Episodes

Oct. 4, 2022

Find Your Fit: The Culture Differences Between Startups and Big Tech …

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Kerry Munz and Arun Nagarajan. With over 25 years as an engineer and engineering leader at startups, scale-ups, and giant tech companies, Kerry has deep experience in what it takes ...

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Sept. 20, 2022

How We Hatched: Luca Antiga, CTO of Lightning AI

How We Hatched: Luca Antiga, CTO of Lightning AI | Ep03 Welcome to another episode of "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys. In this episode, our host ...

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Sept. 6, 2022

Managing Up: How Startup Tech Leaders Empower Their Teams | The Pair …

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to David Jorjani and Anand Safi. David leads product (and technology) at Sayge, a learning and development startup that aspires to empower millions of professionals to reach their full...

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Aug. 23, 2022

How We Hatched: Chris White, CTO of Prefect

How We Hatched: Chris White, CTO of Prefect | Ep02 Welcome to the second episode of our series called "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys. In this ep...

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Aug. 9, 2022

Vision-Aligned Development: How to Communicate Company Vision to Prod…

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Marina Simonian and Joshua Herzig-Marx. Marina is a product professional with almost 20 years of experience in designing and launching successful products, primarily in the healthca...

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July 26, 2022

What is the Role of a Staff Engineer? | The Pair Program Ep13

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Ben Edmunds and Adam Berman. Ben has over fifteen years of experience in the industry, working on everything from startups to enterprise software to robotics. He is currently a Seni...

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July 12, 2022

How to Align Career Growth with Company Growth | The Pair Program Ep12

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to engineering leaders Nick Halm and Damien Stanton. Nick is the VP of Engineering at fintech startup, JustiFi. Nick is an experienced technology leader driving the creation and mainte...

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June 28, 2022

Breaking Down Startup Equity – Tips for Employees and Founders | The …

Join us for a discussion about startup equity – from the perspective of employees and founders. In this episode, our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Nate Jones and Ryan McQueeney. Nate Jones got his start in tech...

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June 14, 2022

Getting Layered at a Startup: How to Tactfully Navigate Through This …

Join us for a discussion about getting layered– when leadership adds a new role between you and your current boss and fills the role externally (instead of promoting from within). In this episode, our hosts, Tim and Mike, tal...

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May 31, 2022

The Keys to Scaling a Product Team from Seed to Series A (and beyond)…

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Anne Neilsen and Rajesh Nerlikar. Anne is the Executive Director of Product Management at cybersecurity startup JupiterOne. Throughout her career, she has developed ...

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May 17, 2022

Managing Technical Debt: Why Startups Aren’t Afraid to Take It On | T…

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Jeff Nettleton and Leo Hentschker. Jeff has developed a specialty building software products in the health-tech space. His career journey has included working as the...

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May 3, 2022

Stealth Startups: Why Founders Choose to Build in Stealth Mode | The …

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Roselle Safran and Mike Hans. Roselle is the CEO and Founder of cybersecurity startup, KeyCaliber. Her previous startup, Uplevel Security, was acquired by McAfee. Be...

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April 19, 2022

From Engineer to X: The Career Paths of Successful Leaders in Tech | …

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup tech leaders Padmashree Koneti and Seth Cousins. Padmashree has spent over 25 years building a career in tech, spanning Software Engineering, Product Management and Operatio...

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April 5, 2022

How We Hatched: Igor Jablokov, Founder and CEO of Pryon

How We Hatched: Igor Jablokov, Founder and CEO of Pryon | Ep01 Welcome to the first episode of our series called "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys....

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March 22, 2022

From Seed to Series A: How to Scale Your Product Development Teams | …

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup engineering leaders, Frankie Nicoletti and Josh Tong. Frankie is a software engineer, leader, educator, and polymath and has worked at several early-stage startups ranging f...

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March 8, 2022

Product Meet Engineering: How To Build A Successful Partnership | The…

What are the roles of startup product and engineering teams? How can these teams collaborate effectively, to make innovative products? Join our hosts, Tim and Mike, alongside our guests Rebecca Moran and Johnny Ray Austin, as...

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Feb. 22, 2022

VC vs. Holding Company: Why Your Startup's Funding Source Actually Ma…

How does a startup evolve from risky venture to stable organization? What role does funding play in a startup’s trajectory? In this episode, co-hosts Tim and Mike, alongside our guests Michael Grove and Spiro Roiniotis, disse...

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Feb. 22, 2022

No CS Degree? No Problem: Why More Startups Are Hiring Coding Bootcam…

Join our hosts, Tim and Mike, as they talk to startup engineering leaders Geoff Harcourt and Mitch Pirtle. Geoff is the CTO at CommonLit, a non-profit that distributes a literacy curriculum in English and Spanish to millions ...

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Feb. 20, 2022

The Build vs. Buy Software Debate: Tips from Startup Engineering Lead…

The Build vs. Buy Software Debate: Tips from Startup Engineering Leaders | The Pair Program Ep01 Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup engineering leaders Mike Garrett and Ian Lotinsky. Mike Garrett, an Engineer...

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Feb. 20, 2022

The Build vs. Buy Software Debate: Tips from Startup Engineering Lead…

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup engineering leaders Mike Garrett and Ian Lotinsky. Mike Garrett, an Engineering Manager at Caribou, is no stranger to startup life and has experienced the startup lifecycle ...

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