Ardan Labs Podcast

 Shahar Azulay is the CEO and co-founder of groundcover and a multi-time R&D leader, bringing in a lot of experience in the world of machine learning having worked as a leader in companies such as Apple, DayTwo, and Cymotive Technologies. In this episode, Shahar takes us on his journey through the tech industry leading up to the creation of groundcover. 

00:00 Introduction

01:37 What is Shahar Doing Today? / Tech Talk

16:30 First Memory of a Computer

20:15 Thoughts of University and the Army

35:00 Moving on from the Army

43:27 Hacking on Connected Cars

47:40 Moving to DayTwo

51:48 Entering a Management Position

57:28 Going Back to School

1:09:15 Starting groundcover

1:20:00 Using groundcover

1:27:20 Price Model of groundcover

1:34:18 Contact Info

Connect with Shahar: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shahar__azulay

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahar-azulay-54156bb4/

groundcover site: https://www.groundcover.com/contact

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Docker: https://www.docker.com/

groundcover: https://www.groundcover.com/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Steve Francia is a highly accomplished technology executive and entrepreneur. Steve is a Managing Director at Two Sigma, serving as the Product Lead for the Investment Management Platform. Two Sigma is a technology-driven investment firm based in New York City. Steve is widely known for his involvement in MongoDB, Hugo, and the Go community. In this episode, Steve takes us through his journey in the tech industry discussing various projects and companies he participated in so far in his career. 

00:00 Introduction
01:07 What is Steve Doing Today?
05:00 First Memories of a Computer
15:00 Interests Leading to College
24:00 Entering College 
33:50 First Tech Jobs in/after College
58:45 Discovering MongoDB
1:17:00 Creation of Hugo
1:22:48 Working at Docker
1:28:15 Joining the Go Team
1:42:00 Expectations of the Job
1:54:20 Contact Info


Connect with Steve: 
Twitter:  https://twitter.com/spf13?lang=en
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefrancia


Mentioned in today’s episode:
Docker: https://www.docker.com/
MongoDB: https://www.mongodb.com/
Two Sigma: https://www.twosigma.com/
Hugo: https://gohugo.io/
 
Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 
Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 
Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 
Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Tobias Theel is a Software Engineer for Denic and author of the book “ Creative DIY Microcontroller Projects with TinyGo and WebAssembly “. Denic manages more than 17 million domains, and is considered one of the largest Internet endings or "Top Level Domains" in the world. In his off time, Tobias also works with microprocessors and TinyGo to power low-memory devices for various tasks.

00:00 Introduction

05:57 First Memories of a Computer

12:45 Interests as a Teen

17:30 Studying Computer Science in University

22:00  First Jobs in Tech 

37:00 Working in a Startup

41:00 First Time Working with Go

48:10 Finding Denic 

57: 30 Working with TinyGo

1:12:00 Tobias’s Radar

1:17:00 Contact Info 

Connect with Tobias: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nooby_Games

LinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/tobias-theel-3353a9181

Mentioned in today’s episode:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/

TinyGo: https://tinygo.org/

Denic: https://www.denic.de/en/about-denic

Tobias’s Book: 
https://www.packtpub.com/product/creative-diy-microcontroller-projects-with-tinygo-and-webassembly/9781800560208

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Robert Ramos is the CEO of AGRITECH, a company that is developing proprietary technology to bring traceability, transparency, sustainability, and scalability to the global food market. In this episode, he takes us through his experiences from military logistics and robotics to cracking the code to the global food markets' traceability and accountability issues.

00:00 Introduction

01:12 What is Robert Doing Today?

11:50 Interests in High School

18:00 Deciding to Join the Army

23:00 Working in Army Logistics

32:00  Entering The Robotics Industry

52:00 International Robotics Engineering

59:31 Entering the Agriculture Industry

1:11:00 Building a Blockchain

1:25:15 Contact Info 

Connect with Robert: 

AGRITECH: [email protected]

Canna-Well: [email protected]

Mentioned in today’s episode:

AGRITECH: https://agri-tech.io/

Canna-Well: https://canna-well.com/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Colin Hodge is the creator of the popular dating app “Down” on IOS. He comes from a Computer Science background and has spent time with major companies like Amazon and Microsoft. In this episode, he takes us through his experiences leading up to building a successful company. 

00:00 Introduction 

00:49 What is Colin Doing Today? 

11:55 First Memory of a Computer

16:20 Interests in High School / Early Programming

23:50 College Experience

32:30 Applying for Internships / Starting a Business

41:15 Starting Mobile App Development

49:50 Creating a Dating App

1:03:10 The Tech Stack

1:16:30 The Future of Down

1:26:45 Plans for Improving the Company

1:35:45 Contact Info

Connect with Colin: 

Colin’s Site: https://colinhodge.com/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Down App: https://www.downapp.com/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Capt’n Amy is a Systems Engineer Supervisor for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center. Her mission is to make sure that the facilities are always mission ready. Her team also provides support for launch operations. In this episode, Amy takes us through her journey from studying electrical engineering in college and designing sprinkler systems to becoming a supervisor at NASA. 

