Ep 250 Erik Peterson on Startup Opportunities and The "Why?" That Created CloudZero

EriK Peterson, CTO and founder of CloudZero, discusses the pivotal concept that every engineering decision is essentially a buying decision. He shares his journey from sales engineer to product manager, highlighting the critical need for considering cost as a nonfunctional requirement in software development. Erik emphasizes understanding unit economics, visualizing costs in terms of business impact, and aligning engineering efforts with business outcomes to drive innovation and improve margins through modernization initiatives. Check out the folks at https://cloudzero.com for more. Super cool platform and team! This podcast is made possible thanks to GTM Delta.