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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 TrekExploring R&D in Data Science
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Marissa Saunders, Senior Director of Data Science at Recursion. They discuss the importance of research and…
The Tech TrekProductizing LLMs and Labeled Training Data
In this episode, Ivan Lee, the CEO of Datasaur.ai, joins Amir Bormand to discuss productizing LLMs and dealing with labeling issues. Ivan shares his insights…
The Tech TrekIdentifying Lasting Trends in AI and the Changing Enterprise Software Model
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Ross Fubini, the managing partner at XYZ Venture Capital, to discuss the growing AI opportunity and how to identify…
The Tech TrekImproving Talent Strategy: The Role of Education in Retention and Attraction
In this episode, Amir interviews Stephen Chu, the Chief Legal and People Officer at InStride, about the impact of education on talent retention, attraction…
The Tech TrekExploring the Role of Chief Technology and Product Officer
In this episode, Ofer Shterling, CTO of Amberflo.io, joins the podcast to discuss the evolution of the CTPO role (Chief Technology and Product Officer). They…
The Tech TrekBuilding Software Cheaper and Faster
In this episode, host Amir interviews Ramiro Berrelleza, the founder and CEO of Okteto. They discuss the concept of building software cheaper and faster…
The Tech TrekAI workloads impacting cloud storage and data infrastructures
In this episode, Amir interviews Ugur Tigli, the CTO of MinIO, a high-performance object storage company. They discuss the infrastructure components of cloud…
The Tech TrekA non-traditional path to becoming a founder
In this episode, we have Max Bruner, founder and CEO of Anzen, a marketplace for executive liability insurance. Max shares his unconventional journey from…
The Tech TrekStrategic Insights: From Al-Qaim Battles to Agile Practices in Technology
In this episode, Amir Bormand introduces two guests, Ajax Trueblood and Chris Ieva, who discuss the book "Bastards and Brothers" written by Ajax. The book…
The Tech TrekHow Data and AI Can Fix Healthcare
Prashanth Sarpamale, CEO of Althea.ai, joins to break down the changing world of healthcare analytics and what it takes to move from chief analytics officer to…
The Tech TrekHow Hackathons and LLMs Accelerate Product Development
In this episode, Shadi Rostami, the Senior Executive VP of Engineering at Amplitude, joins the podcast to discuss the role of prompt engineering in fueling…
The Tech TrekHow Hackathons Drive Innovation
In this episode, Amir interviews Siddharth Ram, the CTO of Velocity Global, about the impact of hackathons on innovation. They discuss the benefits and…
The Tech TrekEngineering the World’s Most Precise Delivery Drone
In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir talks with Keenan Wyrobek, co-founder and CTO of Zipline, about building one of the world’s largest autonomous logistics…
The Tech TrekHow to Break Into Privacy Engineering
Privacy engineering is booming—and you don’t need a JD to join the movement. In this episode, Amir sits down with Hoang Bao, Global Head of Privacy and Data…
The Tech TrekImproving DevOps outcomes
In this episode, Adam Jacob, CEO and co-founder of System Initiative, joins the podcast to discuss the reasons behind less than ideal results in DevOps. He…
The Tech TrekData and analytics offensive strategies
In this episode, Gary Cao, an Analytics leader, joins the podcast to discuss proactive and reactive states of data, defensive and offensive strategies, and the…
The Tech TrekTurning Data Into Real Business Impact
Aaron Wilkerson, Senior Manager of Data Strategy and Governance at Carhartt, joins Amir to explore how data strategy connects directly to business performance…
The Tech TrekExploring Purpose-Built AI
In this episode, Amir interviews Kunal Agarwal, the co-founder and CEO of Unravel Data. They discuss purpose-built AI and how Unravel Data leverages AI in…
The Tech TrekLeveraging AI and Data Quality
In this episode, host Amir welcomes Sue Nallapeta, the CTO of Trusted Health, to discuss the implementation of AI in products and the importance of data…
The Tech TrekThinking About Responsible AI
In this episode, Hari Kodakalla, the Head of Data Analytics at Frost Bank, joins the podcast to discuss responsible AI and the challenges of last-mile…
The Tech TrekBeing hands-on without being a bottleneck
In this episode, Amir interviews Fady Matar, the VP of Engineering at Spotter, about his approach to being a super hands-on engineering leader. Fadi shares his…
The Tech TrekThe relationship between company values and tenure
In this episode, Phil Freo, the VP of Product and Engineering at Close, discusses his journey from being a founding engineer to the VP of Engineering. Phil has…
The Tech TrekGenAI Driving Business Outcomes
In this episode, Chintan Shah, VP of Engineering at Collective, discusses the application of AI in business outcomes and how it benefits consumers. The focus…
The Tech TrekThe top 3 things that could impact the success of your AI project
In this episode, host Amir interviews Jeff DeVerter, Chief Technology Evangelist at Rackspace, about the key factors that can impact the success of an AI…
The Tech TrekEnterprise Adoption of Generative AI
In this episode, Mir Ali, the Head of Digital Engineering at the Kraft Heinz Company, joins the show to discuss the enterprise-wide adoption of Gen AI…
The Tech TrekHow Angel Investing Can Benefit Founders and Executives
In this episode, I speak with Jyri Engestrom, an investor and partner at YesVC, about angel vesting. Jyri shares his insights on how to get into angel…
The Tech TrekOpen source data orchestration
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Pete Hunt, the CEO of Dagster Labs. They discuss the open-source nature of Dagster, a product that helps businesses…
The Tech TrekChallenges and Skills Required in Developing Autonomous Vehicles
In this episode, Engin Anil, the VP of Software Engineering at Gatik, joins the podcast to discuss the complexities and challenges in the autonomous vehicle…
