Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
S9 Bonus: Alexander Deeb, Classhook (Replay)
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Deeb was influenced by the education space early on. He had many teachers who inspired him thro...
S9 Bonus: Sahil Patel, Spiralyze
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sahil Patel has lived in Atlanta for 12 years now, but has made a lifetime of leaving Atlanta... and...
S9 Bonus: Ariel & Irena, Healthbird
20 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ariel Dominguez has been an entrepreneur for most of his life. He started his first company at age 1...
S9 E4: Ayal Regev, Redefine.dev
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ayal Regev lives in Tel Aviv, and continues working hard on his startup, despite the hostage conflic...
S9 Bonus: Leonardo Shapiro, Not Alien
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leonardo Shapiro is originally from Mexico City. His family was from Russia and Poland, but ended up...
S9 Bonus: Blake Burch, Shipyard
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Black Burch grew up in Fort Worth, attending college at TCU. Prior to his current venture, he wasn&#...
S9 E3: Reinis Simanovskis, Finfra
12 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reinis Simanovskis was born in Latvia. He comes from a family of exact sciences - physic, math, tech...
S9 Bonus: Raven Jiang, Arc
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Raven Jiang grew up in Singapore before heading over to the states for college. He came to the US fo...
S9 Bonus: Avi Freedman, Kentik
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Avi Freedman became obsessed with tech at age 8. He was given a BASIC programming book by his Uncle ...
S9 E2: Juan Barroso, Salsa
05 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Juan Barroso lives in the Bay Area but was born in Venezuela. He didn't grow up with technology ...
S9 Bonus: Fabiana Clemente, YData
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fabiana Clemente was born and raised in Portugal, and lived in Lisbon until 2 years ago, when she mo...
S9 Bonus: Kyle Carberry, Coder
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kyle Carberry grew up in a very small town in Saskatchewan, Canada. He was always into tech, but mai...
S9 E1: Matt Levine, CacheFly
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Levine grew up in Toronto, and played sports as a baseball catcher. During his teens, he got in...
Season 9 Trailer
24 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What if you had a window into the digital startup world?What if you could ask the tech veterans what...
S8 Bonus: Puneet Gupta, Amberflo (Replay)
23 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For Puneet Gupta, his professional work and personal hobbies collide. He has been enamored with tech...
S8 Bonus: Glauber Costa, Turso (Replay)
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Glauber Costa is a family man, with three kids at home. So he admits, that with a startup and kids, ...
S8 Bonus: Sefi Genis, Firefly (Replay)
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sefi Genis lives in Tel Aviv, and started in with technology early on in his life, maintaining the s...
S8 Bonus: Naré Vardanyan, Ntropy (Replay)
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Naré Vardanyan has a statistically unlikely story. She grew up in Armenia, without electricity duri...
S8 Bonus: Alex Yarotsky, Hubstaff
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Yarotsky got into tech as a little kid. In fact, he remembers watching the movie Toy Story, and...
S8 Bonus: Pato Echague, Split.io
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pato Echague was born and raised in Argentina, and as such, is a huge soccer fan. He played soccer a...
S8 E30: Moti Rafalin, vFunction
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Moti Rafalin was born and raised in Israel. He spent half of his life there, and the rest of his lif...
S8 Bonus: Shaun Ritchie, nClouds
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shaun Ritchie has lived in Salt Lake City for 20 plus years. He grew up in Phoenix, but decided it w...
S8 Bonus: Arunabh Dastidar, RealSage
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Arunabh Dastidar has a background in engineering, starting his coding years in his teens. In fact, h...
S8 E29: Zach Wasserman, Fleet
31 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Zach Wasserman lives near Vancouver, but grew up a child of the 90's in Berkeley, California. Th...
S8 Bonus: Steven Schkolne, MightyMeld
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Schkolne has a standard tech story. He was good at math, and loved computers - so, he got int...
S8 Bonus: Somak Chattopadhyay, Armory Square Ventures
25 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Somak Chattopadhyay lives 30 minutes outside of Syracuse, NY, where he enjoys the great outdoors vib...
S8 E28: Maxim Fateev, Temporal
24 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Maxim Fateev grew up in the Soviet Union, and witnessed its collapse. He left in 1995, and moved to ...
S8 Bonus: Ibrahim & Jay, Astera
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ibrahim Surani grew up in Pakistan, dropped out of high school and in his words, stumbled around for...
S8 Bonus: Jason Radisson, Movo
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Radisson had a tough childhood, being born to a 16 year old single mom. He grew up on a rural ...
S8 E27: Valeriy Bykanov, Prodigy
17 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Valeriy Bykanov studied computer science in the Ukraine, and eventually in 2009, decided to start hi...
S8 Bonus: Massoud Alibakhsh, Omadeus
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Massoud Alibakhsh was born in Iran, but grew up in the states. He has always been curious about mach...
S8 E26: Josh Purvis, Assembly
10 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Purvis grew up in Missouri, on a lake in the Ozarks. He spent most of his time outdoors, and be...
S8 Bonus: Max Rudman, Prodly
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Max Rudman grew up in Soviet, Moscow - then moved from Russia when he was 16 years old. He spent his...
