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The Tech Trek

The Tech Trek is a podcast for the people building the next generation of technology companies. Host Amir Bormand talks with founders, CTOs, and engineering leaders about the real decisions behind scaling teams, shipping product, and growing a technical organization from the ground up.

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00:27:23

Building Business-Focused Machine Learning Teams with...

The Tech Trek ·

2022/09/29

Today Yash Desai is on the show, the Head of B2B Machine Learning @ Wayfair. He’ll be diving into how he manages a team that stretches across multiple business units. In this episode, we cover: Ways to manage a team that stretches across multiple business units Organizing a team into sub-teams or pods Business leaders will often expect you to know about the business. Importance of blocking times Importance of relationship for your business Creating a

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00:33:41

Nurturing Engineering Skills and Talents with Rajeev...

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2022/09/27

Nurturing engineering talent is an art, not science. My guest, Rajeev Nanda, the Director of Engineering Operations at Unlearn.ai. dives in to talk about career growth and exploration. He will share what he has learned in his managing career, including his tips and tricks. In this episode, we cover: The concept of nurturing talent — career growth & talent growth. Importance of having a mentor in your organization. How to lead a technical organization: Manager responsibilities Technical

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00:26:04

Empowering DevOps teams with Quentin Hartman

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2022/09/23

In today’s show, we have our guest, Quentin Hartman, VP of Infrastructure and DevOps Engineering, at Velocity Global, LLC. We cover a lot of DevOps ground... In this episode, we cover: What historically has been called the DevOps team. Balancing the DevOps engineers team and the value of splitting them. DevOps team structure Differences between tooling and operations DevOps pillars What’s next with Quentin's team “Automation shelf life" DevOps career advice Connect with Quentin

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00:30:01

Building high performing engineering focused GRC...

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2022/09/20

Our guest is Terry O'Daniel, the Director of Security Governance, Risk, and Compliance at Instacart. Terry talks about building high-performing engineering-focused GRC functions. Key Takeaways: Unnecessary overhead on the engineering team Importance of focusing on operational hygiene and security risks. Risk as the common language between security and compliance. Dealing with risk and your engineering team Is shifting left, really the goal? Terry’s success formula, REVEALED! Importance

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00:31:34

The Business Value of Identity and Access Management...

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2022/09/15

In this episode, Grant Reveal, the Director of Identity and Access Management at Micron Technology, talks about how we can demonstrate the business value of Identity and Access Management and how we get away from being viewed as the department of “NO” to “more SECURE”. Key Takeaways: From the department of “no” to “more secure” Three components of IAM (People, Process, and Technology) Why does the story matter? Why Is Information Security important? Time component in learning IAM is a

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00:22:20

Scaling Within The Biomedical Industry with Matthew...

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2022/09/13

In today’s episode, Matthew Clemente talks about the product and engineering scaling challenges working in the biomedical industry. Key Takeaways: An overview of the Biomedical Industry Understanding the Biomedical regulatory overhead on the product roadmap Testing and regulatory issues. Acceleration and efficiencies in the development process. Understanding the team’s role & risk management. Mission-driven drivers Connect with Matthew Clemente at

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00:25:53

Building Data Governance Strategy with Solomon Madadha

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2022/09/08

What Is Data Governance and why does it matter? On the show, we have Solomon Madadha, the SVP of Data Analytics & Governance Wealth Management at Regions Bank. We talk about the increasing complexity of data, data collections, data democratization, and so much more….Tune in to the full episode. In this episode, we cover Solomon’s responsibilities at Regions Bank. What are the challenges for Data Collections What is Data Quality and its importance How to ensure accuracy in data collection

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00:21:24

Predictability vs Forecasting Empowers Decision...

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2022/09/06

Today’s guest is Philip Gollucci. Philip is an Executive Engineering Leader, a servant leader focused on building high-performing teams. Listen to the full episode as we discuss Predictability vs Forecasting analytics that empowers your decision making In this episode, you’ll discover: Difference between Forecasting and Predictability Metrics of Forecasting and Predictability Metric: Calculating Demo complete rate A clear Illustration of ROI Understanding the value chain

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00:26:30

Empowering Autonomous Teams with Cory Thomas

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2022/08/30

Today’s guest, Cory Thomas, is a VP of Engineering at Secureframe. A highly effective Leader with the ability to engage and inspire Software Development Teams to achieve the best results in the least amount of time. In this episode, Amir & Cory talks about how to help teams become more autonomous and the key metrics and guardrails that are must-haves. Click play, take good notes, and enjoy this episode of the Tech Trek. In this episode, you’ll discover: How can teamwork affect

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00:22:48

Improve your engineering quality through...

