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In the final episode of our inaugural season, we're ecstatic to be joined by Steve Millidge, Founder of Payara Services Limited, the creators of the Payara Server. Join us as he takes us through his journey from his start as an experimental physicist working on lasers to building an open source organization from the ground up. Steve dives into the intricacies of building a company, from choosing a name to hiring the best there is (with some advice on how to stand out amongst the crowd).Payara...

This month we're joined by industry veteran Abby Kearns for an exhilarating discussion. Abby tells all, including in-depth conversations on security (is open source more secure?), how to hire great people and get out of their way, and having patience in an industry that moves as quickly as tech. Don't miss this amazing conversation!About Abby Kearns:Abby Kearns is a veteran tech executive as well as a board director and angel investor. Her career has spanned executive leadership, product mark...

This month we're joined by Francesco Virga, Co-Founder and CTO of Bounce, an events ticketing startup that has the user experience at its core. Join us as we explore the inner workings of a developer-focused startup, from discussing the importance of the developer experience and retrospectives, to the value of trying things without the fear of failing. This episode explores how founders can set up their young startup for success.About the guest:Francesco grew up between Europe and Canada. He ...

This month, we're joined by Tracy Miranda, Head of Open Source at Chainguard, for a lively discussion on her journey to open source and her role in building a more secure world. We'll discuss the value of security in the increasingly complex technology industry and how open source might just be the solution we need to make things more secure than ever. About Tracy Miranda: Tracy Miranda is making open source secure by default at Chainguard. Previously Tracy helped launch and was ex...

In our inaugural episode of From Code to Company, our co-hosts, George and Thabang, are joined by Sven Efftinge, Co-Founder and Co-Ceo of GitPod.GitPod is used by over 500K developers, offering a frictionless experience for anyone building a dev environment. Its mission is to make engineering more collaborative, joyful, and secure. A developer-first company, GitPod has harnessed the shared knowledge of its developers and the open source community to build a fantastic product.Join us as we dis...