Podcast Ruined by a Software Engineer

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Podcast Ruined by a Software Engineer

I've got an idea; now what? Techies, entrepreneurs, party of ones and manies, Perry Tiu invites passionate guests to look back at how they got to where they are, talk about their experience and share invaluable advice (while Perry constantly interrupts them and asks what technologies they fall in love with). Start listening and get motivated to do more.

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Episodes

Mar 2024

 Venture Capital 101 with Dana Oshiro | Ep. 39

Dana Oshiro is a general partner at Heavybit, a venture capital fund investing in startups focused on building great developer tools.

Dive into topics such as how Dana got into VC, how to open communication with VCs, what to prepare before talking to VCs about raising capital and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Feb 2024

 Building Applications for Non-Technical Founders with Natalie Kaminski | Ep. 38

Natalie Kaminski is the co-founder and CEO of JetRockets, a software development company that helps non-technical founders build their dream applications.

Dive into topics such as where do non-technical founders source their ideas from, how to spec a minimal viable product, how to t-shirt size software engineering projects and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Feb 2024

 Solving "It Works On My Machine" with Ramiro Berrelleza | Ep. 37

Reach out to podcast@okteto.com for a free session on how to improve your developer's experience.

Ramiro Berrelleza is the Founder and CEO of Okteto, an online platform where a team of developers can automatically spin up development environments on the cloud so they can all be coding in the same app configurations.

Dive into topics such as what it took to deliver software on a hard yearly deadline, how you can build a team before building a product, what kind of feature requests come in from developers using your tools and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jan 2024

 Bridging Web Development and Web Designing with Steven Schkolne | Ep. 36

Steven Schkolne is the founder and CEO of MightyMeld, a web development tool that bridges the gap between web development and web designing like we've never seen it before.

Dive into topics such as what it takes to build a tool catered to engineers and designers, why engineers are designers and vice versa, how to approach fundraising as a solo founder and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Dec 2023

 Redesigning Luxury Traveling Hardware with Camryn Leibowitz | Ep. 35

Camryn Leibowitz is the co-founder and Product Designer of Royce and Rocket, a luxury travel brand featuring suitcases with an intuitive, modular interior design.

Dive into topics such as how the culture and the environment around her lead her to be featured in the Washington Post, the unique path she took on her way to co-found Royce and Rocket, how to make consequential business decisions and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Nov 2023

 Deciding What Technologies to Invest In with Jennifer Perrotta | Ep. 34

Jennifer Perrotta is the Chief Technology Office of WeWork, a coworking space company designed to foster a creative community.

Dive into topics such as the hard and soft skills she acquired from her experience, the software applications she uses daily, the difference between a founder CTO and a non-founder CTO, how organizations decide what technologies to invest in and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Oct 2023

 Exploring Data Science, Computer Science and Project Management with Maddy Chen | Ep. 33

Maddy Chen is a Product Manager at Visa and the host of Tech Gals, a podcast highlighting women and their journey in tech.

Dive into topics such as what it's like growing up in the Bay Area, what is the Data Science program at UC Berkley, deciding between going into software engineering or product management and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Sep 2023

 Going from Med School to Software Engineering with Grace Moore | Ep. 32

Grace Moore is a Software Engineer at Notable Health, a healthcare startup enhancing the American healthcare experience for patients, physicians and everyone in between.

Dive into topics such as the journey from med school to software engineering, a day in the life of a software engineer, coding bootcamps, tech meetups and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Aug 2023

 Breaking Down Two-Pizza Teams | Ep. 31

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as what makes a team a "Two-Pizza" team, why is it called a "Two-Pizza" team, what are the pros and cons of a "Two-Pizza" team and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jan 2022

 Ask Me Anything #3 | Ep. 30

Dive into topics such as how to get into the tech industry without a tech background, what do I think about upcoming industry trends, what are the future plans for this podcast and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Dec 2021

 The 24 Hours of a Software Engineer | Ep. 29

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as how much time a software engineer actually spends coding, what do software engineers think about meetings, software engineers' after hours and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Nov 2021

 Experiencing Incubators and Accelerators with Jeroen Corthout | Ep. 28

Jeroen Corthout is the co-founder and CEO of Salesflare, a software company reinventing how to manage client relationships.

