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DiscoPosse Podcast
by Eric Wright
The DiscoPosse Podcast features technology and business entrepreneurs and startup founders sharing stories, lessons, and valuable insights into the world of tech, business, and productvity.
Episodes
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Ep 269 Alex Bunardzic - From Code Fetish to AI Harness: Architecting Trust in an Agentic World
This was a great conversation with Alex Bunardzic. Alex has built platforms and teams for decades, and has been at the forefront of driving agile, iterative software development with a systems thinking mindset. We talk about how AI agents are changing software development, and everything from the...
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Ep 268 Ari Weil - Edge AI Everywhere: How Akamai Is Powering the Agentic Internet
In this episode, Ari Weil of Akamai discusses why AI at the edge matters now, how Akamai is deploying distributed GPUs and edge compute to enable real-time inference, and what developers and businesses should consider when building agentic systems. We cover practical examples, security and trust...
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Ep 267 Logs Have Feelings: AI-Powered Observability with ControlTheory CPO, Jon Reeve
A fun deep dive interview with Jon Reeve, CPO and co-founder of Control Theory, about the evolution from monitoring to observability and how AI and sentiment analysis are changing how teams find issues in logs. They discuss Gonzo (an open-source terminal tool), Dstl8 (the always-on SaaS), edge...
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Ep 266 Rob Hirschfeld of RackN on Why Infrastructure Automation Matters Bare Metal, Kubernetes, + AI
This episode explores why infrastructure automation remains a live problem in 2025, focusing on bare-metal operations, Kubernetes, and the rise of AI workloads. Rob Hirschfeld, CEO and Founder of Rackn, discuss RackN’s approach with Digital Rebar, the importance of repeatable processes, and why...
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Ep 265 Pawel Kowalczyk - Build It Right: Scaling Systems & Long-Term Consulting with Halo Radius
We interviewed Paweł Kowalczyk, CTO of Halo Radius, about designing and operating highly scalable software, the shift from product teams to consulting, and the importance of long-term partnerships and knowledge transfer. They also dig into the realities of AI adoption, why data infrastructure and...
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Ep 264 Navigating the Maze of Compliance with Milou Meier
We sit down with Milou Meier, a seasoned cybersecurity and privacy lawyer who specializes in compliance and serves as a fractional chief compliance officer. Milu shares her journey from working in-house to founding her own company, Compliance Counsel, where she helps tech startups and other...
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Ep 263 Unleashing Your Leadership Potential with Dr. Carla Fowler and THAXA
This was a fantastic conversation with Dr. Carla Fowler, founder of THAXA Executive Coaching. In this episode, Dr. Fowler shares her unique journey from the field of academic medicine to becoming a pioneering executive coach. She shares how she uses performance science to help leaders across...
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Ep 262 Dr. Jess Pely on Unlocking Sales Success: From Random Meetings to Data-Driven Growth
Join in the fun chat on the fascinating world of tech entrepreneurship with Jess Pely, founder of the innovative company Loyee.ai. Discover how a chance encounter at a New York event led to this engaging conversation about the intricacies of the tech ecosystem and the unexpected pathways to...
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Ep261 From Submarines to AI: Navigating Innovation with Andrew Amann
Join us in this captivating episode of the DiscoPosse Podcast as we sit down with Andrew Amann, the CEO and founder of NineTwoThree AI Studio. With a unique journey that spans from engineering nuclear submarines to founding a successful AI studio, Andrew shares his rich experiences and insights...
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Ep 260 Evgeniy Kharam on Mastering the Balance: Soft Skills in the Cybersecurity World
Join Eric as he engages in a captivating conversation with Evgeny, a seasoned cybersecurity expert with 20 years of experience. Beyond his technical acumen, Evgeny is passionate about the interplay between hard and soft skills, a theme he explores in his latest book. As a consultant and media...
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Ep 259 - Ayush Garg - Revolutionizing Research: AnswerThis and the Future of Open Science
Join Ayush Garg, founder of AnswerThis.io, on the Disco Posse Podcast as he shares his journey from a college student with a passion for science to an innovative entrepreneur. Discover how Ayush is leveraging large language models to transform the research landscape and accelerate scientific...
