Enterprise Ready

In this episode, BigID CEO Dimitri Sirota discusses the company’s journey, capitalizing on GDPR’s emergence to become a leader in data and AI security, compliance, and governance. He shares how an early pivot to target Chief Privacy Officers, strategic channel partnerships, and a focus on solving one critical problem fueled rapid growth. Dimitri also explores how AI is transforming BigID’s operati...

In this episode, Jake Stein (co-founder of Common Paper, Stitch, and RJMetrics) joins Grant Miller to talk through the evolution of B2B contracts and how software—particularly AI—is transforming the sales process. Jake shares the origin story of Common Paper, lessons learned from previous startups, and how he’s leveraging AI with their new product "Jerry" to streamline contract negotiations and re...

In this special crossover episode of EnterpriseReady and The Kubelist Podcast, Replicated co-founders Grant Miller and Mark Campbell join Benji DeGroote to unveil SecureBuild—a new open source initiative delivering zero-CVE container images with commercial-grade SLAs. They trace Replicated’s 10-year journey from pioneering on-prem software delivery to redefining modern software distribution with H...

In this podcast conversation, Grant Miller, CEO of Replicated, interviews Ev Kontsevoy, co-founder of Teleport (formerly Gravitational), reflecting on their past competition and the evolution of their respective companies. They discuss how their perspectives on competition have matured, evolving from emotional reactions to seeing competitors as allies who share a similar vision. Ev shares the orig...

In this relaunch episode of the EnterpriseReady Podcast, host Grant Miller, CEO of Replicated, sits down with Tristan Handy, founder and CEO of dbt Labs. They dive into the evolution of dbt from a consulting project to an open source CLI tool with a thriving enterprise product and ecosystem. The conversation explores the strategic nuances of commercializing open source software, scaling developer-...

In episode 51 of EnterpriseReady, Grant Miller speaks with leadership coach, investor, and filmmaker Matt Mochary. Together they explore themes on executive coaching, building trust, scaling businesses, conflict resolution, and customer retention. Additionally, Matt unpacks the characteristics of CEOs that drive the most success.

In episode 50 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Matias Woloski of Auth0. This talk contains unparalleled lessons on utilizing authentication and authorization services, landing your first enterprise customer, making smarter hiring decisions, and understanding the complexity of the CTO role. About the Guest Matias Woloski is an engineer with a passion for building frictionless products. He is t...

In episode 49 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Omri Gazitt of Aserto. They began with a dive into Omri’s early beginnings in enterprise software, including his time at Microsoft working on the .NET framework and XML team at Microsoft, and the lessons learned that would lead to the creation of Azure. Finally, Omri unpacks what led him to found Aserto, a solution to enterprise-grade access cont...

In episode 48 of EnterpriseReady, Grant Miller is joined by Sanjay Poonen. This expansive conversation draws on Sanjay’s long and storied career in software, from the early engineering days at Apple and Microsoft to his executive and entrepreneurial experience building and scaling multi-billion dollar businesses like VMware. Together, Grant and Sanjay unpack invaluable lessons on engineering, prod...

In episode 47 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Mark Lorion of Tempo. They discuss Mark’s programming background and early enterprise software roles, the importance of seeking customer data at the source, and deep insights on enterprise marketing. About the Guest Mark Lorion is an entrepreneurial and analytical software executive currently serving as CEO of Tempo Software, Board Director of Ma...

In episode 46 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Donald Fischer of Tidelift. Donald shares lessons from his early career journey in product and venture capital, and together they discuss the importance of supporting open source creators at scale. About the Guest Donald Fischer is the CEO and Co-Founder of Tidelift. He was previously VP of Online Services at Red Hat and a senior consultant at In...

In episode 45 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Ed Anuff of DataStax. They discuss the importance of onboarding engineering, the carrying costs of legacy software, and building consumer trust that lasts for years. About the Guest Ed Anuff has over 25 years experience as an entrepreneur, creating innovative consumer and enterprise products and starting and selling several companies, and as an e...

In episode 44 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Job van der Voort, CEO of Remote. They discuss Job’s pivot from neuroscience to startups, his experience building opinionated software at GitLab, and the future of remote work. About the Guest Job van der Voort is the CEO of Remote and the host of the Remote Work Podcast. He was previously VP of Product at GitLab in the time that the company grew...

