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The Tech Trek
The Tech Trek is a podcast about how founders, operators, and technology leaders build and scale technology companies. Each episode explores the decisions behind building products, teams, and technical organizations, with conversations spanning engineering, AI, data, product, hiring, leadership, and growth. Guests share what they are building, what they are learning, and how they are navigating the challenges that come with turning technology into a successful company.
Episodes
The Tech TrekFrom AI Pilot to Production
Moiz Kohari, VP of Enterprise AI and Data Intelligence at DDN, breaks down what it actually takes to get AI into production and keep it there. If your org is…
The Tech TrekThe Right Way to Lead in Your First 90 Days
New leaders face a choice fast. Do you adapt to the organization you inherit, or reshape it around the way you lead? In this conversation, Amir sits down with…
The Tech TrekHow to Ship AI Agents Fast Without Breaking Everything
Nir Soudry, Head of R&D at 7AI, breaks down how teams can move from early experimentation to real production work fast, without shipping chaos. If you are…
The Tech TrekWhy Pricing Breaks as You Scale
B2B pricing is still way harder than it should be, even in 2026. In this conversation, Tina Kung, Founder and CTO at Nue.ai, breaks down why quote to revenue…
The Tech TrekPhysical AI in Farming, Autonomy That Actually Pays Off
Tim Bucher, CEO and cofounder of Agtonomy, joins Amir to break down what physical AI looks like when it leaves the lab and shows up on the farm. Tim shares how…
The Tech TrekThe Simple Framework to Pick AI Projects That Actually Pay Off
Data and AI are everywhere right now, but most teams are still guessing where to start. In this episode, Cameran Hetrick, VP of Data and Insights at BetterUp…
The Tech TrekHow To Hire Outlier Software Engineers
Yogi Goel, cofounder and CEO of Maxima AI, breaks down how he hires outlier talent, people who think like future founders and thrive when the plan changes…
The Tech TrekFrom Big Tech to Startup Founder, What Changes Fast
Chandan Lodha, Co-founder at CoinTracker, joins Amir Bormand to unpack the real shift from big tech to building your own company. From Harvard to Google to Y…
The Tech TrekEngineering for EBITDA and the Private Equity Playbook
Joel Dolisy, CTO at WellSky, joins the podcast to reveal why organizational design is the ultimate "operating system" for scaling tech companies. This…
The Tech TrekWhy Your AI Strategy Will Fail Without A Business Plan
Stop chasing shiny objects and start driving real business outcomes. Marathon Health CTO Venkat Chittoor joins the show to explain why AI is the ultimate…
The Tech TrekData Governance for Growth: Moving Beyond Compliance
Stop treating data governance as a "data cop" function and start using it as a high ROI offensive weapon. In this episode, Peter Kapur, Head of Data Governance…
The Tech TrekStop Pushing Products and Start Predicting Intent
Afrooz Ansaripour, Director of Data Science at Walmart, joins the show to explain how global leaders are shifting from simple historical tracking to predicting…
The Tech TrekThe Real Bottleneck in Healthcare AI Is Data Access
Shahryar Qadri, CTO of OneImaging, joins me to unpack a hard truth about healthcare tech: the goal is not to remove humans, it is to give them more room to be…
The Tech TrekHow to Pay Down Tech Debt Without Slowing Delivery
Swarupa Mahambrey, Vice President of Software Engineering at The College Board, breaks down what tech debt really looks like in a mission critical environment…
The Tech TrekTrust but Verify, How to Use AI in Engineering Without Breaking Security
Software is still eating the world, and AI is speeding up the clock. In this episode, Amir talks with Tariq Shaukat, co CEO at Sonar, about what it really…
The Tech TrekHow Great Teams Align Goals That Actually Drive Growth
Gregg Altschul, Vice President of Technology at FanDuel, shares a clear and practical look at how leaders can create real alignment across personal, team, and…
The Tech TrekHow To Grow From Engineer To CTO And Still Love The Code
Ken Ringdahl, CTO at Emburse, joins The Tech Trek to share what it really looks like to grow from engineer to CTO without losing your love for building. He…
The Tech TrekFactory operating systems and the AI hardware crunch
Karan Talati, cofounder and CEO at First Resonance, joins me to unpack what modern manufacturing really looks like inside factories that build rockets, drones…
The Tech TrekInside the Business of Modern Waste Management
Michael Marmo, founder and chief executive of CurbWaste, joins The Tech Trek to share how he went from catching fastballs in Europe to building software that…
The Tech TrekHow data teams are rebuilding insurance from the inside
Jason Ash, Chief of Data at Symetra, joins the show to unpack how a mid sized insurer is rebuilding its data stack and culture so business and technology…
The Tech TrekData Culture That Actually Delivers With AI
Chris Morgan, VP of Data Science at Lincoln Financial Group, joins me to unpack what a real data culture looks like inside a complex, highly regulated business…
The Tech TrekHow AI Role Play Levels Up Public Speaking Interviews and Tough Conversations
Varun Puri, CEO and cofounder of Yoodli, joins the show to talk about using AI role play to transform how people practice for high stakes conversations, from…
The Tech TrekOpening Venture Capital Investing To Everyone
Mike Collins, CEO of Alumni Ventures, joins Amir to unpack what it really means to democratize venture capital and why the next wave of value creation will…
The Tech TrekHow New Engineering Leaders Win in the First Ninety Days
Chinmay Barve, VP of Engineering at Nooks AI, joins the show to break down what the first sixty to ninety days look like when you step into a senior leadership…
The Tech TrekHow Digital IDs Will Rewrite Online Trust and Agent Security
Digital IDs are about to reshape how we prove who we are online. Peter Horadan, CEO at Vouched, joins the show to break down what this shift really means for…
The Tech TrekHow an AI doctor helps you get care faster
Most people still think of AI in medicine as a novelty. Matt Pavelle sees it as the new first step in patient care. In this episode, Matt breaks down how…
The Tech TrekThe Mindset Shift Behind a True Zero Bug Policy
Chris Church, VP of Engineering at Rainforest, breaks down why a zero bug policy is more than a technical choice. It is a mindset, an operating model, and a…
The Tech TrekThe Skills Veterans Bring That Most Hiring Teams Miss
Snehal Antani, co founder and CEO of Horizon3 AI, joins the show for a conversation about how veterans bring rare leadership strengths to fast moving…
The Tech TrekHow Engineering Leaders Inspire Ownership
Chandni Jain, VP of Engineering at Checkr, joins the show to talk about what it takes to build a real culture of ownership. She explains how clarity, trust…
The Tech TrekThe Future of Autonomous Transit Is Not What You Think
Shawn Taikratoke, CEO and co founder of Mozee, joins the show to unpack one of the biggest questions in mobility today. How close are we to real autonomous…
The Tech TrekHow AI Is Changing the Way We Talk to Computers
Mike Hanson, CTO at Clockwise, joins the show to break down how our relationship with computers is changing as language based systems reshape expectations. We…
The Tech TrekThe Truth About Starting Again After a Big Exit
Soham Mazumdar, CEO and co founder of Wisdom AI, joins the show to talk about what it really takes to build again after major exits at Facebook and Rubrik. We…
The Tech TrekHow One Startup Is Cutting the Cost of Borrowing Money
In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Sadi Khan, Co-Founder and CEO of Aven, to unpack how technology can make capital fairer for everyone…
The Tech TrekHow Data and Engineering Make the Impossible Real
Svetlana Zavelskaya, Head of Software Engineering for Data Platform and Infrastructure at Quanata, joins the show to unpack what it really takes to make the…
The Tech TrekThe Future of Voice AI: When Machines Start to Sound Human
Nikhil Gupta, founder and CTO of Vapi, joins Amir to talk about how voice AI is reshaping the way we connect with businesses. From customer support to…
The Tech TrekBuilding a Startup Culture Where No One Wants to Leave
Alex Daniels, Founder and CTO at Predoc, joins the show to share how he is building a mission driven healthtech company that is changing how medical data is…
The Tech TrekBuilding Infrastructure Startups: Why Everything Takes Longer Than You Think
Jordan Tigani, CEO and cofounder of MotherDuck, knows what world class infrastructure looks like. He spent years building Google BigQuery before taking those…
The Tech TrekWhy Enterprise Product Management Is Completely Different
Ogi Kavazovic, co-founder and CEO of House Rx, joins the show to unpack what most product leaders miss about building for enterprise software. Drawing from two…
The Tech TrekAI Investing in 2026
Astasia Myers, General Partner at Felicis, breaks down how venture capital is betting on AI and why over 80% of their recent investments are in this space. But…
