another episode for Cybersecurity Awareness month, in our series entitled the Haunted House of API’s, sponsored by our friends at [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) . In this series, we are building awareness around API’s, their security risks – and what you can do about it. [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) is building One Platform to secure every API, so you can discover, protect, and test all your API&#39;s with contextual API security, enabling organizations to minimize risk and maximize the value API&#39;s bring to their customers. The Haunted Web: Navigating API Sprawl and Creepy Crawlers Today’s episode is titled The Haunted Web: Navigating API Sprawl and Creepy Crawlers, with Traceable’s Chief Security Officer, [Richard Bird] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbird/) . As organizations scale and evolve, so does the complexity of their APIs. API sprawl, the uncontrolled expansion of APIs, creates a tangled web where vulnerabilities linger in the shadows. These unseen APIs become “creepy crawlers” of your digital infrastructure, creeping through your systems and posing security risks. [Richard] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbird/) will discuss how unmanaged and undocumented APIs contribute to blind spots in security, the risks they create for organizations and the best strategies for securing a sprawling ecosystem. Discussion questions: 1--Can you explain what we mean by &#34;unknown APIs&#34; and the different types, like shadow, rogue, zombie, and undocumented? 2--Why do these APIs often go unnoticed, and how do they become security risks? 3--What makes these APIs such an attractive target for attackers, and can you share an example of how one has been exploited? 4--How can organizations begin to uncover these hidden APIs, and what tools or strategies are effective in doing so? 5--In your experience, what are some common mistakes organizations make that lead to these unknown APIs being created or overlooked? Sponsors --- [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) Links --- [https://www.traceable.ai/] (https://www.traceable.ai/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbird/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/rbird/) --- [https://richardbird.com/] (https://richardbird.com/) 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> ... Read more

24 Oct 2024

20 MINS

20:26

24 Oct 2024


#605

The Haunted House of APIs - The Dark Corners of APIs with Katie Paxton-Fear

The Haunted House of API&#39;s ------------------------------ Today, we are releasing another episode for Cybersecurity Awareness month, in our series entitled the Haunted House of API’s, sponsored by our friends at [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) . In this series, we are building awareness around API’s, their security risks – and what you can do about it. [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) is building One Platform to secure every API, so you can discover, protect, and test all your API&#39;s with contextual API security, enabling organizations to minimize risk and maximize the value API&#39;s bring to their customers. The Dark Corners of APIs: Uncovering Unknown APIs Lurking in the Shadows Our episode today is titled The Dark Corners of APIs: Uncovering Unknown API’s lurking in the shadows, where we speak with [Katie Paxton-Fear] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiepf/) . APIs are the gateway to your digital infrastructure, but hidden deep in the recesses of your system are unknown APIs – shadow, rogue, zombie, and undocumented API’s. Each of these present a unique threat to your organization and can be exploited by hackers. [Katie] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiepf/) is an API hacker and researcher, and today, she will take us on a journey through the API graveyards, where hidden APIs lurk, waiting to be exploited – sharing real life examples of how these API’s have been attacked, and best practices for ensuring they don’t become your companies next security nightmare. Discussion questions: 1--Can you explain what we mean by &#34;unknown APIs&#34; and the different types, like shadow, rogue, zombie, and undocumented? 2--Why do these APIs often go unnoticed, and how do they become security risks? 3--What makes these APIs such an attractive target for attackers, and can you share an example of how one has been exploited? 4--How can organizations begin to uncover these hidden APIs, and what tools or strategies are effective in doing so? 5--In your experience, what are some common mistakes organizations make that lead to these unknown APIs being created or overlooked? Sponsors --- [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) Links --- [https://www.traceable.ai/] (https://www.traceable.ai/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiepf/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/katiepf/) --- [https://insiderphd.dev/] (https://insiderphd.dev/) --- [Katie&#39;s YouTube Channel] (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPiN9NPjIer8Do9gUFxKv7A) 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> ... Read more