00:00 Introduction 

01:23 What is Amy Doing Today? 

09:55 First Memory of a Computer

13:55 Interests in High School

18:00 Starting University

21:10 Designing Sprinkler Systems

32:26 Applying to NASA

38:30 First Experiences at NASA

42:30 Telemetry in the Control Room

48:00 Newfound Excitement at NASA

54:50 Anyone can Work at NASA

59:00 Thoughts on A.I

1:02:40 Going Back to College

1:08:30 Contact Info

Connect with Amy: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptnAmy

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-lendian/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Ian Molee is a Software Developer at a cryptocurrency firm called Falcon X. His day to day languages include Python and Go with various other languages mixed in. In this episode, Ian takes us through his extensive journey through various companies in the tech industry and his experiences along the way. 

 00:00 Introduction 

03:23 What is Ian Doing Today? 

14:46 Interests in High School

22:37 Going to University / Value of a Degree

35:45 Joining the Workforce / First Tech Jobs

48:00 Moving to New Mexico

57:00 Joining Amazon 

59:45 Moving to Seattle

1:10:00 Leaving Amazon / Other Jobs

1:20:00 Learning Go 

1:24:00 Highlights of the Industry

1:31:20 Thoughts on A.I

1:39:10 Contact Info

Connect with Ian: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/ianfoo

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Falcon X : https://falconx.io/

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

 Philippe Charrière is a Customer Success Engineer at Gitlab who helps customers with the technical aspects of Gitlab adoption and usage. GitLab is an open source code repository and collaborative software development platform for large DevOps and DevSecOps projects. In this episode, Philippe takes us through his journey from windsurfing to programming in Go and Java and finally landing at Gitlab.

00:00 Introduction 

02:30 What is Philippe Doing Today

10:00 First Memory of a Computer

15:30 Interests around High School

24:50 Pursuing a Career in Tech

28:40 “Bouncing” Jobs

41:00 From Managing Tech to Customer Success

44:30 Gaining a Technical Team’s Trust

54:40 Starting at Gitlab

1:00:35 Sales in Tech

1:11:00 Thoughts on A.I in Gitlab

1:16:34 Contact Info

Connect with Philippe: 

Twitter: https://twitter.com/k33g_org

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Github: https://github.com/

Gitlab: https://about.gitlab.com/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

 Lane Wagner is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history in engineering software systems. He is the Founder of Boot.dev and has a deep passion for teaching Computer Science and Software Engineering to others. Boot.dev is an educational platform which offers hands-on coding courses and multiple projects to teach their students back-end development. In this episode, Lane takes us on his journey through the tech industry and how his interest in tech has evolved.

00:00 Introduction 

03:08 What is Lane Doing Today?

07:30 Designing Educational Material

13:40 Marketing Your Website

20:00 First memory of a Computer

25:20 Interests in High School 

26:40 Living Abroad 

34:00 Returning to the U.S

39:40 Joining the Workforce

47:47 Moving to Salt Lake City

49:00 Initial Job in Go

52:45 Moving Companies

57:20 Deciding to Write a Course

1:00:00 Beginning of Boot.dev

1:05:45 Keeping Content Updated

1:11:50 Top 5 Course Ideas for the Future

1:14:50 State of A.I in Tech - Pros/Cons

1:20:35 Contact Info

Connect with Lane: 

Boot.Dev: https://boot.dev/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wagslane?lang=en

BackendBanter.fm : https://www.backendbanter.fm/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Boot.dev: https://boot.dev/

play-with-go.dev: https://play-with-go.dev/

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Matt Boyle is an Engineering Manager for Cloudflare based out of London. His team's goal is to create tools that increase the productivity and efficiency of other engineers. He is the author of “Domain-Driven Design with Golang” and speaks about his experience and motivation for writing the book. In this episode Matt takes us through his journey through the tech industry. 

00:00 Introduction 

03:30 What is Matt Doing Today?

12:20 First Memory of a Computer

17:20 Education in the United Kingdom

23:30 First Programming Class  

27:20 First Tech Jobs

32:30 Moving to Platform Engineering

42:30 Moving to a Startup

45:40 Becoming a Full Stack Engineer

51:20 Gaining Interest in Go

58:50 Applying to Cloudflare  

1:03:20 Taking Opportunities and AI

1:13:00 Matt’s Book

1:22:45 Contact Info

Connect with Matt: 

Matt’s Site:  https://mattjamesboyle.com/

Mentioned in today’s episode:

Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/

Matt’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Domain-Driven-Design-Golang-maintainable-business-ebook/dp/B0BNJ8KHYN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NBJWXOCW6RGQ&keywords=domain+driven+design+golang&qid=1671189939&sprefix=domain+driven+design+golang%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-1%E2%80%A6

Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!

Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ 

Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ 

Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog 

Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs