MovingFast Tech

Evan Harris, CTO at TermScout, gives us a reality check on what’s happening with machine learning and AI. Many companies are talking about developing ML and AI - but what is the reality? What do tech leaders need to know to integrate AI and machine learning into workflows and software products - and what are the strengths - and the limitations of this technology today? Evan’s background implementing AI and machine learning as a CTO informs his perspective and provides listeners with interesting insights.

How do you create an effective, data-driven organization? Should startups start tracking engineering metrics early while the company is small? How do engineers respond to tracking metrics? What are the key metrics to monitor? To answer these questions and more, we spoke with Dan Lines. Dan is the former vice president of engineering and current co-founder and COO of Linear B, a platform focused on making engineering teams more productive. Dan is also the host of a great podcast and community called Dev Interrupted. Dan’s first-hand experience helps us fully understand the issues at hand when we are discussing efficiency and productivity in engineering. MovingFast Tech Podcasts are brought to you by profiq.com. Listen Now!

Typically the CEO leads investor relations, but what is the CTOs role during a funding exercise? How can they best be prepared for their role in meetings and during due diligence? To delve into this important matter, we had the opportunity to speak with Natty Zola. Natty is a partner in Matchstick Ventures - an early-stage technology investor. Natty was the Managing Director for 6 Techstars Accelerators, has invested in over 80 companies and has mentorship experience with over 200 companies. Natty was also a startup founder who sold his company to AOL. His vast experience provides a very interesting perspective for our podcast discussion on how CTOs can best prepare and contribute to investor meetings. These MovingFast Tech Podcasts are brought to you by profiq.com. Listen now!

This MovingFast Tech episode features Chris Driscol, VP of Engineering at Commercial Tribe, delving into a topic that impacts everyone working in software development: tech debt. Mr. Driscol, a computer scientist with a background in full-stack development, has been leading product development teams for the past 6 years. He explains the specifics of technical debt, using financial debt as a jumping-off point to help explain the concept of technical debt. He also covers the 4 types of tech debt, innovative practices when it comes to developing features vs. dealing with tech debt, navigating difficult tech debt conversations effectively with management, and more. MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com [https://profiq.com/]

What improves development velocity for engineering teams - and why is this an important factor to consider? Velocity is the speed of something in a given direction - and development velocity is the speed of development in the direction of creating something of value. In this Moving Fast Tech Podcast, we sat down with serial entrepreneur and technology leader Rob Pinna, VP of Product and Engineering at Serenity App, Inc., to understand how to boost velocity for product and development teams. Listen now! MovingFast Tech Podcasts, Meetups, and Round Tables are powered by profiq.com [https://profiq.com/]