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Ep 258 - Jacob Gorm Hansen on Jamscape and Revolutionizing Human-Centric Collaboration
Join us on this engaging episode of the DiscoPosse Podcast as we dive into the fascinating world of remote work and human-centric technology with Jacob Gorm Hansen, co-founder and CTO of Jamscape. Explore the innovative solutions Jamscape is bringing to the table, designed to transform the way...
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Ep 257 - From Guitar Strings to Marketing Kings: Alex Hobcraft on Building Businesses
Join Alex Hobcraft, founder of AWH Marketing, as he reconnects with the DiscoPosse Podcast. Alex takes us on a journey through his entrepreneurial path, starting from a humble music school in 2009 to becoming a marketing expert. Discover how Alex navigated the challenges of the 2008 economic…
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Ep 256 - Simplifying Compliance: Navigating GRC with Karina Klever
In this episode, Karina Klever, founder of Klever Compliance, shares her extensive experience in governance, risk, and compliance (GRC). With a career spanning over three decades, Karina delves into the fundamentals of GRC, breaking down complex concepts and offering practical insights on...
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Ep 255 - Launching Socializing Security: A Deep Dive into Security, Compliance, and Beyond
Welcome to the DiscoPosse Podcast! In this episode, hosts Milou and Brian join Eric for an engaging conversation about their exciting new podcast, Socializing Security. They discuss the challenges and joys of starting a podcast, the intricate world of security and compliance, and the diverse...
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Ep 254 Shira Shamban - Navigating the Entrepreneurial Roller Coaster
Join us on the DiscoPosse Podcast as we welcome back Shira Shamban, CEO and co-founder of Solvo. Shira shares the journey of Solvo's evolution, the challenges of pivoting a tech startup, and the importance of maintaining a positive company culture. Dive into the intricacies of selling security...
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Ep 253 Jack Naglieri on Panther Labs, Navigating Business Security, and Harnessing the Power of Data
In this episode of the DiscoPosse Podcast, Jack Naglieri, the founder of Panther Labs, shares the journey of his company from a single platform to a leading cloud-based SIEM solution. He discusses the strategies businesses can employ in the changing landscape of cybersecurity and data collection....
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Ep 252 Bryan Caplin - The Science of Selling Compliance and How Thoropass is Breaking Barriers
Welcome to an episode of the DiscoPosse Podcast, where we explore the complex topic of compliance and technology with Bryan Caplin, Chief Revenue Officer of Thoropass. Bryan discusses his 25-year journey in sales and sales leadership roles, detailing his experiences from CEB (now a part of...
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Ep 251 - Dr. Shmuel Kliger on Causely, Causal AI, and the Challenging Journey to Reduce IT Labor
Dr. Shmuel Kliger, the founder of Causely.io, discusses his journey in the IT industry and the development of Causely. With a strong focus on reducing labor associated with IT operations, Dr. Kliger emphasizes the importance of understanding causality and building intelligent systems to drive...
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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...
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Ep 249 Ymir Vigfusson on Keystrike and the Entrepreneurship Journey of a Hacker
Ymir Vigfusson, a former hacker turned cybersecurity entrepreneur, discusses the importance of understanding cybersecurity attack motivations and adopting a proactive approach to security education. He introduces Keystrike, a technology enhancing security by verifying user actions through…
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Ep 248 Randy Crabtree on Finding Your Niche and Growth with Specialization
Randy Crabtree is the co-Founder of Tri-Merit Specialty Tax, Host of the Unique CPA Podcast and Bridging the Gap Conference, Keynote Speaker, and listed among the Top 100 Most Influential in Accounting. Growth through generalization vs growth through specialization is a common decision tree we…
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Ep 247 Sean Falconer on Safeguarding AI Data
Sean Falconer is currently Head of Marketing at Skyflow. Prior to Skyflow, Sean led developer relations for Google’s Business Communications product suite, founded Proven.com and was a Postdoctoral student in Bioinformatics at Stanford University. Sean is both a fantastic technologist and a...
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Ep 246 Gerry Neu on Solutions, Outcomes, and Great Technology Partners
Gerry Neu from Tecflair joins for a fun discussion into the most important thing that a technology buyer/user should understand: being a good partner. Gerry brings true humility and pragmatism to his approach to building outcome-focused solutions using strong human and technology partnerships.…
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Ep 245 - Leena Joshi on bringing together machine and human intelligence
Leena Joshi is the co-founder & CEO at CloseFactor, helping sales teams multiply and accelerate their pipeline. This is a fantastic chat covering how we build human intelligence into automation and how to create good behaviors in the organization with technology and people. This episode is…
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Ep 244 - Tori Barker on Marketing that Makes a Difference and the Human Connection
Tori Barker is an insightful marketer with a great podcast and consulting practice to help companies get their marketing to the top of their game! This is a great conversation and I am super thankful to Tori for the insights! This episode is brought to you by the fine folks at Veeam Software, GTM...
