Software People Stories

I continue my conversation with Gorkem Ercan, founding Distinguished Engineer and CTO of Jozu. Gorkem has experience working and leading teams with various technologies ranging from building IDEs, to building mobile phones, and CI/CD systems. He is an avid contributor and supporter of open source. In this part of the conversation, Gorkem talks about: Time Management and Prioritization: for both pe...

I am in conversation with Gorkem Ercan, founding Distinguished Engineer and CTO of Jozu. Gorkem has experience working and leading teams with various technologies ranging from building IDEs, to building mobile phones, and CI/CD systems. He is an avid contributor and supporter of open source. In this conversation, Gorkem talks about: Gorkem's Background: Early interest in computers Discovering open...

I continue my conversation with Sophia Willows, the Head of Engineering at Rye, an a16z-backed developer tools startup making APIs for online commerce.  At Rye, Sophia shapes the technical direction of the company and is responsible for building a high-performance engineering culture. In this part Sophia discusses the challenges of creating consistent and user-friendly APIs.  She emphasizes the im...

Today, I am in conversation with Sophia Willows, the Head of Engineering at Rye, an a16z-backed developer tools startup making APIs for online commerce. At Rye, Sophia shapes the technical direction of the company and is responsible for building a high-performance engineering culture. She is a software engineer from New Zealand, shares her journey into the tech industry. Initially aspiring to be a...

In today’s episode we have Chitra in conversation with Lekha Bajpai where she shares – Tech veteran of 30 plus years Started her career in Calcutta with Deep Tech across many sectors like manufacturing, commercial apps, engineering aps and supply chain Inspired by her father to study engineering First project on inter machine communication protocols, the excitement of innovation  Working on an exp...

In today's episode we have Chitra in conversation with Lekha Bajpai where she shares - Tech veteran of 30 plus years Started her career in Calcutta with Deep Tech across many sectors like manufacturing, commercial apps, engineering aps and supply chain Inspired by her father to study engineering First project on inter machine communication protocols, the excitement of innovation  Working on an exp...

Shiv continues his conversation with Greg Foster, Cofounder and CTO of graphite.dev. Greg shares AI's Role in Code Review: AI as a Code Reviewer: AI can identify simple bugs, stylistic issues, and potential inconsistencies. Limitations of AI: AI struggles with complex reasoning, understanding context, and making creative decisions. Human-AI Collaboration: Humans are still essential for high-level...

In this episode Shiv is in conversation with Greg Foster, Cofounder and CTO of graphite.dev. This is the first part, Greg talks about His Journey into Software: Early Days: Started coding in high school, selling iPhone apps. College and Early Career: Studied CS, worked at Airbnb, learned infrastructure and on-call duties. Founding Graphite: Co-founded Graphite with friends to build developer tools...

This Episode marks six years of the podcast ! Thanks to all your love and support. In today's conversation we have all our three hosts Sivaguru Gayatri and Chitra reflecting their own personal and professional S-curves . They also ideate on what could be coming up next for the podcast. Happy listening!!

In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Santana Krishnan.(SK) SK talks about How he started building his own self from the educational perspective in Kochi. Built his firm for independent organization which was creating early wins using agile as a way of working Moving to ThoughtWorks and then currently consulting with many organizations' in the advisory capacity as well as executive coac...

Today Gayatri is in conversation with Srini on his personal and professional s-curves, where He talks about his multiple decades of career span across geographies. He talks about S-curves that failed and succeeded. He also constantly gives a very good framework of thought processes on how you have to think. When you move up the ladder. He covers around why, what is the intention behind choosing th...

In this thematic  conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague and Coach at PM Power, Mohan Ram.. In this conversation, Mohan touches upon various topics, including: S Curves in Personal and Professional Life Conscious vs. Unconscious S Curves The Importance of Support Systems Letting Go and Moving On Preparing for New Roles Retrospective Analysis The Impact of Rapid Change The...

In this thematic  conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague and Coach at PM Power, Anantha Natarajan.  In this conversation, Anand, as he prefers to be called, shared various significant S-curves in his personal and professional life including Decision to enter the software industry, Migrating to Australia,  Pursuing an MBA, and  Transitioning to a leadership role.  He empha...

In this thematic  conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague and  Coach at PM Power, Gopalan. In this conversation, Gopal shares:some Specific S-Curves : Transitioning from Home to Hostel: This early experience fostered independence and adaptability. Shifting from Academics to Professional Life: Adapting to the different demands and expectations of the professional world. Evo...

In this thematic  conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague, Coach and serial author, Paramu Kurumathur. In this conversation, Paramu shares some specific S-Curve in his life: School Change: Moving from Trivandrum to Calicut presented challenges like adapting to a new language, culture, and classmates. IIT Entrance and College: Entering IIT brought Paramu face-to-face with h...

I continue my conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data science, data engineering, and AI solutions In this part, Ben talks about: The importance of user adoption for successful technology implementation. The challenges and benefits of agile development in contract-based projects. The value of personal practic...

I am in conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data science, data engineering, and AI solutions Some of the highlights from the conversation are: How he started programming on the Commodore 64 Starting a travel company and getting hands on experience with building and managing IT infrastructure Working in differ...

I continue my conversation with Douglas Ferguson, an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist. He is the president of Voltage Control, a facilitation academy that develops leaders through various programs. In this part of the conversation, Douglas shares his story related to: Voltage Control: A facilitation academy focused on developing collaborative leaders. Facilitation skills: Valuable for...

I am in conversation with Douglas Ferguson. Douglas is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist. He is the president of Voltage Control, a facilitation academy that develops leaders through various programs. In this part of the conversation, Douglas shares his story related to: Douglas's journey: From individual contributor to leader, emphasizing the importance of understanding and empathy...

I continue my conversation with Karthik Viswanathan, the President of Ochyo Inc, a consulting firm that specializes in serving State & Local governments around strategy development, technology enablement and business process optimization In this part, Karthik delves deeper into the challenges and opportunities within government IT. He discusses the complexities of balancing top-down mandates with...

I am in conversation with Karthik Viswanathan, the President of Ochyo Inc, a consulting firm that specializes in serving State & Local governments around strategy development, technology enablement and business process optimization In this part of the conversation, Karthik shares: Karthik's career path: Started in IT after college in Bombay (now Mumbai) Worked in tech support for a university in t...

Sivaguru continues the conversation with Ravi Krishnappa, managing partner at July Ventures. In this part, he shares his thoughts as below Emphasizes that his curiosity drives him to understand new concepts deeply, particularly through teaching. How teaching others can enhance one’s own understanding, He says that having ideas alone is not sufficient. Successful outcomes depend on understanding an...

Sivaguru is in conversation with Ravi Krishnappa, managing partner at July Ventures. He talks about How he Started as a mechanical engineer and ERP consultant, then co-founded Accel Venture Partners and Inatech. Transitioned to angel investing and is now a partner at July Ventures, focusing on B2B tech startups. He also attributes his success to an intense curiosity and a broad interest in various...

This marks 300 episodes of the Software People Stories. The journey has been very enriching. But more of that, in a few weeks, when we complete six years of the podcast. In addition, the guest today is a person who has been a mentor to me and whose qualities technically and as a leader, I admire. I continue my conversation with Gunaseelan Narayanan, known as Guna. Guna is an executive coach with a...

This is a special episode for me, personally. This marks 300 episodes of the Software People Stories. The journey has been very enriching. But more of that, in a few weeks, when we complete six years of the podcast. In addition, the guest today is a person who has been a mentor to me and whose qualities technically and as a leader, I admire. I am in conversation with Gunaseelan Narayanan, known as...