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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 TrekBalancing Quality and Speed in Delivery Value
On this episode of Tech Trek, Amir asks Suresh Teckchandani, the VP of Product and Engineering at Ancestry, how to balance the need for speed with quality when…
The Tech TrekTailoring Cybersecurity Strategies for Startups and Enterprise Companies
On this episode of Tech Trek, Lisa Hall, Chief Information Security Officer, talks about her experiences building a security program at the genetic testing…
The Tech TrekUnderstanding the Cloud Cost Puzzle - FinOps
In this episode of Tech Trek, the host interviews AJ Wasserman, Portfolio Product Owner of Cloud FinOps & Tech Data Insights at Liberty Mutual Insurance, about…
The Tech TrekDealing with Cloud at Scale
On this episode of The Tech Trek, Shiva Parinandi, SVP of Cloud Infrastructure and Advancement at Paramount+, joins as a guest to discuss the challenges of…
The Tech TrekFollowing Your Passion and Building a Business
In this episode of Tech Trek, Amir interviews Charlie Greene, the co-founder, and CEO of Rimento. This mobile app allows users to collect and enrich their…
The Tech TrekUpskilling your team for better execution, efficiency and performance
This episode of Tech Trek features Susan Dikramanjan, a member of the IT leadership team at John Hancock, a Manulife company, who shares her insights on…
The Tech TrekHow Do You Know When You're Ready to Start a Company?
How do you know when you’re ready to start a company, especially with few resources or capital? Ken Babcock, Co-Founder and CEO of Tango, offers his insights…
The Tech TrekWhy is Data-Driven Leadership Important?
Allan Cutler, Director of Engineering at Endpoint, discusses why data-driven leadership is important on this episode of The Tech Trek. Allan also shares…
The Tech TrekSimplifying Shared Services
This episode of The Tech Trek features Harish Parwani, the VP of Platform Engineering at CarGurus. Host Amir Bormand and Harish discuss the intricacies of…
The Tech TrekGet Your Head Into Cloud Transformation
Partha Chakraborty, security executive at Humana, joins host Amir Bormand in episode #230 of The Tech Trek. He and Amir explore the critical factors…
The Tech TrekPromoting Internally Versus Hiring Externally
In this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand interviews Roman Kleiner, the VP of Engineering at Egnyte. How and when do you decide to hire external…
The Tech TrekBuilding A Cloud Security Team
Jonathan Villa, Practice Director of Cloud Security at GuidePoint, meets with host Amir Bormand in this episode of The Tech Trek. Jonathan shares his insights…
The Tech TrekMigrating to the Cloud with Microsoft Azure
This episode of The Tech Trek features Vinod Ralhan, Director of Engineering at SurePrep. Vinod has immense experience managing projects and working with…
The Tech TrekFear of Failure Leads to Failure
Host Amir Bormand speaks with Leadership Coach Taha Hussain in Episode 226 of The Tech Trek. Taha started his career as a software engineer who made his way…
The Tech TrekTransitioning From Large Companies to Startups
Host Amir Bormand speaks with Indy Khare, the Head of Engineering at Convex. Indy previously worked with Google to reach 1 billion users for Google Photos…
The Tech TrekHow to Build A Culture of Accountability
Host Amir Bormand sits down with Paul Kocan in this episode of The Tech Trek. Paul is the Senior Director of Infrastructure Services at CCC Intelligent…
The Tech TrekFast and Functional Teams
Is it possible for a team to think and act quickly without sacrificing quality? This episode of The Tech Trek delves into this ever-divisive topic. Host Amir…
The Tech TrekOpen Standards Meet Industry-Wide Needs
In today’s episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand talks with Atul Tulshibagwale, the Chief Technology Officer at SGNL. Amir and Atul discuss Open…
The Tech TrekImproving D&I in Virtual Workplaces
Host Amir Bormand interviews Dr. Lauran Star on this episode of The Tech Trek. Dr. Star is a Workplace Inclusion, Diversity & Equity Psychologist. She and Amir…
The Tech TrekWhere Have All The Cyber Security Pros Gone?