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Ep 243 Scott Jones on the Stackless revolution and why development is broken
Scott Jones is the co-founder and Chief Scientist at Stackless. We chat on their freshly launched EstateJS platform. I've long been a fan of pragmatic approaches and the balance of opinionated solutions with open standards. Scott is a fantastic technologist and thinker, so this was a real…
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Ep 242 - Al Grego, Award Winning Podcaster, on Making your Dream Job Happen and Great Company Culture
Al Grego an award winning podcaster and musical talent who is the host of the Shop Talk and Yes, We Are Open podcasts. His approach to storytelling, and creating opportunity for both his company at Moneris, and his customers in the Canadian community, is a real inspiration. Al is also the lead...
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Ep 241 - Stephen Barr on Community, Cloud Costs and Complexity, and Ethics of AI
Stephen Barr is someone whom I've long sought out as a guest. He's been a real inspiration on how he connects people and technology with a fanatical focus on finding the right answer over being right. Stephen works with his team at CloudFix to solve for cloud cost and complexity, and through his...
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Ep 240 - Matt Butcher of Fermyon on Startup Strategy and Solving Hard Problems
Matt Butcher is CEO of Fermyon and they are solving a very interesting problem with the dev stack that has long been the dream of developers to fix. The promise of prototype to production in as few steps as possible has eluded the industry. Matt and the Fermyon team are trying to deliver what has...
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Ep 239 - David Frank of Stonehaven LLC on Culture, Community, and Finance
David Frank is the CEO and co-founder of Stonehaven LLC which is a really nifty FinTech startup that has done something rarely even attempted, and they've done so successfully. David's focus on customer community, partner community, and company culture all come together in the trifecta of how to...
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Ep 238 - Ori Weizman on Startup Life, Tech, and What Really Matters as we Evolve
Ori Weizman is a podcaster, technologist, tech evangelist, and all around fantastic human. Ori works at Silk who are doing some really neat things around database optimization for the public cloud so you should definitely check out their work. This is a deep discussion into what makes a...
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Ep 237 Zack Brigman - Metallic, method, and meaningful outcomes
Zack Brigman is a Senior Product Marketing Manager at Commvault working on the Metallic platform team. We cover the most important facets of developing a product for success by understanding the human impact. This is a lesson in product marketing and product features planning. Super helpful to…
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Ep 236 Don W Long - World Class Business Systems for Startups?! Yes, please!
Don W Long is a successful entrepreneur, mentor, and best selling author. His WCBS (World Class Business Systems) method has led world-leading companies to new levels of growth. Don joins to talk about the state of business and entrepreneurship in 2023 and to announce a fantastic new opportunity...
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Ep 235 - Derek Videll - Personal growth, marketing growth, and building the future with Social Bamboo
Derek Videll is the founder of Social Bamboo and someone who aims to make business and life better in many ways. Derek's approach and integrity are noteworthy and you should definitely check out his free course to learn about leveraging and monetizing social media. Beyond that, he's just a...
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Ep 234 JR Butler and Anthony Flaherty on the Shift Group recipe for startup growth
JR Butler and Anthony Flaherty unpack what is the most powerful opportunity ahead as we head into a high risk period for so many companies. Startups are especially vulnerable as the market shifts. This is also the most critical time to hire the right people to sell into the downturn. A must…
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Ep 233 Yasmin Rajabi on the Kubernetes Complexity Challenge and Human Experience as a Super Power
Yasmin Rajabi is a product leader focused on building products that empower engineers to move the business forward. She is currently VP of Product at Stormforge, responsible for Product Management, UX, and Docs. We talk about the multi-variant challenge in Kubernetes Ops, the evolution of Ops,...
