S12 Bonus: Aron D’Souza, Objection AI

S12 Bonus: Aron D’Souza, Objection AI

Author: Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO April 30, 2026 Duration: 20:20
Aron D'Souza is originally from Australia, the son of a Chinese mother and an Indian-Portuguese father. He is a graduate of Oxford, and got his PhD from the University of Melbourne. A lawyer by training, he has built 12 companies and has had 5 exits - working with folks like Peter Thiel, the New York Stock Exchange and the Enhanced Games. In general, he's a problem solver, and turns all of his fun into work. Aron made the stark realization that we are a divided society, and do not have a trusted, unbiased media source. He attempted to build a rudimentary version of a solution for a tribunal of truth 20 years ago, but the tech wasn't ready for it. That is, until the most recent advances in AI. This is the creation story of Objection AI. Our Sponsors: * Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/mt82fpxl #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Cash App Green, overdraft coverage, borrow, cash back offers and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. * Check out Plaud AI and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://plaud.ai Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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.
Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
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S12 Bonus: Harman Narula, Canary Technologies [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 19:58
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S12 Bonus: Niko Papademetriou, Qu [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 33:55
Niko Papademetriou lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and son. He has had an interesting background professionally. He got into finance, and experienced all the downside that 2008 had to offer. Post all of that, he s…
S12 E1: Dylan Ratcliffe, Overmind [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:55
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Season Favorite - Sam Partee, Arcade.dev [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 22:11
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Season Favorite - Jens Neuse, Wundergraph [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 32:59
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S11 E30: Brandon Card, Terzo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 21:50
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S11 Bonus: Juan DeAngulo, Inselligence [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:10
Juan DeAngulo was born and raised in South America - then eventually, came to the status in 2017 for college to play Tennis. He kept playing throughout college and into his 40's, at which point he switched to golf and ne…
Developer Chats - Petr Petrenko [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 14:44
Today, we are continuing our series, entitled Developer Chats - hearing from the large scale system builders themselves. In this episode, we are talking with Petr Petrenko, Senior PHP Backend Engineer. Petr will take us…
S11 E29: Sarah Lucena, Mappa [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:23
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S11 Bonus: Tucker Callaway, Mezmo [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 23:34
Tucker Calloway grew up in Alamo, California, in the Easy Bay Area. And has returned to that area to raise his family - 25-30 minutes outside of the San Francisco area. He studied computer science at Cal, but eventually…