In Your Shoes

In Conversation with Patricia Ferreiro on In Your Shoes Podcast about Philosophy of languages, Large language models, future of intelligence and how to be effective in the age of information abundance. Patricia is the founder and CEO of Luar Labs based out of Zurich, Switzerland. Prior to this, she had technical and strategy roles at Microsoft, DataBricks and IBM. At Luar Labs, she trains executiv...

In this conversation, Vivek interviews Mathias Meyer, discussing his journey from a software engineer to a leadership role, the challenges of management, and the importance of company culture. They explore the impact of burnout on leaders, the dynamics of middle management, and the insights shared in the book, 'The Intentional Organization' written by Sara Hicks and Mathias Meyer. The disc...

In this conversation, Vivek Juneja engages with Daniel and Jan, two researchers deeply involved in the ARC Challenge and the field of deep learning. They discuss their backgrounds, motivations for participating in the ARC Challenge, and the implications of the challenge for future AI research. The conversation covers the limitations of current language models, the importance of energy efficiency,...

On this edition of this podcast, I have Sönke Bullerdiek talk about EU Tech, Startups & Journey from Silicon Valley Partnerships to Purposeful Innovation. Sönke had the ring side access of the Tech eco system in Europe having worked with multiple startups and corporates. You can connect with Sönke at https://www.linkedin.com/in/soenkebullerdiek/

On this edition of this podcast, I have Vlad Știrbu, a leading Quantum Software researcher based out of Finland. As a Nokia alumni, Vlad shares his journey to get into Quantum Computing and the state of the art in the Quantum Computing world. You can connect with Vlad at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vladstirbu/

On the 5th edition of this podcast, I have Abhishek Parolkar on the show for the first time. He is one of my oldest friends, and a deep thinker and practitioner of various fields. He started as an engineer and moved to lead product and engineering in wide variety of startup as a senior leader. He moved to Sales in the last years, and now is starting his new company Manx. AI ( https://www.manx.ai/)...

I talk about Software Architecture modernization with Nick Tune and David Gebhardt in this episode of In Your Shoes podcast. Nick is an Architecture Modernization Consultant and Author of the book Architecture Modernization. David is Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTO & CPO), mobile.de GmbH (part of Adevinta), and contributed to Architecture modernization book. Few topics we covered i...

In a wide ranging talk, I speak to Dr. Mikio L Braun, who is an independent consultant and freelancer in the field of applied AI in Berlin. In past he has worked extensively in building data products and researching AI at companies like Zalando, Get Your Guide and others. He is a prolific public speaker and thought leader in this space. We had a free ranging talk as a follow up from the past appea...

In this episode I talk to Manuel Pais discussing Team topologies, Fast flow and adoption patterns. This is round 2 of Manuel appearing on the podcast and we follow up this time on how Team topologies has taken the industry by storm, its adoption challenges and anti-patterns. Manuel also talked about ideas that he is thinking about in 2023 to build high performing teams. 

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature Lucy Howie, who is a co-founder of Quan, a startup that provides an end-to-end platform to improve wellbeing and team performance. Lucy is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experience and was recently part of the YCombinator W22 batch. She shared inspiring stories behind her new startup and learning in the Silicon Valley. This is an amazing behi...

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature an ex-colleague of mine, Daniel Truemper , who is a Principal Engineer at Zalando focussing on internal platforms for developers. In the podcast. he shares his journey moving to Principal engineer, what he learnt over time and what makes this role challenging and exciting. This was a really interesting conversation that would inspire engineers ab...

In this special episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature the author of the book " The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic" written by Joe Miller, the Financial Times' Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTech's COVID-19 project. The book covers the dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against COVID-19. In the podc...

Martin is an experienced engineering manager and in our conversation we talk about a range of topics including mentoring, getting better as a leader through listening and being vulnerable. He had some valuable ideas for new leaders and perhaps this is a session where the conversation felt more like a therapy. Instead of just going over easy bits and making the conversation more snack-able, we insi...

Sarah is an accomplished Leadership coach and runs the Unique-U program for female leaders in Tech. Before this, she had an esteemed career at Rolls-Royce for many years. In the podcast, we talk about mentoring, especially the process of finding mentors and sustaining a good mentoring relationship. We further explore Sarah's personal journey from Rolls-Royce to her coaching profession, and touch u...

Manuel Pais is co-author of the book "Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow". He started the Team Topologies Academy to help organizations scale learning around modern team dynamics and fast flow. He is also recognized by TechBeacon as a DevOps thought leader. Manuel is an independent IT organizational consultant and trainer, focused on team interactions, delivery...

Ondřej or as others call him - Ondra is an Educator, Software Designer and Thought leader. He champions the ideas around software architecture, and helps his customers and students adopt the practices that help them design resilient and maintainable software architecture. He is passionate about Software Engineering, Architecture, Software Design Principles, Automation and Scalability. We discuss a...

Ain TheMachine is electronic music as you've never seen - Techno beats are generated live using the body's sounds. The man behind Ain TheMachine - Diego is an ingenious music artist based out of Berlin and has gathered a following in the recent years thanks to his innovative music style and creative production. Diego and I discuss diverse range of topics including his music style, how he reverse e...

Simon is an experienced Learning and Development professional, and has been working in this field for a long time. In this episode, we learn about how learning and development is used as an intervention and how can leaders optimise for learning outcomes in the modern workplace. We also delve into how to approach learning in the midst of attention crisis and his recommendations for anyone who wants...

Suman is a Research Scientist and is currently an NIH Pathway to Independence Fellow in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer and Prof. Daniel Anderson at MIT. In this episode, we learn about his career journey moving from engineering to medical sciences, role of inter-disciplinary thinking and much more. We also discuss the future of personalized medicine and the advances he and his team are maki...

Tim runs the WBS Coding School in Berlin. In this episode, we cover a lot of ground. Tim shares his experience of running the coding school helping people to bootstrap their career in software engineering. We also discuss about how to find out your process of learning and the future of education. If you are someone who wants to transform the education, and has an interest in the process of learnin...

This is a special episode featuring Tim-Alexander Leuthold. He runs the WBS Coding School in Berlin. In this special episode, we briefly discuss about the process of learning to learn. Tim shares his wisdom of figuring out the right medium to use for yourself, and that requires experimentation and willingness to fail. The full episode of this podcast features the Tim's story of why he started this...

Dr. Dana Tarcatu is a Palliative care physician in New York city. In this episode, we discuss the element of listening and treating people a whole, which are the foundation for her approach in palliative care. We also discuss how palliative care was a transformative journey for Dana that introduced her to spirituality and its effect on people. Further, Dana shares what she has learnt over the year...

This is a special episode featuring Dr. Dana Tarcatu. She is a Palliative care physician in New York city. In this special episode, we briefly discuss the element of listening and treating people a whole, which are the foundation for her approach in palliative care.  The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ You can reach Dr. Dana Tarcatu on Facebook a...

Dr. Geetha is an accomplished educator in the field of engineering and technology. She achieved her PhD from the renowned National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India. In this episode, we discuss the role of teaching in 21st century, the prevalence of rote learning especially in Indian education system and how modern education especially remote learning can be embraced by the teachers. We...

This is a special episode featuring Dr. Geetha Prakash from India. Geetha is an accomplished educator in the field of engineering and technology. She achieved her PhD from the renowned National Institute of Technology in Karnataka, India. In this special episode, we discuss the prevalence of rote learning especially in Indian education system and how students and teachers move towards an experient...