In this episode, Matt and Mike sit down with their friend Erik Wilde to talk about the past and future of API Management. Erik shares insights from his recent talk and article, "Quo Vadis, API Management?" The discussion covers the relationship between web best practices and APIs, the importance of having a business perspective on APIs, and the idea of cultivating an API landscape.

In this episode, Matt and Mike are joined by Claire Barrett, Director at APIsFirst, Co-Founder of the API Collective, and Leader of the Women in APIs community. Claire shares her expertise on API strategy, details the areas where people can make the biggest difference, and illustrates these insights through her own experiences working with organizations around the globe. The episode touches on organizational practices, API-specific roles, and new business models such as embedded banking.

On this episode, Irakli Nadareishvili, Managing Director, Global Banking Platform at JP Morgan Chase, joins Matt and Mike to share his guidance on grouping APIs into meaningful platforms, and optimizing those platforms to handle the biggest barrier to scalability: change over time. Check out Irakli's talk on the same subject from API Days (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pZ4vTDhQGY) as well as his blog on the topic (https://www.freshblurbs.com/blog/2023/08/25/api-platforms-scale.html).

In this episode, Matt and Mike are joined by Emily Canon, API Product Manager for PEXA. Emily shares her experiences in becoming an API Product Manager, talks about her day-to-day responsibilities, and highlights the key focus areas for her role. To learn more from Emily, read her article, "What Does an API Product Manager Do?" The episode also briefly features Emily's cat, Louie. Listen now!

In this episode, hosts Matt McLarty and Mike Amundsen introduce listeners to the API Experience Podcast. They take a look across the digital landscape and identify four key focus areas that are currently impacting the world of APIs. First and foremost is the explosion of generative AI, and how it intersects with the API economy. Secondly, they delve into the often overlooked topic of API security. Thirdly, they examine the impact of industry regulations on APIs, and the maturation of business on the web. Lastly, they discuss the frontiers of APIs, where APIs are being used in unexpected places by unexpected parties. Listen and subscribe now!