Beyond Coding

Connect with Malcolm Matalka:

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Beyond Coding Podcast with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🎙Patrick Akil⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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OUTLINE

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:25 - Where to dock your boat?

00:02:49 - Patrick's friends bought a boat

00:03:31 - Malcolm sold his house and bought a boat

00:05:52 - Relaxing on a boat

00:07:47 - Living small and minimalistic

00:09:22 - Taking the plunge twice

00:10:32 - Terrateam is a TACoS

00:11:47 - What is OpenTofu?

00:14:33 - Why people work on OpenTofu

00:16:05 - Terrateam and github actions

00:17:40 - Total cost of ownership

00:19:03 - The idea to start Terrateam

00:22:53 - Starting a business with a close friend

00:24:41 - Offering high quality support

00:25:44 - Full responsibility to choose the technology

00:28:13 - Choosing OCaml as backend language

00:31:16 - Ocaml solution directions

00:35:01 - Escape hatches

00:36:34 - Computers are really fast

00:38:10 - AI for developer productivity

00:41:55 - Generating the code doesn't reduce the bottleneck

00:44:25 - Productivity in a 2-man team

00:47:06 - Should engineers talk to customers?

00:49:39 - Offering flexibility and accommodating

00:52:59 - Rounding off

Connect with Yu Guo:

⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/yu-guo-yguo⁠

TomTom at CES:

⁠https://www.tomtom.com/events/trade-show/ces-2024⁠ 

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OUTLINE

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:31 - How Yu ended up at TomTom

00:01:45 - Leveraging generative AI

00:03:56 - ChatGPT location plugin

00:07:11 - Embracing ChatGPT within the organisation

00:09:57 - Generative AI and rapid prototyping

00:13:10 - Domain knowledge is key with generative AI

00:15:31 - Rapid company innovation with AI

00:17:38 - Cocreating with other organisations

00:19:26 - BentoML and optimizing model usage

00:21:28 - Partnering with Microsoft

00:22:24 - Protecting user data privacy

00:24:00 - Productive engineers with GitHub Copilot and ChatGPT

00:26:26 - Developer experience teams at TomTom

00:27:19 - Open sourcing AI solutions

00:28:25 - Past vs. present machine learning investments

00:31:08 - Where is generative AI heading?

00:33:19 - Uncertainty and fear of AI

00:34:52 - Knowledge gaps because of AI

00:36:29 - VisionGPT

00:37:00 - Sensory input in GPT

00:38:19 - AI hope and fear in big tech

Connect with Bandan Jot Singh:

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/bandan

https://substack.com/@productify

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:20 - How to find like-minded people
00:02:36 - Creating content creates relationships
00:03:29 - Product strategy
00:05:53 - Growing responsibilities in Gojek
00:08:02 - Strategic thinking
00:10:02 - Market research vs. experimentation
00:13:38 - You're wrong 50% of the time
00:16:11 - Ideas are a commodity
00:16:38 - Product stages
00:18:32 - Early stage product, no product market fit
00:20:22 - Decision making on mature products
00:23:15 - Investing in data pipelines
00:25:27 - Optimizing for the organisation instead of yourself
00:29:01 - 10% of the Fortune 500 remain
00:31:50 - Payments and sticking to a domain
00:35:26 - Tech minded vs. market oriented product managers
00:38:29 - Domain becomes more important for product people
00:40:32 - Getting out of your comfort zone
00:41:43 - Empowering teams the right way
00:44:15 - Everyone needs to create content as a skill
00:46:28 - 3 ways of content creation and absorption you can do
00:48:16 - Why Bandan started writing
00:50:09 - People are seeking quality content
00:51:49 - A content writer's dilemma
00:54:40 - You shouldn't write that!
00:56:44 - Choosing to uphold your values
00:58:38 - Your closest circle
01:00:05 - Unique podcast experience :)

Connect with Keeya Wang-Jones:

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Ingka and enabling coworkers
00:02:51 - Customer journey mapping
00:04:16 - Keeya used to be a coworker on the floor
00:05:28 - 80-20 focus areas
00:08:44 - Encouraging others to start experimenting
00:13:12 - Figuring out your passion
00:15:34 - Understanding the strategy
00:18:48 - Executing with intent
00:19:37 - Strategy to deliverables
00:21:36 - Communication is key
00:23:59 - Accommodating for diversity
00:27:06 - Transparency brings safe spaces
00:29:38 - Assumptions and survival mode
00:33:50 - Being as transparent as can be
00:35:19 - Empathy and tough love
00:38:11 - Feedback and job reviews
00:41:21 - Understanding costs
00:43:28 - Building partnerships
00:46:22 - Managers vs. leaders
00:49:32 - What type of leader do you want to be?

Connect with Francisca Dias: https://www.linkedin.com/in/francisca-dias

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Francisca's day
00:02:23 - How Francisca got great at public speaking
00:03:44 - Educating others
00:04:47 - Patrick's siblings and growing up
00:06:28 - From aerospace engineering to tech
00:08:13 - No one hearing your opinion
00:11:43 - Empowering yourself
00:13:28 - The way others perceive you
00:15:28 - Understanding your value
00:17:20 - How do you find your secret sauce
00:18:49 - Looking at the past
00:20:30 - Upholding your values
00:23:42 - Different nourishment
00:26:58 - Personalised education
00:30:46 - Being in the dark, building your own flashlight
00:33:16 - Surrounding yourself with entrepreneurs
00:34:38 - Building relationships
00:37:05 - A mindset of abundance
00:38:39 - Removing perfection
00:39:44 - Abundance creates abundance
00:41:34 - Client mismatches
00:42:41 - Having a business coach
00:45:48 - Believe in yourself and have fun!

