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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.

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00:27:50

Empathy-driven process development

The Tech Trek ·

2022/11/17

In this episode, Ty Sbano, an Information Security executive with over 17 years of experience heavily focused on empowering end users securely, talks about “Empathy-Driven Process Development.” He speaks about driving change and how we are changed by empathy. Key takeaways: What is empathy-driven process development Taking yourself out of the equation when changing processes How fast do you want to drive change Understand the impact of change on people The larger the scale of the impact,

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00:23:51

Scaling up your hiring, retention, and management.

The Tech Trek ·

2022/11/15

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 hiring & retention. Key Takeaways: Improving your hiring and retention process. Recruiting pitfalls and how to avoid them. Hiring junior vs. senior-level employees Going after different talent as you scale Hiring the right person at the right time How employee feedback loops increase employee retention About today’s

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00:27:04

Challenges in hiring for an analytics team

The Tech Trek ·

2022/11/10

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 team. Key Takeaways: Challenges in building and scaling an analytics team. Dealing with the technology gap Getting the right people on your team, Roles and responsibilities of a team leader Learning metrics that matter to your members. Challenges in finding someone technically strong and a great analyst. Ways to Identify the future

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00:31:02

Effectively Onboarding New Engineers

The Tech Trek ·

2022/11/08

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 onboarding and thinking about the team's velocity when making a new hire. Key Takeaways: Walk through the onboarding process A holistic view of products as a customer Importance of filing issues Opinionated frameworks and tools Integrations as a core value prop Understanding a new hire's biggest blocker is key Why is it important to

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00:27:32

Establishing and growing a security plan

The Tech Trek ·

2022/11/03

In this episode, I have on Nate Lee, the Chief Information Security Officer at Tradeshift, a B2B SaaS platform specializing in digitizing supply chain financing. He talks about how to grow and establish a security program. Key takeaways: Preparing a security plan for your business. Avoid process for the sake of process Security program priorities Tools that you can use to help - SQL injections, static code analysis, vulnerability management When do you make your first security hire What

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00:21:31

Driving success through experimentation

The Tech Trek ·

2022/11/01

On this episode, Luis Bruder, the Director of Data Science, Machine Learning, and Advanced Analytics at Foot Locker, talks about managing experiments and how these experiments drive decisions. Key Takeaways: Definition and Classification of experiments Moving from experiments to project evaluation Who owns the experiment Metric evaluation Experimentation to Production Life Cycle Aligning your team with new experiment opportunities. Balancing project and maintenance work About today’s

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00:25:24

Applying An Engineering Perspective to the Sales Process

The Tech Trek ·

2022/10/27

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 sales process. Getting to the first million dollars of revenue Personalize beyond the basics and automate it Reaching out to other experienced founders to get help. The idea of doing Personalized landing pages Playing the pre-sales roles Context switching - managing sales and engineering Aligning the Sales, Product, and

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00:25:58

How the ML Product Got Built with Jesus Martinez

The Tech Trek ·

2022/10/25

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 balancing R&D and Delivery Teams in the ML space. Challenges in building machine learning products. R&D techniques, processes, and challenges. Skill set needed from a software engineer. New Territories. New People (the hiring process) The vision of “Help Life on Earth Using Space” R&D spending and monetization Balancing

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00:26:49

Maturing and scaling an analytics team with Ty Lunsford

The Tech Trek ·

2022/10/21

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 first-hand account of how they split their function into two parts ( analytics & business intelligence ) and then reorganize them based on what’s needed for delivery. Key Takeaways: When the intake process isn’t understood by those both internally and externally, it may be time to restructure the team. Jira or Trello can help improve the intake

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00:25:26

Ransomware: prevention, preparation and response with...

The Tech Trek ·

2022/10/18

In this episode, we talk with Dean Sapp, the Vice President of Information Security, Risk, and Compliance, from Filevine. He discusses prevention tactics for ransomware and other cyber threats that businesses need to be aware of, as well as preparation techniques to prepare themselves against these types of events if they happen at some point Key Takeaways: Importance of having a cyber breach policy in place. Educate your people about the human element in cybersecurity and how to stay

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00:25:31

Refactoring Your Data Team For Success with Oliver...

The Tech Trek ·

2022/10/13

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, Oliver Bandte, the VP of Data & Analytics at Wellframe, to tackle what are the different organizational models and find out when you should reevaluate your org structure. In this episode, we cover the following: Different data org models and structures Pulling apart the team's capabilities to help them best excel Tips to create strategic

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00:25:40

Moving into a management role with Bren Briggs

The Tech Trek ·

2022/10/04

On the show, I have on with me Bren Briggs, the VP of DevSecOps at Hypergiant. Bren talks about some of the realities of moving into a role in management, what happens if you decide to move back into an IC role, and managing with empathy. In this episode, we cover: Moving into a management role Management skills should be equal to expertise. Indicator when to step down from management role. Having the most successful leaders and successful hierarchical structures. Having a culture of

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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...

The Tech Trek ·

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

The Tech Trek ·

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...

The Tech Trek ·

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...

The Tech Trek ·

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...

The Tech Trek ·

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

The Tech Trek ·

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...

The Tech Trek ·

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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