The Pair Program

How We Hatched: Mingsheng Hong, Co-founder and CEO of Bluesky | Ep06 In this episode, our host Tim Winkler speaks with Dr. Mingsheng Hong, co-founder and CEO of Bluesky, a startup on a mission to make data clouds cost efficient. Prior to this role, Mingsheng was head of engineering for Google’s ML runtime (e.g. TensorFlow). Mingsheng also had a decade of experience building and delivering Big Data...

From FAANG to Founder: Lessons from Two Startup Founders Who Left Big Tech | The Pair Program Ep21 Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Tomas Reimers and Yasyf Mohamedali. Tomas and Yasyf have both transitioned out of working at FAANG companies into founding their own businesses. Tomas is currently a co-founder at Graphite, a code review platform designed for engineers. Yasy...

How We Hatched: Mike Brown, Co-Founder and CTO of Strider | Ep05 Welcome to another episode of our series "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys. In this episode, our host Tim Winkler speaks with Mike Brown, Co-Founder and CTO of Strider. As a serial entrepreneur, Mike has had a front row seat in the world of data startups. H...

What I Learned When My Startup Got Acquired | The Pair Program Ep20 Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to tech startup leaders Troy Crosby and Brian Retford. Troy is an engineering leader with experience from Series A through IPO and is currently the Director of Engineering at  PatientIQ . He experienced a startup’s acquisition first-hand while working as an engineering manager in the r...

How to Build a Winning Culture for Your Tech Startup | The Pair Program Ep19 Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup tech leaders Anusha Iyer and Ben Wilson. Anusha is the President, CTO and Co-Founder of Corsha. She is a technology leader with over 15 years of experience in security-minded software, analytics, and managed services. Ben is a passionate technologist and serial CTO who h...

My Unique Pathway Into Product Management: A Tale of Two PM’s | The Pair Program Ep18 Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Product Managers Lauren Creedon and Shyvee Shi. Lauren is Head of Product at Goldcast, a B2B software platform for live video and digital events. Before that, she led the AI product org at Drift, and the smart camera product group at Hudl. Shyvee is a Product Manager at...

How We Hatched: Vlad Eidelman, CTO and Chief Scientist of FiscalNote | Ep04 In this episode of "How We Hatched", our host Tim Winkler speaks with Vlad Eidelman, CTO and Chief Scientist of market intelligence startup FiscalNote. By joining FiscalNote, Vlad had the unique opportunity of bringing his data science expertise into the early stages of a product’s development. You’ll learn about: How the...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup founders David Yaffe and Sagiv Ofek. David and Sagiv have both transitioned out of working at FAANG companies into founding their own businesses. David is currently the co-founder and CEO of Estuary. Prior to joining the startup world, he worked at Google, Yahoo, and Boeing. David spends a lot of time thinking about how to efficiently scale and g...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Kerry Munz and Arun Nagarajan. With over 25 years as an engineer and engineering leader at startups, scale-ups, and giant tech companies, Kerry has deep experience in what it takes to build world class products, platforms, and teams. Today Kerry is CTO at Vendr, a fast growing tech unicorn. Arun is the Co-Founder & CTO at BigSpring, a startup on a mi...

How We Hatched: Luca Antiga, CTO of Lightning AI | Ep03 Welcome to another episode of "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys. In this episode, our host Tim Winkler speaks with Luca Antiga (CTO of Lightning AI and co-founder at both Orobix and Tensorwerk). Prior to his current role, Luca was an early contributor to PyTorch and...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to David Jorjani and Anand Safi. David leads product (and technology) at Sayge, a learning and development startup that aspires to empower millions of professionals to reach their full potential. David also teaches at the University of Toronto. Empowering people and teams has been a key thread in David's professional life. Anand is the Director of Engineeri...

