The Story of Software

Alan Gleeson , CEO and Co-Founder at Contento , joins us to discuss how to compete in a market with well-established competitors, and the journey he is on with scaling his own company. Alan has extensive leadership experience and is passionate about helping Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) companies scale.  Competing In A Crowded Market: Standing out in a crowded market has grown to be a tough challen...

Toby O’Rourke, CTO at FundApps, joins us to discuss his experience in scaling software teams in a short period of time. Toby is the Chief Technology Officer at FundApps , a software company providing automated compliance monitoring services to some of the world’s largest asset managers, hedge funds, and investment banks. With over 15 years of experience in software engineering, Toby has led agile...

Roland Tritsch from Community.com shares his insights on leading remote software teams and how to get remote working right. Roland is the Senior Director of Engineering at Community.com , a Santa Monica-based company redefining the way in which brands communicate with their customers via text. Roland is an experienced Senior Executive with a proven track record of building, transforming and leadin...

Artem Kalaitan, CPO at Getvisibility, joins us to discuss best practices in Data Security and recent innovations in this space.  Artem is the Chief Product Officer at Getvisibility, a leader in AI and Machine Learning for the classification, discovery, and protection of unstructured data. Artem is a domain expert in cybersecurity and data protection with years of experience in cybersecurity forens...

Jim Brandt, CTO at Best Practical Solution, joins our podcast to talk about the benefits and the future of open-source software within the tech industry. Jim is a highly experienced product manager and tech leader. He is currently the Chief Technology Officer at Best Practical Solutions, a company developing an open-source Request Tracker for Incident Response (RTIR), ticket, and incident-tracking...

Marco Ziccardi from Doctolib joins us to talk about scaling software teams, and the importance of keeping your team engaged in that process. The Guest: Marco Ziccardi, Director of Engineering at Doctolib: Marco Ziccardi is the Director of Engineering, Security & Privacy at Doctolib , an innovative healthcare company providing solutions to care teams. With over 10 years of experience in the ind...

Sagar Patel, VP of Engineering at Ampla, joins us to discuss how engineering leaders should manage growth, productivity, and culture in software teams. The Guest: Sagar Patel, VP of Engineering at Ampla Sagar Patel is an experienced technology leader with a demonstrated history of building and managing high-performing product and engineering teams. Currently, he is the VP of Engineering at Ampla,...

Sebastian Lau and Jack Godau from Doctorly join us to talk about the evolution of digital healthcare and recent technological advancements in the sector. Sebastian Lau and Jack Godau are the CTO and CDO at Doctorly . Doctorly provides all of the digital technology, tools, and support, via a single system, for a doctor to efficiently and digitally manage their practice. They also enable patients to...

Brian Kelly, VP of Engineering at AppMap, joins us to talk about code security from best practices to main vulnerabilities. Brian has over 25 years of experience in software, with 20 years of experience managing and scaling engineering teams both locally and internationally. His areas of expertise include cybersecurity, SaaS, DevOps, microservices, and distributed systems. He has led the developme...

Francesco Dominidiato , CTO at Casavo , shares his insights on the path to becoming a tech leader & the experiences one needs to gain along the way. Francesco is the CTO at Casavo, a company redesigning the experience of selling and buying homes by leveraging proprietary technology in each step of the transaction process. Francesco shares some context about his career journey in technology &am...

Stefan Avramtchev is a Leadership and Agile Coach with 20 years of experience in software engineering. He specializes in coaching software development teams, and individuals going through a switch in their careers. He joins us today to speak about coaching people entering a managerial role for the first time.  From Individual Contributor to Leader By this stage, we are well aware that a successful...

Igor Bakman , CTO at ViViRA Health Lab , joins us to discuss the different approaches and mindsets involved in managing code vs people. Igor is the CTO at ViViRA Health Lab, a Berlin-based company providing personalised therapeutic training for patients with musculoskeletal pain. Igor joins the podcast to discuss his career journey from software engineer to CTO, and his passion for building succes...

