Peter Bell

Geeks Who Lead Podcast

Technology EN ↓ 204 episodes

Hear the inside stories of the "geeks who lead at scale" - Directors, VPs and CTOs running software engineering orgs at larger companies with 100+ engineers, and interviews with domain experts who can help those leaders to manage their engineering orgs more effectively. I'm your host - Peter Bell, I've been helping senior engineering leaders to connect with and learn from their peers since 2010! This podcast is designed for engineering leaders who want to learn the latest good practices from their peers who are way too busy operating to write an article or publish a book! Running a software e...

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Web Security for Startup CTOs w. Andrew Useckas 10.11.2016 35:44

Andrew Useckas is the CTO of Threat-X; a 10 person startup based out of Colorado that provides Web Application Firewalls as a Service. Join Andrew as we discuss the most relevant threats to software startup companies today and we learn how he and his team built a next-gen security company. Find Andrew on Twitter at https://twitter.com/daronin and Threat-X at https://threat-x.com/ Favorite Quotes:...

Building Teams that create Customer Success w. Ingrid Alongi 03.11.2016 41:30

Ingrid Alongi is the co-founder of Quickleft, a software development firm in Boulder Colorado which was acquired by Cognizant in March of 2016. In this episode, Ingrid takes us through the founding story of QuickLeft, and how QuickLeft used Net Promoter Scores to drive great outcomes for end-customers. Find Ingrid on Twitter at @electromute and check out QuickLeft at QuickLeft.com . Favorite Quot...

ZCash ($ZEC) – A blockchain for Privacy with Zooko Wilcox 28.10.2016 17:04

We’ve got a special bonus episode for you all this week. Episode 0.8 of our Podcast was a Boulder Startup Week talk about ZCash by its founder; Zooko Wilcox. ZCash is a privacy-centric blockchain. Zcash payments are published on a public blockchain, but the sender, recipient, and amount of a transaction remain private. A lot of people are really excited about a blockchain that enables truly anony...

Crossing the Chasm w. Brandon Purcell 27.10.2016 45:17

Brandon Purcell is the CTO of SpatialKey ; a leading geospatial intelligence analytics platform. SpatialKey started as a proof of concept prototype in 2007 and has grown into a full-fledged profitable business over the last seven years. Listen to this episode to hear SpatialKey’s founding journey; from finding a core customer who was willing to pay for their product, to growing into a SAAS provide...