How We Hatched: Chris White, CTO of Prefect | Ep02 Welcome to the second episode of our series called "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys. In this episode, our host Tim Winkler speaks with Chris White, the CTO of data startup, Prefect. As the first hire at Prefect, Chris has had a front row seat as the company has grown to...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Marina Simonian and Joshua Herzig-Marx. Marina is a product professional with almost 20 years of experience in designing and launching successful products, primarily in the healthcare systems and digital health industry. She has worked with teams of various configurations, locations, backgrounds and styles, and over the years has honed in on the fact tha...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to Ben Edmunds and Adam Berman. Ben has over fifteen years of experience in the industry, working on everything from startups to enterprise software to robotics. He is currently a Senior Staff Engineer at Wayfair. Ben is the host of the PHP Town Hall and More Than Code podcasts, as well as the author of two books, Securing PHP Apps and Securing Node Apps. A...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to engineering leaders Nick Halm and Damien Stanton.  Nick is the VP of Engineering at fintech startup, JustiFi. Nick is an experienced technology leader driving the creation and maintenance of complex software systems. He has progressed through leadership roles and intentionally mentors development teams through all stages of growth. Damien has worked...

Join us for a discussion about startup equity – from the perspective of employees and founders. In this episode, our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Nate Jones and Ryan McQueeney. Nate Jones got his start in tech maintaining (and breaking) Oracle ecom databases. He went on from there to found his own company (coffee and coffee gear) before moving to Amazon and then Drift. Most recentl...

Join us for a discussion about getting layered– when leadership adds a new role between you and your current boss and fills the role externally (instead of promoting from within). In this episode, our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Kim Merino and Sean McBride. Kim is a self-taught software engineering manager from Los Angeles, where she currently leads the Growth Front End team at Ne...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Anne Neilsen and Rajesh Nerlikar. Anne is the Executive Director of Product Management at cybersecurity startup JupiterOne. Throughout her career, she has developed a specialty in the security space working in both product strategy and marketing at various companies (including Veracode, IANS, and Rapid7). Rajesh is a Co-Founder and Princi...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Jeff Nettleton and Leo Hentschker. Jeff has developed a specialty building software products in the health-tech space. His career journey has included working as the Director of Engineering at Aledade and has most recently brought him to Color, where he is currently the Staff Software Engineer. As the CTO of public notice startup, Column,...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup leaders Roselle Safran and Mike Hans. Roselle is the CEO and Founder of cybersecurity startup, KeyCaliber. Her previous startup, Uplevel Security, was acquired by McAfee. Before becoming an entrepreneur, Roselle led cybersecurity operations at the Executive Office of the President during the Obama Administration. Mike is the VP of Engineering at...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup tech leaders Padmashree Koneti and Seth Cousins. Padmashree has spent over 25 years building a career in tech, spanning Software Engineering, Product Management and Operations. Padmashree deeply believes that each person's career is a unique journey, more akin to rock climbing the face of a mountain than a linear progression on a well-defined pat...

How We Hatched: Igor Jablokov, Founder and CEO of Pryon | Ep01 Welcome to the first episode of our series called "How We Hatched" where we have candid conversations with tech founders and unveil their unique startup journeys. In this episode, our host Tim Winkler speaks with Igor Jablokov, the founder and CEO of AI startup Pryon. Previously at IBM, Igor grew impatient with the gap between the inve...

Join us as our hosts, Tim and Mike, talk to startup engineering leaders, Frankie Nicoletti and Josh Tong. Frankie is a software engineer, leader, educator, and polymath and has worked at several early-stage startups ranging from ecommerce to social media. Josh Tong is currently the Principal Product Manager at CognitOps and offers a decade of experience building out product teams at Series A start...

What are the roles of startup product and engineering teams? How can these teams collaborate effectively, to make innovative products? Join our hosts, Tim and Mike, alongside our guests Rebecca Moran and Johnny Ray Austin, as they discuss the unique relationship between product and engineering.  With 5+ years of experience leading startup product teams, Rebecca offers a wealth of valuable ins...

How does a startup evolve from risky venture to stable organization? What role does funding play in a startup’s trajectory?  In this episode, co-hosts Tim and Mike, alongside our guests Michael Grove and Spiro Roiniotis, dissect how the source of funding impacts the way startups scale. Michael is SVP of Engineering and Co-Founder at Stardog, where he manages their world-class engineering orga...