Built to Trust

Podcast by Soummya Datta

English

Business

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About Built to Trust

New podcast weblog Trust isn’t soft. It’s infrastructure. Built to Trust is a podcast for founders, engineers, and leaders who are building real things — companies, teams, families — and trying to do it without losing themselves. Hosted by Soummya Datta, a hands-on builder and engineering executive behind hybrid aircraft and high-performing teams, each episode explores the hard lessons that don’t get taught in leadership books: how to fire someone with respect, why urgency needs systems, and how being a parent made him a better manager. Whether you're scaling a team, hiring your first IC, or just trying to get better at leading under pressure — Built to Trust gives you honest insights with zero fluff.

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14 episodes

Episode 14 Built to Trust — Season Finale: What We Learned & What’s Next

A fast, practical wrap-up of Episodes 1–13 with the 10 most useful tools and a 90-day adoption plan to make delivery calmer and safer. Plus: announcing the Built to Trust book—an actionable field guide based on the season, arriving on Amazon in December (paperback + Kindle). Subscribe to catch the launch.

21 Nov 2025 - 18 min

Episode 13 Interface First: Contracts, Seams, and Zero-Drama Integration

Most program risk hides at the boundaries. In this episode, Soummya breaks down how to write interface contracts you can’t misread, build daily contract tests, run seam soaks with jitter/loss, and version ICDs so changes land cleanly. Includes a “seam board,” fault menu, and metrics so integration becomes boring—in the best way.

14 Nov 2025 - 24 min

Episode 12 Grow the Humans: Ladders, 1:1s, Feedback, and Fair Promotions

People scale with clarity and reps—not slogans. I share a one-page ladder, a 30-minute 1:1 that changes Monday, feedback that lands, and a fair, evidence-based promotion loop. We cover reps, mentoring vs. sponsorship, parity checks, and how to right-size the process for a 10-person team, a 50–150 group, and a few-hundred-person org. Copyable templates inside.

7 Nov 2025 - 21 min

Episode 11 Runbooks That Actually Run

Turn procedures into reliable recovery. I share a one page runbook header, a step table that carries its own proof, and a rollback first design that works at three in the morning. Includes domain examples for hardware bring up, software release, robotics operations, HIL scenarios, and production stations, plus metrics for freshness, coverage, and time to recover. Copy and paste templates you can use Monday.

31 Oct 2025 - 27 min

Episode 10 Calm Status: Numbers Over Adjectives for Hardware, Software, and Robotics

Turn status into an engine that unblocks teams. I share a one page weekly format for every stream, a large org roll up that surfaces real decisions, and need help cards that drive fast escalations. Includes the numbers that matter by discipline and how Systems Engineering and Program Management reporting shifts from development to production. Copy and paste templates you can use Monday.

24 Oct 2025 - 31 min

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