Founders Talk: Startups, CEOs, Leadership

This week Adam is joined by Scott Johnston, CEO of Docker. Scott shares his journey to the CEO role, how he’s leading the company to not only grow revenue, but to also invest in developer facing features, their shift from a enterprise sales focus to a PLG driven model, and we even talk about Docker Desktop, the competition it faces, and the struggle they face when considering making it open source. Leave us a comment [https://changelog.com/founderstalk/97/discuss] Changelog++ [https://changelog.com/++] members save 3 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: * Typesense [https://cloud.typesense.org/?utm_source=changelog] – Lightning fast, globally distributed Search-as-a-Service that runs in memory. You literally can’t get any faster! * Fastly [https://fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog] – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com [https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship] * Fly.io [https://fly.io/changelog] – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog [https://fly.io/changelog] and check out the speedrun in their docs [https://fly.io/docs/speedrun/]. Featuring: * Scott Johnston – Twitter [https://twitter.com/scottcjohnston], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottcjohnston] * Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon [https://changelog.social/@adam], Twitter [https://twitter.com/adamstac], GitHub [https://github.com/adamstac], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak], Website [https://adamstacoviak.com/] Show Notes: * How Docker 2.0 went from $11M to $135M in 2 years [https://sacra.com/research/docker-plg-pivot/] * Docker Pricing [https://www.docker.com/pricing/] * Docker Series B [https://www.docker.com/press-release/docker-series-b/] * Docker Scout [https://docs.docker.com/scout/] * We’re No Longer Sunsetting the Free Team Plan [https://www.docker.com/blog/no-longer-sunsetting-the-free-team-plan/] * Docker-Sponsored Open Source Program [https://www.docker.com/community/open-source/application/] * OrbStack [https://orbstack.dev] * Podman [https://podman-desktop.io/] Something missing or broken? PRs welcome! [https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/founderstalk/founders-talk-97.md]

This week Adam is joined by Michael Grinich, Founder & CEO at WorkOS. Michael shares his journey to build WorkOS, what it takes to cross the Enterprise Chasm, and how he’s building his sales organization for growth. Leave us a comment [https://changelog.com/founderstalk/96/discuss] Changelog++ [https://changelog.com/++] members get a bonus 7 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today! Sponsors: * Sentry [https://sentry.io/for/session-replay/] – Get to the root cause of an error or latency issue faster by seeing all the technical details related to that issue in one visual replay on your web application. Use the code CHANGELOG and get the team plan free for three months. * Postman [https://www.postman.com/changelogpod] – Build APIs together — More than 20 million developers use Postman for building and using APIs. Postman simplifies each step of the API lifecycle and streamlines collaboration so you can create better APIs—faster. * DevCycle [http://devcycle.com/changelog] – Build better software with DevCycle. Feature flags, without the tech debt. DevCycle is a Feature Flag Management platform designed to help you build maintainable code at scale. * Fastly [https://fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog] – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com [https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship] Featuring: * Michael Grinich – Twitter [https://twitter.com/grinich], GitHub [https://github.com/grinich], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/grinich], Website [https://workos.com] * Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon [https://changelog.social/@adam], Twitter [https://twitter.com/adamstac], GitHub [https://github.com/adamstac], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak], Website [https://adamstacoviak.com/] Show Notes: * WorkOS [https://workos.com/] * Ironclad [https://ironcladapp.com] * WorkOS: Enterprise’s Great Equalizer [https://www.generalist.com/briefing/workos] * WorkOS raises $80m in Series B financing, acquires Modulz [https://workos.com/blog/series-b] * WorkOS raises $15M to build “Stripe for enterprise-ready features” [https://grinich.medium.com/workos-raises-15m-to-build-stripe-for-enterprise-ready-features-35040ee7f353] * WorkOS careers [https://workos.com/careers] * Resend [https://resend.com] Something missing or broken? PRs welcome! [https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/founderstalk/founders-talk-96.md]

This week Adam is joined by Alex Gallego, Founder & CEO at Redpanda Data, to share his builder journey to create the Redpanda streaming data platform. Leave us a comment [https://changelog.com/founderstalk/95/discuss] Changelog++ [https://changelog.com/++] members save 6 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: * Sentry [https://sentry.io/for/session-replay/] – Session Replay! Rewind and replay every step of the user’s journey before and after they encountered an issue. Eliminate the guesswork and get to the root cause of an issue, faster. Use the code CHANGELOG and get the team plan free for three months. * Square [https://developer.squareup.com/] – Develop on the platform that sellers trust. There is a massive opportunity for developers to support Square sellers by building apps for today’s business needs. Learn more at developer.squareup.com [https://developer.squareup.com/] to dive into the docs, APIs, SDKs and to create your Square Developer account — tell them Changelog sent you. * Fastly [https://fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog] – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com [https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship] * Fly.io [https://fly.io/changelog] – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog [https://fly.io/changelog] and check out the speedrun in their docs [https://fly.io/docs/speedrun/]. Featuring: * Alex Gallego – Twitter [https://twitter.com/emaxerrno], GitHub [https://github.com/emaxerrno], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandergallego], Website [https://redpanda.com] * Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon [https://changelog.social/@adam], Twitter [https://twitter.com/adamstac], GitHub [https://github.com/adamstac], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak], Website [https://adamstacoviak.com/] Show Notes: * Redpanda [https://redpanda.com] Something missing or broken? PRs welcome! [https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/founderstalk/founders-talk-95.md]

