Tech Effect

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TestDevLab's Tech Effect is a podcast where host Josh explores software engineering and tech innovation through conversations with diverse industry professionals. Covering testing, development, and emerging trends, each episode delivers insights valuable for both technical and business roles—ideal for anyone interested in technology's impact across industries

  1. 3d ago

    #36 Aleodor Tabarcea (Stripe): AI, Burnout, & Why Great Work Doesn't Speak for Itself

    Season 2 Episode #17: What happens when a kid whose family wanted him to become a priest falls in love with code and ends up managing engineering teams at one of the world's most respected fintech companies? Aleodor Tabarcea, Engineering Manager at Stripe, shares how curiosity, resilience through 23 failed interviews, and a willingness to burn out and learn from it shaped his approach to leadership.We explore what it really takes to go from developer to leader, how Stripe's Bucharest office grew from 26 people copying US culture to 120 building their own identity, and why the DISC personality framework matters when assembling high-performing teams. We also dig into why AI is commoditizing execution and what that means for engineers, how Aleodor evaluates whether AI tools are genuinely helping his team or just adding noise, and why he believes humanity is facing a choice between a creative renaissance and a million more notifications on our phones.Follow Aleodor:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aleodor-tabarceaWebsite and Sunday Field Notes: https://aleodor.com/ 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #36 Aleodor Tabarcea (Stripe): AI, Burnout, & Why Great Work Doesn't Speak for Itself

  2. Jul 17

    #35 Luke Gill (Zego): The Hidden Complexity of Insurance Tech and What AI Makes Possible

    Season 2 Episode #16: What happens when a Flash developer with a passion for problem-solving ends up reshaping how an entire insurance company thinks about technology? Luke Gill, Head of Product and Technology at Zego, shares how curiosity, creativity, and a love for talking to customers led him to one of the most data-rich industries in tech.We explore why motor insurance demands a different standard of product quality, how Zego is using telematics and driver behavior data to price risk more fairly, and why Luke believes building great teams always starts with people, never tooling. We also dig into the real challenges of deploying AI responsibly in a regulated industry, and what it actually takes to measure whether it's working. 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #35 Luke Gill (Zego): The Hidden Complexity of Insurance Tech and What AI Makes Possible

  3. Jun 3

    #34 Tsahi Levent-Levi (BlogGeek.me): The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Every Video Call You've Made

    Season 2 Episode #15: Most of us use Zoom, Google Meet, or similar tools every day without thinking about what is actually happening under the hood. Tsahi Levent-Levi, independent consultant and founder of BlogGeek.me, has spent 25 years working on exactly that - the technology that makes real-time communication work.We get into what WebRTC actually is, why building with it is harder than it looks, and what most companies get wrong when they try. We also talk about how AI is changing real-time communication, why latency is back as the central problem to solve, and what it takes to test and monitor communication products properly.Follow Tsahi:Main website and articles: https://bloggeek.me/Courses on WebRTC: https://webrtccourse.com/Tools for debugging WebRTC applications: https://www.rtcstats.com/ 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #34 Tsahi Levent-Levi (BlogGeek.me): The Hidden Infrastructure Behind Every Video Call You've Made

  4. Apr 21

    #33 Kinga Asbóth (YouTube): What Users Say vs What They Do - A Psychologist PM's Perspective

    Season 2 Episode #14: What happens when a trained psychologist takes on the fast-paced Tech Industry? Kinga, Product Manager at YouTube, shares how studying human behaviour shaped her approach to building products at global companies like Spotify and YouTube.Kinga also explains how her psychology background helps give her a deeper understanding of what users actually need versus what they say. How AI and vibe coding are reshaping how PM leads development, and why taste and quality are the most underrated skills a product manager can develop. 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #33 Kinga Asbóth (YouTube): What Users Say vs What They Do - A Psychologist PM's Perspective

  5. Mar 30

    #32 Boban Ljubinoski (Klarna): The "Vibe-Coding" Revolution & The New Technical Skills for PMs