The Tech Trek ·

2022/08/25

We’re very excited to welcome our special guest for today’s episode, Jordan Stone, the VP of Engineering at Paytient, a company on a mission to make paying for and accessing health care easier for everyone. Before that, Jordan led Product and Engineering teams at Panasonic, Deloitte, and Notion (a Comcast company). In this episode, we talk about documentation and how this can help your team effectively scale. Tune in to the full episode and enjoy. Key Takeaways: Why are there trade-offs associated

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00:21:53

Raj Madan - How to build empowered teams

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2022/08/23

Highlights of my conversation with Raj: Allowing teams to make decisions at the lowest possible level Empowerment is coupled with responsibility Make sure only the necessary stakeholders are in a meeting Always do the right thing for the customer and stakeholders Building out a learning culture Agile mindset shift Failing faster requires empowerment Focusing on measuring outcomes and not activities Meet: Raj Madan has over 20 years of digital transformation and innovation experience

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00:19:41

Clarence Chio - Being a cofounder and an engineering...

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2022/08/18

Highlights of my conversation with Clarence: Moving from a lead IC role to a co-founder Leading through influence Giving up the building hat Realizing that you need to let go earlier than you think Look at processes when you see a law of diminishing returns Trial by fire when you don’t know when to ask for help Finding peer groups were a great resource to help deal with similar problems When you start, take your time to find out what you want to do The role of the founder is to

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00:27:34

Clay Alvord - Organizing and managing the work to get...

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2022/08/16

Highlights of my conversation with Clay: What does a full stack DevOps Developer do Managing SW engineers as a non-SW engineer Engaging your employees to maintain a high degree of performance and innovation Helping people stay focused on their core competencies Managing different types of engineers/skillsets on a team Being transparent about your own weaknesses with the team Making sure that everyone can see a path forward for their career Survey your team quarterly with their

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00:22:56

Ana Lebron - SRE is an engineering function with a...

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2022/08/11

Highlights of my conversation with Ana: The intersection of SRE/business Complex systems always fail Reliability is a feature of the system SLAs are a partnership with the customer Managing SLAs in proactive and reactive situations Measure everything Impact of outages and communicating to business Collaboration with Security Involving SRE at the beginning of the implementation is important Planning for future tools Celebrating team wins Learning opportunities from

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00:26:49

Moitree Rahman - Building a cross-functional...

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2022/08/09

Highlights of my conversation with Moitree: Building an analytics team to support the company's digital transformation initiatives The skill sets of an analytics team have become diverse Investing in emerging technologies and using them Evaluating resourcing to be able to get the most out of your investment Business vs technical chops Finding hybrid skills is a challenge to growing teams Define your requirements to drive the skill set you need on your team When do you add new

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00:24:20

Laku Adedoyin - Communicating the “why of engineering...

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2022/08/04

Highlights of my conversation with Laku: Aligning work to the broader company goals Engineers like to work on things that actually get used CTO should focus on customer success channels Focusing on what impact we can bring to the customer Translating that to daily motivation Distilling the message into the simplest form Not using release dates as motivation Explaining technical debt to the broader organization Engineering bandwidth as a pie chart Meet: As CancerIQ’s CTO, Laku

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00:24:33

Cindy Chu - Growing your engineering team with...

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2022/07/28

Highlights of my conversation with Cindy: Starting as the only female engineering hire in a startup Bring up diversity hiring plans before you are hired Transparency is at the center of inclusivity Putting women on interview panels is important, but making sure it’s not just a check box Be careful not to reward the wrong traits Advice for female engineers looking to move into management Ask for the opportunity; don’t wait for it Educational opportunities to move into STEM Meet: With

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00:44:23

Alonzo Benavides - Growing an engineering team at a...

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2022/07/26

Highlights of my conversation with Alonzo: Drivers for leaving a large public company for a startup Moving into the blockchain information space Trying to maximize time zone overlap in a remote-first strategy Avoiding information lag for remote employees Innovating the hiring process to fit your needs Throwing out the 2-week sprint and redesigning the process Building autonomous teams and trust Meet: Alonzo is SVP of Engineering at The Block and is focused on leading the Product

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00:24:18

Jeff Gabriel - Balancing research and coding in the...

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2022/07/21

Highlights of my conversation with Jeff: An idea can come from a one-off problem or a long-term strategic issue to tackle Relationship between research and product management Impact on roadmaps Investment grows as you prove the value Moving from research to POC When a hypothesis doesn’t work out (building corporate memory) Finding the balance in an engineer between implementing and researching Nurturing the kernel of an idea Meet: Jeff Gabriel has been delivering software one way or

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00:30:32

Fabian Frank - Planning for and hiring the right mix...

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2022/07/19

Highlights of my conversation with Fabian: Hiring the best talent vs a specific seniority level Hiring “scrappy” technologists Allowing your senior engineers to grow Calibrate team mix based on organizational goals Find a balance as you need to shift your hiring needs (avoid whiplash) A roadmap update shouldn’t require a complete alteration of the hiring plan Revisiting interview questions quarterly as you grow your team Meet: Fabian Frank is the VP of Engineering at Airkit, a customer

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