Ben Rothke, Senior Information Security Manager at Tapad, is the featured guest on this episode of The Tech Trek. Host Amir Bormand asks Ben to share his…
The Tech TrekConnecting Cloud Security and Developer Experience
In this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand speaks with Asish Soudhamma. Asish is the Vice President of Platform Engineering at PIMCO. He and Amir…
The Tech TrekMake Progress With Your Software Development Process
Host Amir Bormand speaks with Jack Kora in this episode of The Tech Trek. Jack is the Vice President of Engineering at dscout. He and Amir talk about the…
The Tech TrekUnderstanding The Ins and Outs of Information Security
This episode of The Tech Trek explores the field of Information Security. Host Amir Bormand sits down with Rohit Parchuri, the Chief Information Security…
The Tech TrekIs Digital Health the Future of Healthcare?
Host Amir Bormand meets with Sunil Mallya in this episode of The Tech Trek. Sunil is the Vice President of Engineering at OncoHealth and he has many years of…
The Tech TrekImproving Cloud Efficiency With International Teams
Host Amir Bormand meets with Eric Labourdette, a seasoned Cloud Services Consultant in this episode of The Tech Trek. Amir and Eric dissect the Cloud Services…
The Tech TrekHere’s How DevOps Teams Can Refine SDLC Processes
On this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand meets with Kelsey Steinbeck, the Director of Software Engineering DevOps at Indigo. Amir and Kelsey delve…
The Tech TrekHere’s How Data Experts Can Impact Cybersecurity
Host Amir Bormand meets with Vivek Menon in this episode of The Tech Trek. Vivek is the Head of Cybersecurity & Compliance at Digital Turbine who also boasts a…
The Tech TrekHow To Think Like A Startup As Your Team Grows
On this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand speaks with Tony Dong, the Senior Director of Engineering at Rippling. Tony is a major advocate for…
The Tech TrekEngineering Leadership Changes You - And Changes With You
In this episode of The Tech Trek, host Amir Bormand speaks with Amit Gulati, the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Angi. Amit reflects on his 20 years of…
The Tech TrekLeaders Need Two Things: Time to Learn and Time To Fail
In this episode of The Tech Trek, our host Amir Bormand speaks with Lee Eason, the Director of Digital Branch Experience at Edward Jones. Amir and Lee share…
The Tech TrekPhases of Growth in Engineering Management
In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir Bormand speaks with Shruthi Murthy, the Executive Vice President of Engineering at Modern Treasury. Amir and Shruthi…
The Tech TrekLeadership’s core function is facilitation
In this episode, Hadi Radwan, Co-founder at Asteya, talks about leadership and the core function of facilitation! Key takeaways: Executing the strategy The…
The Tech TrekTech debt - SW is short lived anyways, why over engineer
In this episode, Ozan Bilgen, Co-founder and CEO at base64.ai, talks about technical debt and why you should avoid over-engineering! Key takeaways: Tech debt…
The Tech TrekData Transformation at a Large Public Company
In this episode, Rob Phillips talks about making an impact through data transformation at a large public company. Key takeaways: Becoming a more data-driven…
The Tech TrekHiring for a niche skill set
In this episode, Shweta Saraf, Head Of Engineering, Edge Infrastructure Services Engineering at Equinix, talks about how she handles hiring for a niche skill…
The Tech TrekPlanning across the engineering org
In this episode, Mark Isham, VP of Engineering at FullStory, talks about how he handles planning across the engineering organization. Key takeaways…
The Tech TrekSoftware Engineering Team Performance Metrics and Report
In this episode, Dan Kador, VP of Engineering at Clockwise, walks us through how and where engineering teams spend (and "waste") their time! Meetings and…
The Tech TrekFor better adoption, build security into your engineer's workflow
In this episode, Zeeshan Khadim, Head of Security at Panther Labs, discusses how to improve security adoption by building security into an engineer's workflow…
The Tech TrekManaging in a fast growing environment
In this episode, Selim Onal, the Director of Engineering at Ladder Life, talks about managing in a fast-growing environment. Challenges involved in managing…
The Tech TrekBuilding a high-performing engineering culture