Dive into topics such as what are useful career skills in the tech industry, what is the difference between an incubator and an accelerator, how to make product decisions and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Oct 2021

 Defining a Senior Software Engineer Mindset with Swizec Teller | Ep. 27

Swizec Teller is a senior software engineer at Tia, an in-person and virtual care startup for better women healthcare, as well as the author of Serverless Handbook.

Dive into topics such as what is a senior software engineer mindset, what is serverless, why do people love-hate Javascript, how to publish your content and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Sep 2021

 Building Software Infrastructure with Abhay Venkatesh | Ep. 26

Abhay Venkatesh is a software engineer at Anduril, a defense technology startup building surveillance, networking, robotics systems among others.

Dive into topics such as what it's like to study and intern in the Bay Area, the challenges of developing features for other software engineers, how to build infrastructure for a software platform and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Aug 2021

 The Never-Ending Software Development Cycle | Ep. 25

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as where does software engineering work comes from, what to look for during code reviews, what are the different ways to test software and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jul 2021

 How to Build Software Engineering Teams with Ben Turner | Ep. 24

Ben Turner is a director of software engineering at Enbala Power Networks, a company providing a software platform to manage and optimize power grids usage.

Dive into topics such as the difference between engineering manager / director / VP / CTO, how engineering teams are built, what are effective frameworks to support engineers and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jun 2021

 The Different Software Engineering Teams with Sidharth Eleswarapu | Ep. 23

Sidharth Eleswarapu is a software engineer at Uber, a ride-sharing startup disrupting the transport industry.

Dive into topics such as life at Georgia Tech, the journey from internship to permanent role, working in the Bay Area as a software engineer, the different engineering teams in an organization and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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May 2021

 Teaching People How to Code with Nicole Ayalon | Ep. 22

Nicole Ayalon is a full stack developer at Bell Canada, a telecommunications company providing wired and wireless technology services.

Dive into topics such as working on software engineering research and development projects, giving back through tutoring and education, returning to graduate computer science studies and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Apr 2021

 Progressing to Senior Engineering Roles with Mark Snyder | Ep. 21

Mark Snyder is a director of product development at Circa, a talent acquisition company focused on building high-performing teams.

Dive into topics such as going from full-time employee to freelancing and vice versa, how to look at development workflows, how to help someone progress to senior engineering roles and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Mar 2021

 Ask Me Anything #2 | Ep. 20

Dive into topics such as how did I get a job in different countries, what stereotype of software engineer am I, what is the best thing I've learned from doing this podcast and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Feb 2021

 What to Say to a New Developer with Dan Moore | Ep. 19

Dan Moore is the head of developer relations at FusionAuth, a startup simplifying authentication and user management for developers, as well as the author of Letters to a New Developer.

Dive into topics such as what is developer relations, how to grow a tech community, how does one even publish a book, what should you say to a new developer and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jan 2021

 Repaying Tech Debt with Alexandre Omeyer | Ep. 18

Alexandre Omeyer is the co-founder and CEO of Stepsize, a project management startup helping streamline project deliveries.

Dive into topics such as making the jump from employee to founder, bootstrapping vs raising capital for your project, what is technical debt, how to handle technical debt and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Dec 2020

 Producing Podcasts with Jonathan Chan | Ep. 17

Jonathan Chan is a mechanical engineer at Slab Innovation, a construction technology company changing the concrete industry with robotics, as well as the producer of The Recipe Pod.