In episode 43 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Neha Sampat, CEO & Founder of Contentstack. They discuss Neha’s career journey into enterprise and how Contentstack is accelerating the shift from monolithic suites to agile technology stacks. About the Guest Neha Sampat is the Founder & CEO of Contentstack. She previously founded Built.io and Raw Engineering. She was one of “50 Women in...

In episode 42 of EnterpriseReady, Grant is joined by Quinn Slack of Sourcegraph. They explore Quinn’s self-taught development career, insights on finding perfect product-market fit, and the pain points large orgs face when managing massive codebases. About the Guest Quinn Slack is CEO and co-founder of Sourcegraph and a board member at Hack Club. He was previously Forward Deployed Engineer at Pala...

In episode 41 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Wade Foster of Zapier. They unpack Wade’s career journey, how Zapier was founded and self-funded, and lessons learned on maintaining camaraderie among distributed teams. About the Guest Wade Foster is Co-Founder & CEO of Zapier and a graduate of the University of Missouri.

In episode 40 of EnterpriseReady, Grant is joined by Alexis Richardson of Weaveworks. They discuss Weave GitOps, insights on brand revitalization, and the storied career journey that led Alexis from finance to startups to enterprise software. About the Guest Alexis Richardson began his career journey in finance as a trader at Goldman Sachs before founding 3 startups– MetaLogic, Cohesive Networks,...

In episode 39 of EnterpriseReady, Grant Miller is joined by Loris Degioanni of Sysdig. They discuss Loris’s storied career journey, the creation of Sysdig, tactics for better understanding enterprise customers, and the future of open source. About the Guest Loris Degioanni is the CTO and Founder of Sysdig. He was previously Senior Director of Technology at Riverbed Technology, as well as CTO and C...

In episode 38 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Brandon Heller of Forward Networks. They discuss tactics for improving enterprise networks, tips for hiring engineers, and insights on the many roles co-founders play as they launch their companies. About the Guest Brandon Heller is Co-Founder and CTO of Forward Networks and a co-host of the podcast, Seeking Truth in Networking.

In episode 37 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Jay Simons of Bond. They unpack the many lessons Jay has learned from his long and celebrated software career, including growing Atlassian from a startup to the massive, publicly-traded behemoth it is today. About the Guest Jay Simons is the former president of Atlassian. He is currently a General Partner at Bond and a Board Member at Zapier and...

In episode 36 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Shannon Williams of SUSE. They unpack Shannon’s many years working with cloud-native and open source communities, his pioneering of Infrastructure as a Service, and the future of open source. About the Guest With over 20 years of experience working in startups, Shannon Williams is currently Chief Revenue Officer of SUSE. He is also a governing bo...

In episode 35 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Karthik Ranganathan of Yugabyte. They discuss Karthik’s enterprise journey, the fruits of maintaining a customer-driven ethos in business, and building modern databases. All this, and much more, are discussed in our latest episode of the EnterpriseReady Podcast. About the Guest Karthik Ranganathan is the Founder & CTO of Yugabyte, the company...

In this episode, Grant interviews Gene Kim, Co-founder and former CTO of Tripwire. A giant in the world of DevOps, Kim is the author of the successful books, The Unicorn Project (2019), The Phoenix Project (2013), and The DevOps Handbook (2016). Listen as Gene and Grant discuss how enterprise organizations should structure their internal development priorities, the rise of the DevOps ecosystem, an...

In episode 33 of EnterpriseReady, Grant is joined by Shishir Mehrotra of Coda. They discuss important lessons for building and launching products, as well as Shishir’s role as a technology leader at YouTube in it’s pivotal early years, just after the Google acquisition. About the guest Shishir Mehrotra is the Co-Founder and CEO of Coda, a cloud-based document editor. He was previously the Director...

In episode 32 of EnterpriseReady, Grant speaks with Mike Gregoire of Brighton Park Capital. They discuss strategies for growing through a recession, the changing role of modern enterprise salespeople, and the internal metrics Mike uses when evaluating acquisitions. About the guest Mike Gregoire is a Partner at Brighton Park Capital and is a member of the Investment Committee. Previously, Mike was...