Episodes

  • From Physicist to Founder with Steve Millidge, Founder of Payara
    Oct 13 2022

    In the final episode of our inaugural season, we're ecstatic to be joined by Steve Millidge, Founder of Payara Services Limited, the creators of the Payara Server. Join us as he takes us through his journey from his start as an experimental physicist working on lasers to building an open source organization from the ground up. Steve dives into the intricacies of building a company, from choosing a name to hiring the best there is (with some advice on how to stand out amongst the crowd).

    Payara is the creator of the Payara Server, Payara Micro, and more. As an open source company, their mission is to "Grow a sustainable business that imagines and creates innovative, trusted, open-source software and services that are widely used, deliver value and are loved by our users."

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    39 mins
  • Just a Little Patience: Finding Success in the Shifting World of Tech with Abby Kearns
    Aug 23 2022

    This month we're joined by industry veteran Abby Kearns for an exhilarating discussion. Abby tells all, including in-depth conversations on security (is open source more secure?), how to hire great people and get out of their way, and having patience in an industry that moves as quickly as tech. Don't miss this amazing conversation!

    About Abby Kearns:
    Abby Kearns is a veteran tech executive as well as a board director and angel investor. Her career has spanned executive leadership, product marketing, product management, and consulting across Fortune 500 companies and startups alike, including Puppet, Cloud Foundry Foundation, Pivotal Software, Verizon, and Totality.

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    48 mins
  • Launching A Developer-Focused Startup with Francesco Virga, Co-Founder & CTO, Bounce
    Jul 28 2022

    This month we're joined by Francesco Virga, Co-Founder and CTO of Bounce, an events ticketing startup that has the user experience at its core. Join us as we explore the inner workings of a developer-focused startup, from discussing the importance of the developer experience and retrospectives, to the value of trying things without the fear of failing. This episode explores how founders can set up their young startup for success.

    About the guest:

    Francesco grew up between Europe and Canada. He studied Engineering Physics at Queen’s University, where he developed an interest for computer science and entrepreneurship. During his time at Queen’s he led the development team for an agro-tech startup and eventually started Bounce with his classmate Sean Monteiro.
    In his free time Francesco enjoys learning about scientific advancements, playing sports and gawking at the size of the universe.
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    36 mins
  • Making Open Source Secure by Default with Tracy Miranda, Head of Open Source, Chainguard
    Jun 20 2022

    This month, we're joined by Tracy Miranda, Head of Open Source at Chainguard, for a lively discussion on her journey to open source and her role in building a more secure world. We'll discuss the value of security in the increasingly complex technology industry and how open source might just be the solution we need to make things more secure than ever.

    About Tracy Miranda:
     
    Tracy Miranda is making open source secure by default at Chainguard.  Previously Tracy helped launch and was executive director of the Continuous Delivery Foundation (CDF) home of Jenkins, Spinnaker and Tekton.  Prior to CDF, Tracy was the Director of Open Source at CloudBees. Tracy is a veteran of the open source technology industry with nearly twenty years of experience scaling large projects such as Jenkins and Eclipse. Tracy’s background also includes developer tools, embedded software and electronics system design. Tracy has two patents for her work on processor architectures.

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    29 mins
  • Spinning Up a Startup with Sven Efftinge from GitPod
    Apr 26 2022

    In our inaugural episode of From Code to Company, our co-hosts, George and Thabang, are joined by Sven Efftinge, Co-Founder and Co-Ceo of GitPod.

    GitPod is used by over 500K developers, offering a frictionless experience for anyone building a dev environment. Its mission is to make engineering more collaborative, joyful, and secure. A developer-first company, GitPod has harnessed the shared knowledge of its developers and the open source community to build a fantastic product.

    Join us as we discover what makes GitPod unique, and hear Sven’s take on important topics, including the great resignation, the state of open source, and more. We’ll also get the inside scoop into how GitPod found success in the competitive world of startups.

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    36 mins