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Ep 232 - Noemi Greyzdorf on Technical Product Marketing, Human Potential, and Fungible Fundamentals
Noemi Greyzdorf is an experienced go-to-market professional with a passion for innovative technologies that drive value. Noemi does everything from Product/solution positioning, messaging, route to market, pricing strategy, channel program, to sales enablement, and much more. We catch up after…
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Ep 231 George Georgalides of Basis on the Future of Personal Healthcare
George Georgalides is the Founder of Basis, a startup that automates healthcare planning using a data-driven, person-centered care approach that integrates effortlessly into our daily lives. His mission is to reduce friction and expenses while improving an individual's health results via an...
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Ep 230 Tim Redmond: Mentor, Coach, Inspiration, and Proving the Power of People
Tim is CEO of Redmond Growth Initiatives (RGI), an organization designed to help you grow your profits, grow your business and grow your life through Tim’s innovative coaching process. He's proven himself in starting, running, and growing businesses and is sharing that knowledge through his...
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Ep 229 Rick Taylor of Ori Industries, Living on the Edge, Standards, and Redefining the Network
Rick Taylor is an internationally known software architect with over 25 years experience in developing next-generation networking products. Rick is an active member of several standards organisations, including the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) where he co-chairs two Working Groups.…
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Ep 228 Matt Munson on Sanity Labs, Founders Challenges, Mentoring and Sharing Lessons
Matt Munson is a CEO and Executive coach with Sanity Labs, a boutique leadership coaching firm he founded in 2019 that provides coaching to dozens of venture backed and bootstrapped companies. Matt draws on his own experience as a venture-backed CEO, as well as a variety of coaching disciplines…
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Ep 227 Elliot Shmukler of Anomalo on Data Quality, Growth Strategy, and Finding Product Market Fit
Elliot Shmukler is Co-founder and CEO of Anomalo. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Elliot's been leading a small but growing team since Anomalo being founded in 2018. He's had previous roles as a Product and Growth leader at tech companies like Instacart, LinkedIn, and Wealthfront. This is a...
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Ep 226 Scott Danner on the Personal Path to Freedom and Finding Our Human Potential
Scott Danner is the CEO of Freedom Street Partners and the author of Freedom Street. We discuss how to unlock potential in yourself and to define and create your path to freedom. What does freedom mean to you? We delve into mentoring, Scott's personal story that led him to his current role, and...
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Ep 225 Danny Allan on Why Ransomware IS a Disaster, and VeeamON 2022 News
Danny Allan is the CTO at Veeam Software and shares updates and news that we will see happening at VeeamON in Las Vegas May 16-19. On top of that, we cover why system-level protection is a fundamental need, plus some great discussion on why data protection for containerized apps is the new…
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Ep 224 - Michelle Seiler-Tucker is Back and Launching an Audiobook of Exit Rich!
GET THE AUDIOBOOK HERE: https://amzn.to/3OYdtpX Michelle Seiler Tucker is the founder and CEO of Seiler Tucker Inc., a company that has sold over 1,000 businesses and currently owns and operates several successful businesses. She is the author of the books“Think & Grow Rich Today,” “Sell Your...
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Ep 223 Dr. Andrew White on Developing the Great Leadership and Reshaping Business Education
Dr. Andrew White is an experienced programme director, teacher and researcher at the Said Business School at Oxford. Andrew's areas of expertise include innovation management and leadership development. Andrew is a Senior Fellow in Management Practice, and was previously the Associate Dean of...
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Ep 222 JR Butler of Shift Group on Turning Elite Athletes into Elite Business Performers
JR Butler is the Founder and CEO of Shift Group. This is an episode filled with lessons on what it takes to commit to building yourself, your team, and your business. JR is an inspiration and I can't wait to have him back on to dive into more of his story and the work he is doing with Shift…
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Ep 221 Buu Lam on Creating Community Connections and Creating Valuable, Engaging, and Fun Content
Buu Lam is a Community Evangelist at F5 supporting the growing DevCentral community. Beyond just the day to day work Buu does with F5, he's a fantastic content creator and someone who embodies the value of customer and people first. We cover a lot of what he has done in the transition from...
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Ep 220 Satyam Kantamneni on UXReactor, the UXD Playbook, and Engineering an Experience
Satyam founded UXReactor in 2014 together with his brother, Prasad. Under his leadership, UXReactor has become the fastest growing specialized experience design firm in the USA, with a team of 60+ employees spread over three continents. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, Satyam served…
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The DiscoPosse Podcast features technology and business entrepreneurs and startup founders sharing stories, lessons, and valuable insights into the world of tech, business, and productvity.
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