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EPISODE · Aug 10, 2026 · 37 MIN

How a Father-Son Conversation Sparked a Boot Camp Revolution

from Behind the Founders · host Cherry Assistant

Hire amazing offshore staff: https://cherryassistant.comWork with South African talent: https://hirenile.comEpisode 25: Carmen Dörwald (https://www.linkedin.com/in/carmendoerwald/)  talks to Erik Gross https://www.linkedin.com/in/erikdgross/details/experience/ about the importance of fundamentals in tech education, the impact of AI, and the value of building a diverse student body.---Erik Gross is the co-founder of The Tech Academy, a software developer boot camp that has helped thousands of people break into tech, and the author of The Uncommon Engineer: The Art of Being Wrong for Fun and Profit. Carmen Dörwald sits down with Erik Gross about building a successful business by recognizing where you need help, finding the right people to complement your strengths, adapting to change, and developing the self-belief and resilience needed to navigate the founder’s journey.Connect with Eric and learn how he built A high value career in tech: https://erikdgross.com/free-course---Chapters00:00 The Mindset Every Founder Needs01:03 The Unexpected Origin of The Tech Academy04:21 Why Fundamentals Matter in the Age of AI19:32 Knowing What You Can’t Do Alone27:41 Building a Team That Can Actually Succeed-- Behind the Founder is a Cherry Assistant Original Podcast // Brought to you by Cherry Assistant.

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