Chuck Herrin, CTO at Wib and a long-term security practitioner, shares his insights on escalating cyber attacks and the growing importance of API security.  The Guest: Chuck Herrin is the CTO at Wib , a platform providing a comprehensive solution for the full API software development lifecycle. He has over 18 years of experience as CISO in global financial services firms of all shapes and sizes. W...

Jacopo Toccacieli , COO at ShippyPro , shares his insights on customer experience and providing impeccable results through a zero-bug policy. ShippyPro is a company simplifying the way people ship, track and return their e-commerce orders, all over the world. Jacopo shares his career journey in technology. We talk about the principles that have enabled him to deliver successful results, such as th...

Peter Kisel , CTO at Cyrkl , joins us to talk about balancing product and software development, especially in the earlier stages of a company’s growth. Cyrkl is Europe's leading circular waste management platform and Peter shares some context about the company, the challenges they are facing as they continue to innovate, and striking the right balance between product and software development....

Niall Twomey is the CTO and Co-Founder of Fenergo , one of Ireland’s tech unicorns. Niall is here to share some context about the story of Fenergo and how the business has gained success since 2008. Scaling a Tech Company Internationally: In order to keep scaling, businesses need to embrace change and take completely different approaches at different stages of a company’s growth. The needs and the...

On this week's episode, our podcast host, Padraig Coffey , was invited to join another podcast called Design Talk (dot IE) by Allen Higgins.  Listen to this episode to find out where design happens within consulting services and in what forms.  Design Talk (dot IE) is a podcast about design in-the-wild:  The good, the beautiful, and the useful. Uncover the essence of design, the backstory to...

Ivo Krka, and Tihomir Lolic, Co-founders at Sportening, share their experience building a successful product in the competitive sports industry. Ivo Krka and Tihomir Lolic lead the tech and product teams at Sportening , a startup that is building a social network where sports fanatics can join a community of fellow minded fans. Through Sportening, fans talk sports with other fans, find informative...

May Piamenta , Co-founder & CEO at Vee , shares her experiences as an entrepreneur in the volunteering space. May Piamenta, Co-founder and CEO of Vee, founded Vee together with her two partners, Gil and Avi, with the goal of making social impact simpler than ever. Before founding Vee in 2019, she led a global nonprofit team, where she managed 10 million volunteers in over 32 countries. All the...

On this episode of the Story of Software podcast, Didier Caroff , VP of Engineering at Akeneo , shares his insights on structuring and restructuring engineering teams as tech departments grow. Didier is the VP of Engineering at Akeneo, a global leader in product experience management . Akeneo helps merchants and brands deliver customer experiences across all sales channels, including eCommerce, mo...

Ron Danenberg , CTO & Co-founder of Kolleno , joins our podcast to talk about growing a company from single to multiplayer & building software collaboratively. Ron Danenberg is the Co-founder and CTO at Kolleno, a company on a mission to help businesses streamline credit control and collections. Kolleno automates key credit control functions and uses intelligent omnichannel communications...

Marco Hülsmann , Chief Operations and Technology Officer at MyPostcard.com , joins us to talk about business resilience and shares his insights on keeping your company alive when the world changes. Marco is Chief Operations & Technology Officer at MyPostcard.com, one of Germany’s fastest-growing technology companies. MyPostcard is made up of an international team passionately and creatively up...

Samantha Mountford , CTO at Feast It , joins our podcast to talk about the current status of the events industry & technology’s role in enabling in-person events. Samantha Mountford has decades of experience in the IT industry and has led software teams within various companies. She is currently the CTO at Feast It, the UK’s leading event booking platform, where you can book the perfect suppli...

Daniel White , CEO and Co-founder of Signol , helps us understand how we can influence behavioural patterns within ourselves and our companies. Daniel White is the Co-Founder and CEO at Signol, a software platform that draws on insights from behavioural economics to encourage employees to make more efficient decisions. Signol provides users with actions and feedback through multiple communication...

Nina Mannheimer , Co-founder of Klim , joins us to share her experience of setting up and scaling a company that caters to a growing sustainability initiative - regenerative agriculture. Nina Mannheimer is the Co-founder and Chief Product Officer at Klim, a company enabling farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture at scale by assisting them via a digital companion. Klim is creating a move...