Zero Prime Podcast

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Zero Prime Podcast

The Zero Prime Podcast with Pete Soderling explores the early stories of top startups as seen through the eyes of their engineer-founders. In each episode we uncover insights on what it takes to start a company as an engineer in the words of the founders themselves. From the most cutting edge infrastructure companies to the newest trends in developer tooling, we introduce you to the engineer-founder personalities behind the up and coming software startups that you can’t afford to ignore.

  1. E25 [DEEP DIVE]: How Metric Trees Are Transforming Businesses with Vijay Subramanian

    AUG 5

    E25 [DEEP DIVE]: How Metric Trees Are Transforming Businesses with Vijay Subramanian

    In this episode, we introduce a new format for the podcast—a deep dive into a technical topic with an engineer-founder who is an expert on the subject. For our first Deep Dive, I sit down with Vijay Subramanian, the visionary behind Trace, to explore the evolution and future of metric layers in business metrics and cross-functional alignment. Vijay demystifies the concept of metrics layers, metric trees and semantic layers, explaining their components, functionality and crucial role in today’...

    27 min
  2. E24: Self-Taught to Startup Success: The Unconventional Path of InfluxDB's Paul Dix

    JUN 7

    E24: Self-Taught to Startup Success: The Unconventional Path of InfluxDB's Paul Dix

    In this episode, I sit down with Paul Dix, the founder and CTO of InfluxData to explore his journey from a self-taught programmer to a leader in database systems. We discuss his role in building the NYC Machine Learning meetup, the creation of InfluxDB and the strategic move to make it open source. He shares insights into the decision to rewrite InfluxDB in 2020 and the power of community in tech development. We also touch on his transition from CEO to CTO and his advice for founders on makin...

    34 min
  3. E23: Inside the Mind of an AI Pioneer: A Conversation with Alex Mashrabov

    MAY 1

    E23: Inside the Mind of an AI Pioneer: A Conversation with Alex Mashrabov

    In this episode, I sit down with Alex Mashrabov, the visionary CEO of Higgsfield AI. We journey through Alex's impressive career, beginning with his time at Yandex where he witnessed the early implementations of neural networks. We explore what ignited his entrepreneurial spirit and delve into the stark contrasts between the Russian and American educational landscapes.Our discussion then moves to Alex's experiences in building generative AI products, starting with AI Factory, which focused on...

    28 min
  4. E22: From BigQuery to Motherduck: The Journey of Jordan Tigani

    APR 25

    E22: From BigQuery to Motherduck: The Journey of Jordan Tigani

    In this episode, I chat with Jordan Tigani, the dynamic engineer-founder of MotherDuck who previously led Google's BigQuery team and headed up product at SingleStore. Jordan shares the inspiring origin story of MotherDuck, which emerged from the overlooked analytics' long tail, focusing on serving small users in data analytics. Our conversation delves into thought-provoking topics such as the conundrum of big data, bridging the gap between unstructured AI data and traditional data struc...

    21 min
  5. E21: The Power of Pricing with Alvaro Morales of Orb

    APR 4

    E21: The Power of Pricing with Alvaro Morales of Orb

    In this episode, Pete speaks with Alvaro Morales, the co-founder and CEO of Orb, who shares his journey from being an engineer to becoming the founder of a flexible billing engine for modern software pricing. Alvaro traces his path from Lima, Peru to San Francisco, discussing the rise of startups in his home city as well as his early engineering experiences at Yahoo, Palantir and Asana. His early days founding Orb were not without challenges, especially when it came to signing up c...

    24 min
  6. E20: Building Sustainable Businesses in the Tech Industry with Craig McLuckie

    FEB 6

    E20: Building Sustainable Businesses in the Tech Industry with Craig McLuckie

    In this enlightening episode, I have the privilege of hosting Craig McLuckie, a tech industry veteran who has made significant contributions to the cloud computing industry and is currently the Co-founder & CEO of stacklok. We begin by exploring his journey from Microsoft to Google, where he co-authored Kubernetes, a pivotal project that has shaped the industry. We also delve into his post-Google venture, Heptio, and the strategic planning that led to its success. Craig offers valua...

    26 min
  7. E19: Overcoming Self-Doubt to Become a Founder with Erik Bernhardsson

    12/28/2023

    E19: Overcoming Self-Doubt to Become a Founder with Erik Bernhardsson

    In this episode, I chat with Erik Bernhardsson, co-founder and CEO of Modal, about his journey from Spotify engineer to startup CTO to startup founder. Erik takes us back to his early days as a software engineer and shares how his transformative years at Spotify ignited his startup mindset. We discuss the challenges he faced during his transition from engineer to founder, including overcoming self-doubt and stepping into a leadership role. Erik also talks about his experience building open so...

    24 min
  8. E18: Data Tool Disruption: Barry McCardel on Building Hex

    11/27/2023

    E18: Data Tool Disruption: Barry McCardel on Building Hex

    In this episode, we chat with Barry McCardel, Co-Founder and CEO of Hex, as he shares how honing his leadership skills in college paved the way for his journey to becoming a founder. Barry discusses building his team with former Palantir colleagues and Hex's emphasis on design from its inception. He shares insights on Hex's rapid feature development, scaling challenges and his vision for the future of data tooling. The episode concludes with Barry's thoughts on emerging trends in data, infras...

    24 min
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The Zero Prime Podcast with Pete Soderling explores the early stories of top startups as seen through the eyes of their engineer-founders. In each episode we uncover insights on what it takes to start a company as an engineer in the words of the founders themselves. From the most cutting edge infrastructure companies to the newest trends in developer tooling, we introduce you to the engineer-founder personalities behind the up and coming software startups that you can’t afford to ignore.

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  • Creator
    Data Council
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2024
  • Episodes
    25
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Hephaestus Group LLC
  • Show Website
    Zero Prime Podcast

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