S8 Bonus: Kaj Pedersen, AstrumU
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kaj Pedersen was born in Zambia, Africa, and has travelled all throughout his life - through Africa,...
S8 E25: Andrew Colombi, Tonic
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Colombi is a 38 year old tech guy from way back. At 12 years old, he wanted to play a compute...
Dev Interrupted: Assembling & Nurturing Engineering Teams
29 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our host, Noah Labhart, couldn't be more excited about being featured on Dev Interrupted, whom w...
S8 Bonus: Max Howell, Tea
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Max Howell did well in school, and was presented with the problem that - he didn't know what to ...
S8 Bonus: Shirshanka Das, Acryl Data
27 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shirshanka Das grew up on the eastern side of India, near Calcutta. He did well in school, and got i...
S8 E24: Jon Ricketts, Writerly
26 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Ricketts lives in Knoxville, TN with his wife and kids. He notes that he has had an unconvention...
S8 Bonus: Tim Tutt, ClearQuery
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Tutt grew up in the military, and travelled around following his father. An interesting fact he ...
S8 Bonus: Alfredo Ramirez, Vyopta
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alfredo Ramirez is the son of Ecuadorian immigrants, which instilled in him positive beliefs around ...
S8 E23: Will Gaviria, Coactive AI
19 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Will Gaviria was born and raised in Columbia, immigrating to Florida at 11 years old. His family set...
S8 Bonus: Andrew Kahl, BackBox
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Kahl has spent 30 years in tech, and has had many wonderful experiences. He graduated in 1992...
S8 Bonus: Pete Hunt, Dagster
13 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Hunt grew up in NE Massachusetts, which he mentions was culturally New Hampshire. He wasn't...
S8 E22: Eric Olden, Strata Identity
12 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eric Olden grew up in the Bay Area, as one of the few local natives, but enjoys the mountains of Col...
S8 Bonus: Barak Glanz, Coddy.tech
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barak Glanz is 26 years old, and has done quite a few things in his life. He served in the Israeli N...
S8 Bonus: David Hurwitt, Troove
06 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Hurwitt lives in Burlington, Vermont, and is a married father of 3. And, those kids hav alread...
S8 E21: Jared Ward, Luminous
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jared Ward grew up in a sporty family, participating in wrestling and football. His background is in...
S8 Bonus: Vikram Chalana, Pictory
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vikram Chalana grew up in India, but has been in Seattle over 30 years. He graduated from the Univer...
S8 Bonus: Dor Laor, ScyllaDB
30 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dor Laor lives North of Tel Aviv, Israel, but travels 4 times out of the year to the states. He love...
S8 E20: Artem Koren, Sembly AI
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Artem Koren is now based in Amsterdam, and has been a techy since his early years. He was programmin...
From Tools and Weapons: Putting AI in the Hands of People Everywhere
28 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello Listeners. This week, we're sharing another episode of the Tools and Weapons podcast, brou...
S8 Bonus: Adam Nathan, Almanac
24 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Nathan was born and raised in New York. His parents were small business owners, his brother is ...
S8 Bonus: Idan Plotnik, Apiiro
23 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Idan Plotnik is a half Russian and half Moroccan, which mainly shows up in the way he cooks. First a...
S8 E19: Yann Ravel-Sibillot, Flowie
22 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Yann Ravel-Sibillot lives in France, and has a lot of hobbies. Ones that he mentioned was kayaking a...
S8 Bonus: Danielle Shaul, Nilus
18 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Danielle Shaul was born and raised in Tel Aviv, as an only child with a dog she dearly loved. She ha...
S8 Bonus: Dan & Caroline, Overplay
16 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Strzalka is a Philadelphia native, born and raised. She is a first generation American, and...
S8 E18: Ritukar Vijay, Ottonomy
15 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ritukar Vijay has been in tech for around 16 years. He has always been fascinated with new things ab...
S8 Bonus: Mike Long, Kosli
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Long describes himself as near really sitting still. He was born in Australia, but when he was ...
S8 Bonus: Suman Kanuganti, Personal AI
09 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Suman Kanuganti is married with a 5 year old daughter, which he greatly enjoys. He loves robots, as ...
S8 E17: Jay Sarmaz, Truve.ai
08 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jay Sarmaz studied operations research in college, which he describes as the science of solving prob...
S8 Bonus: Reza Farahani, WFHomie
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Reza Farahani has a background in engineering, and was heavily influenced by his family. In particul...
S8 Bonus: Alex Bovee, ConductorOne
02 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Bovee is first and foremost a family man. Time outside of his life as a founder is dictated by ...
S8 E16: Job Rietbergen, Alphadoc
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Job Rietbergen lives in Amsterdam, which he says is awesome because there are so many types of amazi...
Beyond Bots - Daniel Jordan, Wayflyer
28 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are dropping another special episode of the Code Story podcast, as part of our series entai...
S8 Bonus: David Frank, Stonehaven
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
David Frank grew up in Denver, CO, and as expected, he grew up loving skiing. He mentioned that Vale...
