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The Reconfigured Podcast

The Reconfigured Podcast is a show that explores the intersection of technology, culture, and society which is hosted by Mohamad Kalaaji (technolaaji). We bring professionals to talk about their extended experience or discuss about a topic that might be interesting. All of our episodes are available for free to the general public at no additional cost

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00:43:23

#29 - Don MacKinnon: Reinventing search in the new era

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2025/10/24

Today's episode is with Don MacKinnon, co-founder and CTO at Searchcraft. We have covered several topics from how Searchcraft started to transitioning from agency work to startup and managing teamsChapters:00:00 Introduction and what is Searchcraft02:55 Searchcraft being closed source but downloadable and their cloud offering04:26 Licensing mechanism of Searchcraft and difference between their cloud offering and on-premise07:00 AI reshaping search and where Searchcraft fits09:48 Prioritizing

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01:31:27

#28 - Michael Dowden: Start Small, Scale Galactic

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2025/10/10

Today's episode is with Michael Dowden, Founder and CEO at Andromeda Galactic Solutions. We have covered several topics related to starting your own business, hiring the right people, when it is the right time to take the leap, and much moreChapters:00:00 Introduction and Background01:43 Michael choosing to become a consultant with its benefits04:48 Hiring the right people, generalists vs specialists10:43 When it is the right time to start your own thing15:07 What you wish you would be prepared

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01:39:32

#27 - Yan Cui: Serverless on AWS

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2024/04/12

Today's episode is with Yan Cui, Principle consultant at TheBurningMonk Limited. We have covered several topics related to serverless in terms of adoption, architecture, security, tooling and frameworks, testing and monitoring, and much moreChapters: 00:00 Introduction and Background 02:54 Running a Consultancy Company 07:59 Self-Publishing vs. Working with a Publishing Company 11:25 The Value of Workshops and Courses 22:02 Working in different settings 25:43 Adopting serverless 39:13 Typical

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01:03:39

#26 - Christophe Zoghbi: AI Education in MENA

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2024/03/22

Today's episode is with Christophe Zoghbi, founder at Zaka AI and Beirut AI. We have covered several topics related to AI from its impact on daily activities, trends, challenges and bias regarding AI, and much more00:00 Intro 00:23 Christophe's intro 00:57 Christophe's journey into the world of AI 06:32 Challenges educating in the AI space 12:00 Significant ways AI is impacting society and culture 14:53 Using AI as a buzzword in business proposals 18:20 Decision between in-house AI or externally

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01:36:55

#25 - Patrick Samy: Reaching your peak performance

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2024/03/01

Today's episode is with Patrick Samy. Patrick is currently working on Peak (https://www.joinpeak.co/), co-founder and CEO of Span (acquired by Eight Sleep). We have talked about several topics from working in big corps, starting your own company, providing market fit, and much more 00:00 Intro 00:23 Patrick Intro 01:08 Peak 09:57 Span (from start till Eight Sleep acquisition) 23:16 Providing market fit 24:48 Perspective on entrepreneurship and product development after acquisition 26:53

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01:46:00

#24 - Shane Afsar: how to be an effective engineering...

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2023/12/15

Today's episode is with Shane Afsar, Senior Engineering Manager at Algolia. We have talked about several topics including engineering management, remote team management, dealing with legacy systems, getting involved in the business of things, how to know if someone fits your team, and much more00:00 Intro 00:41 Shane's intro 01:05 Shane's role at Algolia 02:55 Developer experience, how does it work? 04:42 Algolia's crawler and how it functions 05:44 Shane's experience working

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01:02:25

#23 - Fadi Boulos: Hiring right and supporting local...

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2023/12/08

Today's episode is with Fadi Boulous, founder and CEO of Supportful. We have discussed several topics from supporting local talent, decreasing the brain drain, supporting companies efficiently, dealing with remote teams, hiring the right talent, and much more 00:00 Intro 00:44 Fadi's intro 01:13 Fadi's journey switching from academia to entrepreneurship 03:15 Lebanon's 2019 crisis 04:11 Key takeaway from entrepreneurship 04:38 Formal education is no longer critical 06:38 How

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01:07:14

#22- Jonathan Gottfried: empowering hackers,...

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2023/07/21

Today's episode is with Jonathan Gottfried, co-founder of Major League Hacking (MLH). We have discussed several topics from organizing hackathons to fostering diverse events and building the next generation 00:00 Intro 00:41 Jon's intro 00:51 Rewarding aspect of building and growing MLH over the years 02:19 MLH's role of documenting stories of student hackers 05:34 MLH's impact on participants career 08:58 MLH's contribution to foster a sense of inclusivity and diversity 12:32

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01:02:10

#21 - Karl Swanepoel: empowering freelancers,...

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2023/06/09

Today's episode is with Karl Swanepoel, CEO of Revolancer. We have discussed multiple topics ranging from how freelancer websites are doing things wrong, how Revolancer empowers freelancers, starting your own business, connecting with the right people, and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:42 Karl's introduction 01:00 What is Revolancer and what they offer? 01:43 What is the role of a CEO? 02:47 Cultural difference between a startup and a company 03:46 Finding the right people to work at your

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01:21:40

#20 - Jillian Funes: from software development to...

