Builders by Proxify

On this week's Builders, we're thrilled to welcome Sohrab Hosseini, Co-founder of Orq,ai, who shared with us his trials and tribulations of founding a company in his 20s, persevering in a tough time for his financial wellbeing and founding his latest company that helped him see the positives after all the difficulties.

Now, Sohrab has a successful business in Orq.ai, a collaboration platform designed to build Generative AI applications from playground to production by leveraging the power of LLMs.

New episodes every Wednesday.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction

(01:20) Early Entrepreneurial Ventures

(11:31) Introduction to Orq.ai

(15:47) Building the Company and Product

(22:46) Vision for Co-pilot Integration

(24:16) Building the Team and Tech Stack

(29:44) Ups and Downs in the Journey

(38:27) The Role of AI in Decision-Making

(40:09) The Most Impactful Emerging Technology

(46:06) Unpopular Opinion on Tech

(53:13) Closing Remarks

In the latest episode of Builders, Lee Haynes is joined by Damien Peters, Professor or Product Manager, Managing Partner at WP Capital Partners, and ex-Meta and Zynga employee.

In an insightful and honest conversation, Damien shares his thoughts on the evolving role of Product Managers in the era of AI, balancing life and work, how teaching helps him be better in his job, and how his real-life experiences in Product Management bring value to his students.

New episodes out every Wednesday.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction and Background

(08:33) The Value of Data-Driven Decision-Making in Product Management

(36:44) Staying Relevant in Product Management

(49:51) The Evolving Role of Product Managers in the Age of AI

(56:27) Influential Books for Product Managers

In the first-ever episode of Builders, we're talking to Fredrik Stockman, CEO and Co-founder of Version Lens. Fredrik and his company are building solutions for Product Managers, born out of a desire to tackle one of the most persistent challenges faced by product teams: the dreaded overhead.

Join our host Lee Haynes in a conversation tacking the future of AI in Product Management, tips and tricks on starting and funding a company, how Fredrik got his entry to coding, and much more.

New episodes out every Wednesday.

Timestamps:

(00:00) Introduction and Background

(01:26) Early Career and Building Experiences

(06:35) Building Version Lens

(10:23) Target Users and Product Functionality

(13:38) Data Collection and Visualization

(21:33) Integration with Jira and Ticket Management

(23:11) Pricing Model and Additional Features

(24:52) Focus on Impact and Company Objectives

(26:00) Founding Version Lensand Meeting Market Needs

(26:56) Company Background and Team

(27:40) Challenges of a Hybrid Team

(28:24) Roles and Responsibilities

(29:07) Tech Stack

(30:15) Competitive Landscape

(31:36) Product Management Challenges

(35:00) Current Goals

(36:05) Alerts Feature

(39:47) Funding and Investors

(41:01) Raising Money and Investor Selection

(44:15) User Base and Feedback

(46:14) Future Vision of Version Lens

(48:58) Role of Product Managers and AI

(53:07) User Feedback

(56:20) Closing Remarks

Introducing Builders, the podcast where we discuss the ups and downs of building great tech products.

We focus not only on "what" but also on shedding light on "who" – the people who create modern digital solutions, their personal journeys, challenges, opinions, and experiences.

Stay tuned for weekly episodes.