Dive into topics such as conception vs fabrication in mechanical engineering, how are podcasts produced, the art behind audio engineering and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Nov 2020

 Choosing Your Software Engineering Adventure | Ep. 16

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as the different kinds of software engineers, the tools they work with, how they fit in a team and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Oct 2020

 Do Job Titles Really Matter? | Ep. 15

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as software engineering job titles, the software engineering ladder, the Individual Contributor/Engineering Manager paths and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Sep 2020

 Coding Bootcamps: Yay or Nay? | Ep. 14

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as coding bootcamp costs and expected salaries, how to apply for them, what are the requirements, successful graduate stories and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Aug 2020

 Beating Your Technical Interview | Ep. 13

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as how to apply for a tech job, what to prepare, what interviewers evaluate and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jul 2020

 Savings and Investments for Developers | Ep. 12

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as personal debt, different methods of saving, how to start investing and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jun 2020

 Everything You Need to Know About Side Projects | Ep. 11

Featuring engineers Andy Dam and Stan Liu, dive into topics such as where to find ideas, the lifecycle of a side project, how to project manage it, helpful resources and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Mar 2020

 Ask Me Anything | Ep. 10

Dive into topics such as how I got into tech, how to become a software engineer, why don't I have a LinkedIn, what's the story behind my Instagram and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Feb 2020

 Data Engineering vs ML Engineering with Kevin Huang | Ep. 9

Kevin Huang is an ML and AI engineer at Notable Health, a healthcare startup enhancing the American healthcare experience for patients, physicians and everyone in between.

Dive into topics such as how to even get started with ML and AI, difference between data and ML engineer, transitioning from research to applying ML and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Jan 2020

 Recruiting for a Fortune 500 with Rich Do | Ep. 8

Rich Do is a technical recruiter at Scoop, a car-share startup optimizing carpooling for workers.

Dive into topics such as becoming a technical recruiter, recruiting for a fortune 500 vs for a startup, relationships between recruiter and engineers and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Nov 2019

 Designing for Mobile and Web Applications with Tom Wicks | Ep. 7

Tom Wicks is a product designer at Run An Empire, a fitness mobile application in the form of a strategy game for runners and walkers.

Dive into topics such as starting a career in design, mobile vs web experience, research and focus groups, useful tools for designs, working with developers and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Nov 2019

 Finding the Right Co-Founder with Will Swannell | Ep. 6

Will Swannell is the co-founder and CEO of Hire Space, an events startup connecting UK's best venues with event planners.

Dive into topics such as co-founding a project with a friend, individual skills that help create a great partnership, how the ability to code helps in real life, learning how to delegate, and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Oct 2019

 Managing Corporate Finance with Amin Rizwan | Ep. 5

Amin Rizwan is a finance manager at Avocet, an ad-tech startup building tools to optimize digital advertisement.

Dive into topics such as the finance behind startups vs large corporations, different ways to credit control, the pressure of handling large amount of money, how technology helps finance and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Oct 2019

 Doing Tech without a Tech Background with Joe Summerhayes | Ep. 4

Joe Summerhayes is a junior software engineer at Hire Space, an events startup connecting UK's best venues with event planners.

Dive into topics such as how to career change into tech without a tech background, tools to help along the way, self-motivation to keep on coding, receiving advice from other engineers and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Sep 2019

 Demystifying Tech Interviews with Carlos Baraza | Ep. 3

Carlos Baraza is a senior software engineer at DAZN and the founder of Wisertag, a technology startup connecting real life objects with data.

Dive into topics such as software engineering interview processes, line managing and giving advice, permanent employment vs contracting, building your MVP, finding your first customers, generating your first revenue and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




Don't forget to follow the show and leave a review—it's completely free.
• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3RASg8x
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• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@perrytiu


Sep 2019

 Bootstrapping vs Fundraising with Tiernan Mines | Ep. 2

Tiernan Mines is the co-founder and CEO of Hello Lamp Post, an interactive communication startup connecting cities with their communities.

Dive into topics such as co-founding a project, making decisions with confidence, working in corporate vs startups, valuing user feedback, bootstrapping vs raising funds and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3RASg8x
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Aug 2019

 Breaking Down Great Products with Balint Szeplaki | Ep. 1

Balint Szeplaki is the head of product at Poq, a startup focused on building great mobile apps for businesses.

Dive into topics such as startups in London, pairing vision with product, how much time to spend on side projects, what to do with an idea and much more. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




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Aug 2019

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I've got an idea; now what? Podcast Ruined by a Software Engineer invites passionate guests to look back at how they got to where they are and share invaluable advice. Hosted by Perry Tiu.




Don't forget to follow the show and leave a review—it's completely free.
• Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3RASg8x
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