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2023/04/29

Today's episode is with Jillian Funes, Technical product manager at Canopy Servicings. We have discussed several topics from how to get into product management, transitioning from software development to product management, difference between project management and product management, and much more! 00:00 Intro 00:42 Jillian Intro 00:55 What is Canopy and what they offer 02:13 What is the role of a technical product manager 03:13 What is the flow to take a product from planning to

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01:44:47

#19 - Liz Acosta: Skyflow, Twilio, From coding...

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2023/03/21

Today's episode is with Liz Acosta, Developer Advocate at Skyflow. We have discussed several topics from how to get into developer advocacy, getting into a bootcamp from a non-tech background, and much more. 00:00 Intro 00:42 Liz's introduction 01:49 Liz's current position at Skyflow 03:50 What Skyflow offers 05:44 Use case of handling something on your own versus using a managed service 10:54 Role of a developer advocate 16:07 Advocating a product based on needs 21:28 Authenticity when

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01:23:46

#18 - Wesley Faulkner: AWS, Community Management, DevRel

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2023/01/28

Today's episode is with Wesley Faulkner, Senior Community Manager at AWS. We have discussed several topics ranging from community management, community ops, becoming a devrel, and much more! (0:00) Podcast intro (0:41) Wesley's intro (1:19) Being a 1st generation American (3:33) Role of a Community Manager at AWS (7:36) Being a board member at The Experience Firm (11:01) Head of Community at SingleStore (13:06) Fostering internal communities within a company (19:44) Developer advocacy in a startup

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01:44:04

#17 - Tiffany Jachja: Engineering Management, Career...

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2023/01/03

Today's episode is with Tiffany Jachja, Engineering Manager at Vox News and Career Success Coach at Correlation One. We have discussed the following: - What is the role of a Career Success Coach - What is the role of an Engineering Manager - Difference between Engineering Manager and other roles like Tech Lead - The role and responsibilities of being hired as a consultant - Hierarchies within companies and how roles are structured - and much more Follow us on: Website: https://www.reconfigured.co

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01:01:51

#16 - Karl Hughes: Draft.dev, Writing, CTO, Content...

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/12/20

Today's episode is with Karl Hughes, Founder and CEO of Draft.dev. We have discussed the following: - What Draft provide - Marketing content with a content marketing engine - His adventures of being a CTO - Difference between Tech Lead and Head of Engineering - The feeling of being the first employee twice in two different startups - and much more Follow us on: Website: https://www.reconfigured.co Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/reconfiguredco Instagram:

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00:22:05

Podcast rebranding + announcement of two projects

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2022/12/13

This episode is not a guest episode, it is just an announcement about the rebranding of the podcast (nothing major, it became part of a project) plus the announcement of two projects that I am working on which is the "Reconfigured" branding and my own startup that I am going to launch in the future

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00:48:06

#15 - Alexandra-Irina Nicolae: Product Management,...

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/10/25

Today's episode is with Alexandra-Irina Nicolae, Senior Product Owner at Axel Springer. We have discussed the following: - What Axel Springer is - What Axel Springer offers - What is Product Ownership - Her shift from English and History and Academia towards Product Management as Product Owner - The Ideas Engineering Division at Axel Springer - The Ideas Council Initiative at Axel Springer - and much more Video version: https://youtu.be/aBuWOsBG9lU Audio version:

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00:37:58

#14 - Virginia Zuloaga: Digital Marketing, B2B,...

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/10/19

Today's episode is with Virginia Zuloaga, Founder of Brieffin Consulting and Co-Founder of CreaGeen. We have discussed the following topics: - Being a Career Mentor at Westminster University - What Brieffin offer when it comes to digital marketing - How Virginia cooperate with her co-founder digitally while she never met her co-founder in person - Setbacks of digital marketing - and much more Video version: https://youtu.be/C67vuYupXXc Audio version: https://www.reconfigured.stream

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01:33:38

#13 - Eddie Hinkle: Management, Glassdoor, Empathy |...

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2022/09/27

Today's episode is with Eddie Hinkle, Engineering Manager of the Design Systems & Front-End Foundations Team at Glassdoor and host of the WebJoy Podcast. We have discussed the following: - What Glassdoor provides - Role of an Engineering Manager - Frontend Foundations and management - User Experience - People management in small and big teams - His core values - and much more Video version: https://youtu.be/Y26XMpviXDQ Audio version: https://www.reconfigured.stream

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01:47:05

#12 - Jason St-Cyr: Developer Relations, Advocacy,...

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/09/20

Today’s episode is with Jason St-Cyr, Director of Developer Relations at Sitecore. In this episode we have discussed the following: What is Sitecore and what it offers Role of a Director of Developer Relations What is Developer Relations all about Similarities and differences between Developer Relations, Advocacy, Technical Evangelism Being a Solution Architect And much more Video: https://youtu.be/ctSpFvkR_0w Audio: https://www.reconfigured.stream

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01:07:56

#11 - Dan Moore: Developer Relation, CTO, Founder |...

The Reconfigured Podcast ·

2022/08/30

Today’s episode is with Dan Moore, Head of Developer Relations at FusionAuth and author of the book “Letters to a New Developer” which is published by Apress . In this episode we have discussed the following: What is FusionAuth and what it offers Difference between implementing your own auth and using an existing service Role of a Solutions Architect His experience working in the consultancy world And much more Video: https://youtu.be/anOYzU3On4A Audio: https://www.reconfigured.stream

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