    Season 2 Episode #13: What happens when your mother’s career advice, “Have you tried computers?”, leads to a decade-long journey through foodtech and fintech? Boban Ljubinoski, Senior Product Manager at Klarna, shares how he accidentally fell into tech and what he's learned navigating one of the most rapidly changing roles in the industry.We explore what the post-COVID AI boom did to team structures, why most companies get AI strategy completely wrong, and where shopping is headed with agentic commerce. Boban also gets into the tough calls between shipping fast and shipping right, and why the answer almost always starts with fixing what's already broken. 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #32 Boban Ljubinoski (Klarna): The "Vibe-Coding" Revolution & The New Technical Skills for PMs

  6. Mar 9

    #31 Fiona Ryder (Bonza Music): From Film School to Music Tech - Building for Creativity in the Age of AI

    Season 2 Episode #12: What happens when an entrepreneur with roots in film, music, and physics sets out to solve one of music tech's hardest problems? Fiona Ryder, Co-Founder and COO of Bonza Music, shares how decades of building companies across music, media, and broadcasting shaped her approach to creative collaboration. We explore why existing tools fail creative professionals, how spatial audio and digital twin acoustics bring back the "feel" that musicians depend on, what role AI should and shouldn't play in the creative process, and why the best technology should be invisible. 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #31 Fiona Ryder (Bonza Music): From Film School to Music Tech - Building for Creativity in the Age of AI

  7. Feb 24

    #30 Nikolaj Tolkačiov (Nord Security): We Are All Selfish: Game Theory, Trust, and Building Better QA Teams

    Season 2 Episode #11: In this episode of Tech Effect, we meet Nikolaj Tolkačiov. Nikolaj is an Engineering Manager at Nord Security, an Independent QA Consultant, and an Executive Board Member at LTSTQB with extensive experience in software quality assurance and engineering leadership. Join us as Nikolaj shares his unconventional journey from QA to leading engineering teams and the hard lessons learned from an ambitious leap to CTO that didn't work out. He reveals insights from game theory about why we're all naturally selfish and how leaders can build cooperation through trust and incentives. We also explore the art of balancing quality with delivery speed when shipping features with known bugs, the security challenges of testing zero-knowledge architecture at Nord Security, and his advice for QA professionals on building their skills before relying on AI. 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #30 Nikolaj Tolkačiov (Nord Security): We Are All Selfish: Game Theory, Trust, and Building Better QA Teams

  8. Feb 3

    #29 Gunnar Brune (Tricolore Strategy): Beyond ChatGPT Hype & Building Real AI Value

    Season 2 Episode #10: In this episode of Tech Effect, we meet Gunnar Brune. Gunnar is a Business Strategy Consultant, Founder, and AI expert with over 2 decades of experience. He is the author of "AI Today" and founder of Tricolore strategy and Narrative Impact, a storytelling company for brands and organizations. Join us as Gunnar takes us through his journey from marketing consultant to AI expert and delivers his insights on why most people misunderstand AI beyond the ChatGPT hype, how companies can identify real bottlenecks where AI creates value instead of getting lost in buzzwords, the challenges of managing hybrid human-AI teams when everyone's role changes, and real-world AI applications from ripening fruit to building digital twins of cities. 👉 Hit "Follow" on our podcast page to receive updates on future episodes of "Tech Effect," where we bring you the latest news, trends, and expert insights from the world of technology. Together, let's unlock the potential of software solutions and embrace the future of innovation. 🔔 Follow TestDevLab for more technology & software related content: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/testdevlab/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TestDevLab/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/testdevlablv/#TechEffect

    #29 Gunnar Brune (Tricolore Strategy): Beyond ChatGPT Hype & Building Real AI Value
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TestDevLab's Tech Effect is a podcast where host Josh explores software engineering and tech innovation through conversations with diverse industry professionals. Covering testing, development, and emerging trends, each episode delivers insights valuable for both technical and business roles—ideal for anyone interested in technology's impact across industries

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  • Creator
    TestDevLab
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2026
  • Episodes
    37
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