In this episode, Claude Jones, an engineering leader, talks about how to build a high-performing team. At the time of this recording, Claude was the SVP of…
The Tech TrekEstablishing a Data Governance Strategy
In this episode, Mike Bennett, Head of Data Governance at Bayer Crop Science, discusses starting and growing a data governance strategy. Key takeaways: Access…
The Tech TrekData Protection and Privacy Strategy
In this episode, Omar Turner, Managing Director of Cloud Security at Microsoft, discusses data privacy and protection. Key takeaways: Data protection and…
The Tech TrekStrategies for frontline managers
In this podcast, Eddie Flaisler, Head of Products Engineering at Lob, talks about managerial strategies for frontline managers. What frontline managers do…
The Tech TrekYour engineering team’s mental health
In this episode, Kevin Dotzenrod, VP of Engineering at Total Expert, talks about the mental health of your team’s individual contributors. Dealing with…
The Tech TrekSolving congestion problems
In this episode, Balaji Prabhakar, co-founder of Clockwork and Professor of Computer Science at Stanford, discusses congestion problems in data centers and…
The Tech TrekImpacts on engineering team productivity
In this episode, Karim Fanous, VP Engineering @ strongDM, talks about the impacts on an engineering team's productivity. Key Takeaways: Impacts on productivity…
The Tech TrekTips to help Founders find a coach
In this episode, Beth Scheer, Talent Partner at Homebrew, talks about the drivers for hiring a coach and what to look out for while going through the process…
The Tech TrekHow to Structure Your Engineering Team to Scale
In this episode, Jeremy Eastwood, the Head of Engineering at DroneDeploy, talks about velocity and adding processes as your team grows. Key Takeaways: Metric…
The Tech TrekThe relationship between data and engineering teams
In this episode, Che Sharma, Founder & CEO of Eppo, talks about the relationship between data and engineering teams and how both teams can originate impactful…
The Tech TrekEmpathy-driven process development
In this episode, Ty Sbano, an Information Security executive with over 17 years of experience heavily focused on empowering end users securely, talks about…
The Tech TrekScaling up your hiring, retention, and management.
In technology, scaling your team is not an easy thing to do! In this episode, Doron Segal, the Co-Founder & CTO at Per Diem, talks about his insights regarding…
The Tech TrekChallenges in hiring for an analytics team
On the show, I speak to Yanyan Wu, the Vice President of Data and Analytics at Verisk. Yanyan shares her strategies, from structuring to scaling an analytics…
The Tech TrekEffectively Onboarding New Engineers
In this episode, Ishmael Samuel, the co-founder and CTO at Paragon, discusses how to effectively onboard new hires. He goes over what should be included in…
The Tech TrekEstablishing and growing a security plan
In this episode, I have on Nate Lee, the Chief Information Security Officer at Tradeshift, a B2B SaaS platform specializing in digitizing supply chain…
The Tech TrekDriving success through experimentation
On this episode, Luis Bruder, the Director of Data Science, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics at Foot Locker, talks about managing experiments and how…
The Tech TrekApplying An Engineering Perspective to the Sales Process
Kanat Bektemirov, the CTO at Supplypike, let’s talk about his involvement in sales during the early days and leveraging his engineering expertise to define the…
The Tech TrekHow the ML Product Got Built with Jesus Martinez
Jesus Martinez, Senior Engineering Manager of Machine Learning at Planet, walks us through how the ML product was built at Planet. He also talks about…
The Tech TrekMaturing and scaling an analytics team with Ty Lunsford
On this episode of the Tech Trek, we have Ty Lunsford, Senior Manager at Instacart. Ty discusses the process of maturing analytics org. He provides a…
The Tech TrekRansomware: prevention, preparation and response with Dean Sapp
In this episode, we talk with Dean Sapp, the Vice President of Information Security, Risk, and Compliance, from Filevine. He discusses prevention tactics for…
The Tech TrekRefactoring Your Data Team For Success with Oliver Bandte
Whether you are a startup, a small, or a large company, you can have different models in your organization. On today’s episode, we have our special guest…