Connect with Mahdi Fanidisfani:

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:23 - Mahdi's new role as CEO at Kruso
00:02:53 - Typical consultancies
00:04:36 - Value delivery squad
00:06:17 - First months as CEO
00:07:23 - Consultancy at Xebia
00:10:36 - From tech lead to engineering manager
00:12:19 - Many responsibilities
00:14:11 - Lead by example and togetherness
00:16:41 - Head of engineering
00:18:59 - Unified engineering priorities
00:20:37 - No more hands-on coding
00:23:25 - Pull request reviews are amazing
00:25:55 - Making sure people don't overwork
00:27:50 - Proper focus
00:30:52 - Overachieving and personal growth
00:33:21 - Staying close to your people
00:36:15 - Fueling ambition
00:39:07 - Exceptional solo programmers
00:42:07 - Hiring questions
00:45:15 - Handling new technology
00:47:12 - Forming a team as the CEO
00:49:58 - Handpicking people
00:52:26 - Maintaining relationships
00:55:25 - An economic view
00:56:26 - Creating a shared vision
01:00:39 - Aligning the company

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OUTLINE

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:35 - Dutch IT market salary and engineering efforts

00:03:36 - Not feeling valued

00:04:19 - How do you manage your time?

00:05:23 - Learning off the job

00:06:21 - How would you build your own team?

00:08:40 - Technical skills

00:09:42 - How do you know a deadline is not realistic?

00:13:11 - How to overcome imposter syndrome?

00:18:42 - Is it possible to succeed in IT if you have ADHD?

00:20:38 - Have ever come close to burning out?

00:24:41 - Do's and don'ts for people starting a podcast

00:28:51 - JUST DO IT!!

00:29:27 - How can developers get into the content creation space?

00:34:07 - Rounding off

Connect with Tom Siebeneicher:
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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Tom ran his first marathon
00:02:42 - Running long distance
00:04:47 - Connecting with others through running
00:05:48 - We hate swimming
00:07:08 - Mental clarity and flexibility
00:10:15 - How to not overwork
00:12:27 - Sharing team goals
00:14:00 - Tell me what to do
00:16:22 - Understanding the why
00:17:28 - Growing up in a different time and world
00:18:37 - Why do we want to change?
00:21:38 - Adapting based on people's needs
00:23:56 - Ask me anything sessions with architects
00:24:52 - The issue with agile coaching
00:26:58 - Agile will not work everywhere
00:29:19 - Comparing what is logical
00:32:02 - Having the mindset to adapt
00:32:46 - Being tired of change
00:34:32 - How to measure organisational change
00:36:18 - Who drives initiatives
00:38:24 - Mistakes Tom made
00:40:34 - Mature organisations
00:42:50 - The freedom to fix things
00:44:17 - Different organisational problems and solutions
00:47:15 - Disrupting your own organisation
00:49:43 - Challenges with acquiring companies
00:51:07 - Dollar shave club
00:52:45 - Starting your own company
00:56:41 - Time catches up
00:58:16 - There is always the next sprint

Connect with Joseph Muli:

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:25 - Levent Tutar
00:02:16 - Losing everything
00:05:30 - Survival mode
00:06:30 - Seeking help
00:08:12 - Telling your story
00:11:15 - What truly matters
00:13:16 - Finding a community
00:16:22 - What lead Joseph to NL
00:18:08 - Different problems
00:19:43 - Acts of service
00:21:27 - A broken home
00:23:29 - Learning about yourself
00:25:00 - Self improvement
00:27:39 - Reflecting
00:29:18 - Gratitude and anxiety
00:31:57 - Psychedelics and religion
00:34:09 - Life experiences
00:36:51 - Leading by vulnerability and empathy
00:39:21 - Connecting with people
00:40:40 - Equal level of communication
00:42:21 - Professional boundaries
00:44:14 - Relationships where you can be yourself
00:47:00 - Leadership is difficult
00:50:26 - We are all human beings
00:53:21 - Existing in bubbles
00:55:41 - Ideas and conversations with yourself
00:58:01 - Seeing yourself from outside-in
01:00:17 - We do what we must
01:01:45 - Compounding momentum
01:04:30 - Why we do the work

Connect with Michael Doye:

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OUTLINE
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:26 - Barbecuing
00:03:02 - Back to the office policies
00:06:32 - Enforcing back to the office
00:07:57 - Logging all your time policy
00:09:34 - Dutch perspective
00:11:40 - From software engineer to engineering manager
00:15:04 - Different leadership styles
00:17:34 - Being authentic
00:19:38 - Letting go of hands-on work
00:22:34 - Prioritising work
00:23:00 - Burnout signs within a team
00:25:18 - Being mindful of when you work
00:26:36 - Hiring in tech is broken
00:28:45 - Teaching technical skills
00:30:06 - Setting expectations with new hires
00:30:51 - Having difficult conversations
00:32:30 - New responsibilities that aren't fun
00:34:01 - Fully letting go of hands-on work
00:36:00 - Friendships as engineering manager
00:37:54 - Work is like a box
00:40:13 - Renegotiating your position
00:42:38 - Putting more energy in certain people
00:45:31 - Transparancy as a manager
00:47:40 - What information can not be shared
00:50:01 - Be like water