The Tech TrekThe Real Difference Between Leading People and Managing Them
In this episode, Amir sits down with Taofeek Rabiu, VP of Engineering at Etsy, to unpack a distinction that most organizations miss: being a people leader is…
The Tech TrekHow to Reinvent Your Role Every Six Months
Ion Feldman, CTO at Rightway, has learned to love one thing about scaling a company from a kitchen table to nearly 1,000 employees: his job completely changes…
The Tech TrekHow Great Founders Empower Their Teams
Jay Chia, cofounder of Eventual, joins the show to unpack what real empowerment looks like inside a fast growing startup. Most people confuse empowerment with…
The Tech TrekData Science Got 50x Faster
Rohan Kodialam, cofounder and CEO of Sphinx, is building AI agents that treat data as its own language—one most models and humans still fail to understand. In…
The Tech TrekHow Operator VCs Change the Game for Founders
Karl Alomar, Managing Partner at M13 and former COO of DigitalOcean, joins The Tech Trek to share how being an operator changes the way you invest. He explains…
The Tech TrekScaling Engineering Leadership in a Fast Growing Startup
In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Michi Kono, CTO of Garner Health, to unpack what it really takes to scale engineering leadership inside a…
The Tech TrekHow AI Is Rewriting the Way Engineers Work
Vibe coding isn’t just a new buzzword—it’s a complete shift in how engineering teams build, ship, and think. Zach Wills, Director of Engineering at Luxury…
The Tech TrekFrom Research to Real World AI
From a farm in Adelaide to the front lines of AI-powered personalization. Tullie Murrell, CEO and co-founder of Shaped, shares how he went from researcher to…
The Tech TrekFrom Small Town Roots to AI Innovation
Jason Eubanks, Co-Founder and CEO of Aurasell, shares the path that led him from a small town in rural Ohio to building one of the most ambitious AI-driven CRM…
The Tech TrekBuilding a People First Company
Some companies thrive while others quietly lose their edge. For Tanay Kothari, CEO of Wispr Flow, the difference comes down to one idea: people are your…
The Tech TrekWhere Crypto and AI Collide: The Next Frontier for Builders
Crypto follows patterns—just like every major wave of innovation. In this episode, Brad Holden of Protocol VC breaks down what really drives those cycles, how…
The Tech TrekHow to Lead Engineers Through the AI Shift
Edward Khoury, CTO at Jump, joins Amir to unpack what it really means to lean into discomfort as AI transforms engineering. From redefining craftsmanship in…
The Tech TrekAI Is Writing Code Faster But Is It Cyber Secure?
Rick Doten, cybersecurity startup advisor and AI researcher, joins the show to unpack how AI-assisted development is reshaping software—and what it means for…
The Tech TrekHow AI Is Rewriting the Software Development Playbook
What happens when a telehealth CTO takes AI beyond code generation and into the heart of the software development lifecycle? Matt Buckleman, Co-founder and CTO…
The Tech TrekHow Focusing on a Tiny Niche Unlocked Massive Growth
Yosi Dediashvili-Drossos, Co-Founder and CTO of City Hive, joins Amir to unpack how a hyper-focused approach helped transform a niche idea into the dominant…
The Tech TrekWhy I Left Google to Build My Own AI Startup
What happens when a 17-year Google veteran starts over with a 10-person AI startup? David Petrou, founder and CEO of Continua AI, joins Amir to unpack what it…
The Tech TrekBuilding vs. Inheriting a Team: How Great Leaders Adapt Fast
When you step into a new leadership role, do you prefer to build a team from the ground up—or inherit one that already exists? Ashwin Baskaran, VP of…
The Tech TrekWill AI Really Take Frontline Jobs?
Jarah Euston, Co-Founder and CEO of WorkWhile, joins the show to share how she’s building a worker-first labor marketplace that puts money back into the…
The Tech TrekHow Startups Break Into the Enterprise AI Market
Tom Drummond, Managing Partner at Heavybit, joins the show to break down what it takes to build and scale AI “picks and shovels” companies for the enterprise…
The Tech TrekHow Attackers Are Using AI to Outpace Defenses
Jonathan DiVincenzo, co-founder and CEO of Impart Security, joins the show to unpack one of the fastest growing risks in tech today: how AI is reshaping the…
The Tech TrekAI Is Rewriting Workflows Faster Than We Can Adapt
Daniel Saks, co-founder and CEO of Landbase, joins The Tech Trek to unpack the real meaning of democratizing technology. From agentic AI that works for you—not…