The Tech TrekOpportunities and Challenges in Productizing Your Data
In this episode, Phanii Pydimarri, Head of Strategic Planning and Partnerships at Healthcare Service Corporation, joins the podcast to discuss the topic of…
The Tech TrekUnderstanding Impacts on Organizational Design
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Joel Dolisy, the CTO of WellSky. They discuss different aspects of organizational design regarding innovation versus…
The Tech TrekScaling a Single Focused Engineering Team
In this episode, Kris Shinn, the VP of Engineering at Consensus, shares insights on scaling a single-focus engineering team to a broader or different type of…
The Tech TrekThe Importance of Feedback Loops in Customer Success and Engineering
In this podcast episode, Amir Bormand interviews Cassie Brown, the VP of Engineering at Bitly. They discuss the importance of the relationship between customer…
The Tech TrekEmpowering Engineering Managers for Success
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Salil Joshi, the VP of Engineering at Viant Technology. They discuss the topic of new managers and how to help them…
The Tech TrekDelivering Value through Technology Transformation
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Vinny Sharma, Managing Director at Ernst & Young, about delivery frameworks. They discuss the importance of being a…
The Tech TrekDriving Business Value through Continuous Deployment
In this episode, Amir interviews Ryan Fox, VP of Engineering at Super, about their journey with developer internal tooling and CICD. Ryan talks about the…
The Tech TrekData Transformation as a Growth Driver
In this episode, Carlos Peralta, the Director of Data Engineering and Cloud Platform at Moderna Therapeutics, joins Amir Bormand to discuss data transformation…
The Tech TrekThe evolving role of data and becoming data-driven
In this episode, Randy Bean joins the podcast to discuss the evolving role of data and AI leadership. As an advisor to Fortune 1000 CEOs and a best-selling…
The Tech TrekImportance of managing migrations
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Emilio Schapira, VP of Engineering at Clear Street. They discuss the importance of innovation and migrating…
The Tech TrekThe growth of engineering in data
In this episode, Hrishank Jhildiyal, the Head of Analytics at Rokt, discusses the impact and growth of engineering in data. He explains how data is becoming…
The Tech TrekProductizing data to drive business value
In this episode, Amir Bormand speaks with Vikas Kumar, the Head of Data, AI, and ML at CNA Insurance. Vikas discusses the importance of a holistic approach to…
The Tech TrekMeasuring Customer Behavior in Growth Engineering
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Utkarsh Sengar, the Director of Engineering at Webflow, about growth engineering and measuring customer behavior. They…
The Tech TrekGetting the Best From Your Engineers
In this podcast episode, the VP of Engineering at Fond, Srividhya “Vidhya” Chandrasekaran, shares her insights on getting the best out of engineers. She…
The Tech TrekAdapting Your Leadership Style
In this episode, Nav's VP of Engineering, Gian Perrone, joins Amir Bormand to discuss organizational design and leadership styles. The discussion focuses on…
The Tech TrekSecurity, Privacy and AI
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Prabhath Karanth (PK), the Global Head of Security & Trust at Navan, an all-in-one travel and expense management SaaS…
The Tech TrekAdapting Management Styles to a New Environment
In this episode of Tech Trek, Amir Bormand interviews Andy Foglia, the Director of Engineering at JupiterOne, to discuss adjusting management styles after…
The Tech TrekYou Don't Need to Code to Lead
Rebecca Greene, Co-Founder and CTO of Regal.ai, shares her unconventional journey from financial services to leading engineering and product at a fast growing…
The Tech TrekData Governance for Data Offense
In this episode, the host interviews Peter Kapur, the Head of Data Governance and Data Quality at CarMax. They discuss the importance of data governance as an…
The Tech TrekExploring the SRE Function
In this episode of the podcast, Peter Teitelbaum, director of site reliability engineering at Peacock, discusses the SRE function and the business impact of…
The Tech TrekBuilding AI Native Products
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Karan Uppal, EVP of Engineering at Evolution IQ, about building AI native products. They discuss the difference…
The Tech TrekImproving performance through OKRs
In this episode, the host interviews Jordan Adler, Head of Product Engineering at OneSignal, a customer engagement platform. Jordan discusses how his team sets…
The Tech TrekInheriting an organization and it’s transformation
In this episode, Amir Bormand talks with Ashu Agte, the CTO at Artera, about dealing with an exit and its impact on organizational transformation and design…
The Tech TrekOnboarding and building a BI Team
In this episode, the host interviews Chris Majka, staff VP of Business Intelligence at FM Global, a commercial property insurer. Chris shares insights about…
The Tech TrekCreating a Culture of Feedback
In this episode of the podcast, the host interviews Anna Chalon, Head of People at Runway, a content creation platform powered by machine learning. The…
The Tech TrekThe Future of Attack Surface Management
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews Aruneesh Salhotra, Nomura's global head of application security. They discuss the future of attack surface management…
The Tech TrekScaling Best Practices for Early Stage Startups
In this episode, Amir Bormand interviews James Turnbull, SVP of Engineering at Sotheby's, about organizational design. James shares his experience working with…
The Tech TrekObservability Best Practices
In this episode of the podcast, Amir interviews Matt Drozdz, the Engineering Manager of Observability at Okta. They discuss best practices for observability…
The Tech TrekExploring Leadership Growth
In this episode of the podcast, Amir talks to Vlad Eidelman. Vlad is the CTO of Fiscal Note and joins this podcast to discuss his journey toward becoming CTO…