23 Oct 2024

16 MINS

16:46

23 Oct 2024


#604

The Haunted House of APIs - The Witch’s Brew with Jayesh Ahire

The Haunted House of API&#39;s ------------------------------ The Witch’s Brew: Stirring Up OWASP Vulnerabilities and API Testing Today, we are kicking off an amazing series for Cybersecurity Awareness month, entitled the Haunted House of API’s, sponsored by our friends at [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) . In this series, we are building awareness around API’s, their security risks – and what you can do about it. [Traceable AI] (https://www.traceable.ai/) is building One Platform to secure every API, so you can discover, protect, and test all your API&#39;s with contextual API security, enabling organizations to minimize risk and maximize the value API&#39;s bring to their customers. In today’s episode, we will be talking with [Jayesh Ahire] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayesh-ahire/) , an expert in API testing and [OWASP] (https://owasp.org/) , will guide us through the &#34;brew&#34; of common vulnerabilities that haunt API ecosystems, focusing on the OWASP Top 10 for APIs. He’ll share how organizations can use API security testing to spot and neutralize these vulnerabilities before they become major exploits. By emphasizing proactive security measures, Jayesh will offer insights into creating a strong API testing framework that keeps malicious actors at bay. Discussion questions: 1--What are some of the most common vulnerabilities in APIs that align with the [OWASP] (https://owasp.org/) Top 10, and why are they so dangerous? 2--Why is API security testing crucial for detecting these vulnerabilities early, and how does it differ from traditional security testing? 3--Can you share an example of how an overlooked API vulnerability led to a significant security breach? 4--How can organizations create an effective API testing framework that addresses these vulnerabilities? 5--What tools or methods do you recommend for continuously testing APIs and ensuring they remain secure as they evolve? Sponsors --- [Traceable] (https://www.traceable.ai/) Links --- [https://www.traceable.ai/] (https://www.traceable.ai/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayesh-ahire/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayesh-ahire/) --- [https://owasp.org/] (https://owasp.org/) 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> ... Read more

22 Oct 2024

20 MINS

20:54

22 Oct 2024


#603

S10 Bonus: Elkhan Shabanov, Digicode

Elkhan Shabanov was born in the Soviet Union, and started out in the tech world. He eventually left tech to try some other types of businesses, but eventually returned. He has done a few early stage startups in the past, in particular in the 3d printing space before it was cool. Six years ago, he joined his current venture. Outside of tech, he enjoys traveling, and is in a competition with his daughter to see how many countries he can visit. When he reads, he prefers to go back to the books he has read and enjoyed before, and being in Texas, he is a big fan of grilling out on his big green egg. As I mentioned, six years ago Elkhan joined a company that wanted to be more than a software development shop. He and the founder of the company wanted to build a company that did more than throw bodies at a problem - but actually because a long term partner to their clients. This is the creation story of [Digicode] (https://www.mydigicode.com/) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://www.mydigicode.com/] (https://www.mydigicode.com/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/elkhanshabanov/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/elkhanshabanov/) 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> ... Read more

17 Oct 2024

28 MINS

28:32

17 Oct 2024


#602

S10 E7: Vishal Agarwal, Checkmate

Vishal Agarwal was born in India, and did his schooling in Darjeeling. He noted that this city exports some of the best tea in the world! Prior to his current venture, he was the chief marketing officer for Choxi. Outside of tech, he is an avid tennis lover and follows cricket and basketball closely. Though, he admits, now that he has a 2.5 year old child, his time is mostly dedicated to him. In attempting to solve the problem of &#34;splitting the check&#34;, Vishal discovered that restaurants had a real problem with having multiple tablets for the many order and delivery services - like GrubHub, DoorDash, etc. When he saw this problem proliferate, he validated that people were willing to pay for a solution. This is the creation story of [Checkmate] (https://www.itsacheckmate.com/) . Sponsors --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://www.itsacheckmate.com/] (https://www.itsacheckmate.com/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalagarwal82/] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/vishalagarwal82/)   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> ... Read more

15 Oct 2024

28 MINS

28:54

15 Oct 2024


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S10 Bonus: Heiki Riesenkampf, Commonbase

Heiki Riesenkampf is from a tiny country called Estonia, later studying computer science in London and doing his post grad in Zurich. He has been into machine learning since before all of the hype it has now. Outside of technology, he dreams of being a macroeconomist, and spends a ton of time reading about the topic. He lives in New York now, and frequently takes in the architecture, fashion and local art scene. Previously, Heiki spent time working for a VC, eventually building a product in a completely different domain. After personally realizing that he didn&#39;t want to be known for the product he was building, he pivoted towards building something that impacted him personally as an immigrant. This is the creation story of [Commonbase] (https://commonbase.com/) . Sponsors --- [P0 Security] (https://p0.dev/) --- [Speakeasy] (https://speakeasy.com/codestory) --- [QA Wolf] (https://www.qawolf.com/) --- [SnapTrade] (https://snaptrade.com/codestory) Links --- [https://commonbase.com/] (https://commonbase.com/) --- [https://www.linkedin.com/in/heikir] (https://www.linkedin.com/in/heikir) 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> ... Read more

10 Oct 2024

22 MINS

22:24

10 Oct 2024