This week Adam is joined by Jori Lallo, Co-founder of Linear, to talk about creating magical software and building high-quality software teams. Leave us a comment [https://changelog.com/founderstalk/94/discuss] Changelog++ [https://changelog.com/++] members get a bonus 4 minutes at the end of this episode and zero ads. Join today! Sponsors: * Fastly [https://fastly.com/] – Our bandwidth partner. Fastly powers fast, secure, and scalable digital experiences. Move beyond your content delivery network to their powerful edge cloud platform. Learn more at fastly.com [https://www.fastly.com/?utm_source=changelog&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=changelog-sponsorship] * Fly.io [https://fly.io/changelog] – The home of Changelog.com — Deploy your apps and databases close to your users. In minutes you can run your Ruby, Go, Node, Deno, Python, or Elixir app (and databases!) all over the world. No ops required. Learn more at fly.io/changelog [https://fly.io/changelog] and check out the speedrun in their docs [https://fly.io/docs/speedrun/]. Featuring: * Jori Lallo – Twitter [https://twitter.com/jorilallo], GitHub [https://github.com/jorilallo], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jorilallo], Website [https://linear.app] * Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon [https://changelog.social/@adam], Twitter [https://twitter.com/adamstac], GitHub [https://github.com/adamstac], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak], Website [https://adamstacoviak.com/] Show Notes: * linear.app [https://linear.app] Something missing or broken? PRs welcome! [https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/founderstalk/founders-talk-94.md]

This week Adam is taking the show off the beaten path to speak with Adam Miller, the founder and CEO of Revel Bikes [https://www.revelbikes.com]. Yes that’s right, this episode features a founder of a bike brand, not a tech brand. Adam Miller’s journey to create Revel Bikes is paved with many ups and many downs, a failed partnership, super scrappy weeks and months traveling the world to find the best manufacturing partners, the latest innovations in suspension tech and modern geometry to hit the mountain biking scene, a strong team that’s been with him every step of the way (many of which are as close as family), and truly some of the best premium bikes available on the market today. BTW, Adam (host) is an owner of a Revel bike — he has a T1000 colorway Rascal that he’s ridden on downhill trails, all-day epics, and everything in-between. If you enjoy this episode, please us know in the comments. Leave us a comment [https://changelog.com/founderstalk/93/discuss] Changelog++ [https://changelog.com/++] members save 9 minutes on this episode because they made the ads disappear. Join today! Sponsors: * WorkOS [https://workos.com] – A platform that gives developers a set of building blocks for quickly adding enterprise-ready features to their application. Add Single Sign-On (Okta, Azure, Google, Microsoft OAuth), sync users from any SCIM directory, HRIS integration, audit trails (SIEM), free magic link sign-in. WorkOS is designed for developers and offers a single, elegant interface that abstracts dozens of enterprise integrations. Learn more and get started at WorkOS.com [https://workos.com/] * Sourcegraph [https://info.sourcegraph.com/changelog] – Transform your code into a queryable database to create customizable visual dashboards in seconds. Sourcegraph recently launched Code Insights — now you can track what really matters to you and your team in your codebase. See how other teams are using this awesome feature at about.sourcegraph.com/code-insights [https://about.sourcegraph.com/code-insights] * Rewatch [https://rewatch.com/] – Rewatch gives product and engineering teams async superpowers and helps them move faster with greater clarity. Imagine all of your team’s videos, all in one place. Record, organize, and share the videos that your team needs to ship great work. Get started for free with 14-day trial at rewatch.com [https://rewatch.com]. * SignalWire [https://signalwire.com/video] – Build what’s next in communications with video, voice, and messaging APIs powered by elastic cloud infrastructure. Try it today at signalwire.com/video [https://signalwire.com/video] and mention “Go Time” to receive an extra 5,000 video minutes. Featuring: * Adam Miller – LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-miller-b0462338], Website [https://www.revelbikes.com] * Adam Stacoviak – Mastodon [https://changelog.social/@adam], Twitter [https://twitter.com/adamstac], GitHub [https://github.com/adamstac], LinkedIn [https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamstacoviak], Website [https://adamstacoviak.com/] Show Notes: * Revel Bikes [https://www.revelbikes.com/] + about Revel Bikes [https://www.revelbikes.com/about-us/] * Revel Bikes - HQ Tour & Behind The Brand [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmxMuEuAQSo] * First Ride: Revel’s Rail Enduro Bike is an Impressive Debut [https://www.pinkbike.com/news/first-ride-revel-rail.html] * Revel Bikes CBF Suspension - EXPLAINED! [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=do4isvmVCpM] * Revel Rail29 - The New Long Travel 29er From Revel Bikes [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Q6NbrpLao] Adam's Revel Rascal (2022) [https://cdn.changelog.com/founderstalk/adam-revel-rascal-2022.jpg] Adam's Revel Rascal (circa 2022) Something missing or broken? PRs welcome! [https://github.com/thechangelog/show-notes/blob/master/founderstalk/founders-talk-93.md]