S8 Bonus: Max Walker, Piton Labs
26 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Max Walker lives in Eastern Upstate NY (or Vermont light, as he calls it), with his grumpy, elderly ...
S8 E15: Alex Louisy, Upflow
25 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Alex Louisy is 37 years old, and came from a non tech family. In the past, he worked in investment b...
Beyond Bots - Bryce Crawford, Meow
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are dropping another special episode of the Code Story podcast, as part of our series entai...
S8 Bonus: Matthew O'Riordan, Ably
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew O'Riordan is originally from South Africa. He left school and sort of fell into engineer...
S8 Bonus: Ali Nichols, Getaway
19 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ali Nichols has been obsessed with real estate since she was a little kid. She has always wanted to ...
S8 E14: Dan Lines, LinearB
18 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Lines is married, with a 3 year old daughter and a baby on the way. He has lived all over the US...
Beyond Bots - Ilia Zintchenko, Ntropy
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are dropping another special episode of the Code Story podcast, as part of our series entai...
S8 Bonus: Einat Sitbon, iFocus Health
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Einat Sitbon has always been intrigued by nature, and all of its parts. She studied biology in schoo...
S8 Bonus: Sharekh Shaikh, CleverX
12 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sharekh Shaikh has an interesting background, having grown up (almost) on a farm in India, within a ...
S8 E13: Colleen Schnettler, HelloQuery
11 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Colleen Schnettler was a stay at home Mom for many years, taking care of her 3 children. When she wa...
S8 Bonus: Eduardo Abeliuk, Teselagen
10 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Eduardo Abeliuk is originally from Santiago, Chile, where he spent the first few decades of his life...
Beyond Bots - Naré Vardanyan, Ntropy
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Today we are kicking off a special and new series entailed Beyond Bots: the REAL impact of AI on fin...
S8 Bonus: Adriaan van Rossum, Simple Analytics
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Adriaan van Rossum is a tech guy even at home. He likes to tinker with home automation, like turning...
S8 E12: Stephanie Mertz, Eisen
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stephanie Mertz is into software development because she likes to create something from nothing - IE...
S8 Bonus: Fredrik Björk, Grafbase
30 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Fredrik Björk is originally from Sweden, but has spent many years in San Francisco. He got started ...
S8 Bonus: Jaclyn Ling, Hatchways
29 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jaclyn Ling is a super competitive person, and has been her entire life. Whether it's board game...
S8 Bonus: Shawn Cao, Columns
28 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Cao lives in Kirkland, just outside of Seattle. He immigrated to the US, and is married with 4...
S8 E11: Lauren Long, Ampersand
27 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lauren Long was originally born and raised in China, and moved to Canada when she was 10. She had to...
S8 Bonus: P. Scott Bening, Monosol & Author
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Bening is a 63 year old kid at heart who grew up in Buffalo, NY. He got a degree in chemistry ...
S8 Bonus: Matt Martin, Clockwise
21 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Matt Martin has always been a computer nerd, even way back in Elementary School, learning to use a M...
S8 E10: Ido Shamun, Daily Dev
20 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Ido Shamunn cut his teeth on the C programming language, while studying Applied Mathematics. He was ...
The Closer: Toys R Us
19 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I have another special episode of the Code Story podcast today, where I'm sharing another great ...
S8 Bonus: Andy Wilson, Logikcull
16 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Wilson lives in Central Oregon, which he claims is an adult playground. He loves to ski, hike, ...
S8 Bonus: Dr. Eamonn Keogh, FarmSense
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Eamonn Keogh is a globally renowned expert in data mining, machine learning, and information ret...
S8 Bonus: Srini Srinivasan, Aerospike
14 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Srini Srinivasan grew up in India, during a time when you could go do whatever you wanted during the...
S8 E9: Lilac Bar David, Lili
13 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lilac Bar David has been in the banking and payments space for over 20 years. Previously, she was th...
S8 Bonus: Prasad Kawthekar, Dashworks
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Prasad Kawthekar grew up in India, and eventually came stateside to school in Wisconsin. He took a j...
S8 Bonus: Kwindla Kramer, Daily
07 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kwindla Kramer has always been interested in building things, and his parents gave him lots of oppor...
S8 E8: Gilad Uziely, Sequence
06 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gilad Uziely is married with 2 daughters. He told me he met his wife on a taxi in Thailand, but that...
S8 Bonus: Nooshin Alibhai & Eric Klimuk, Supportbench
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Nooshin Alibhai has a background in sales, event planning, and entrepreneurship. Outside of her prof...
S8 Bonus: Matt Swalley & Hikari Senju, Omneky
31 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hikari Senju grew up in Westchester, NY, and was exposed to tech early on, as his family worked at I...
S8 E7: Jason Boehmig, Ironclad
30 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Boehmig is lucky to be in tech, in his words. He wasn't sure what he wanted to do post col...
S8 Bonus: Adam Judelson, NetworkNerd
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Day to day, Adam Judelson is obsessed with complex problem sets in the product world. This has resul...
S8 Bonus: Vlad Matsiiako, Infisical
24 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Vlad Matsiiako was born in the Ukraine, but moved to the Netherlands to study his undergrad. He was ...