Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Author: Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO Language: English Episodes: 100
Behind every successful software product is a story, often untold, about the pivotal choices and challenges that shaped its journey. Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders brings those narratives to the forefront, hosted by Noah Labhart, a startup founder and CTO who understands the terrain. This podcast moves beyond theory to focus on the real-world experiences of SaaS founders, engineers, and product leaders. You'll hear firsthand accounts of building an initial MVP, the grind of securing those crucial first customers, and the delicate process of finding true product-market fit. Conversations delve into the technical and strategic crossroads that define early growth, from foundational engineering decisions and pricing experiments to the unforeseen infrastructure bottlenecks that emerge when scaling accelerates. It’s a resource for technical founders in the trenches, offering practical insights into navigating the complexities of building, launching, and growing a software business. Each episode of this podcast serves as a candid case study, revealing the lessons learned behind the code.
Episodes
S11 E16: Adam Cohen, Weave [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 16:36
Adam Cohen grew up in Toronto, in North York. He showed early signs of entrepreneurship by putting his lemonade stand on a wagon, and taking it door to door - or hustling his friends to buy souvenirs on a school field tr…
S11 Bonus: Alan Fisher, KinetiX at Wabtec Corporation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:20
Alan Fisher started his career as a computer programmer. Early on, he was hired by the 1st or 2nd largest freight railroad in the world, Union Pacific. He describes their technology group as having a punk rock spirit, le…
S11 E15: Derek Ting, TextNow [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:07
Derek Ting grew up in Canada-land, enjoying all the things of the area but especially hockey. He mentioned he has a bit of ADD, which made it hard for him to make it through a chapter in school. Nowadays, he has 2 kids.…
S11 Bonus: Dr. Alex Kihm, POMA AI [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:42
Alex Kihm just turned 40, and has been into computers for 36 years. He was given his first hand me down computer at the age of 4 by his parents, and also grew up with lego bricks and building things. He is an engineer by…
What Founders Need to Know - with Dan Eyman of Meld Valuation [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 24:31
Today, I'm talking with Dan Eyman, the Managing Director at Meld Valuation, specializing in independent, audit ready valuations for VC backed startups and VC firms. He is an expert in the valuation of complex instruments…
S11 E14: Avi Perez, Pyramid Analytics [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:27
Avi Perez has been in the data and analytics space for more than 25 years. He began his career in banking and finance in Australia, but quickly grew tired of crunching numbers for the big wigs, wanting to find a better w…
S11 Bonus: Goutham (Gou) Rao, Neubird [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 29:48
Goutham Rao grew up in Brooklyn, a nerd all his life. Back in the day, his Dad bought him a Commodore 64, from which he started to learn to write code in BASIC. Eventually, he attended the University of Pennsylvania to g…
S11 E13: Matt Hamann, Rownd [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:20
Matt Hamann knew he was going to be in tech way back in his younger days. His Dad worked for IBM, so there were always fun things to talk about and play with. He got his first family computer when he was 4 years old, and…
S11 Bonus: Greg Shove, Section [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 20:29
Greg Shove was born in Canada, raised in Britain, and eventually moved to the United States. Through all of these places he lived, he learned to believe in equal access for people, never to quit, and to work hard and win…

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