Ceora and Cassidy talk about why engineers are so good at job hopping — and why it can pay to upgrade roles every year or two.
Ceora speaks openly about the privileges of working in tech compared to other industries.
Apparently, in some places, it’s a thing for engineers to leave their teams and then rejoin the organization with a promotion to get ahead. D ... Show More
Nov 21
Only you can stop AI database drops
<p>Ryan is joined by David Hsu, CEO and founder of Retool, to explore how AI is transforming the role of a software developer into a software architect, the increasing accessibility of coding for non-engineers, and the importance of placing guardrails and higher-level programming ... Show More
32m 13s
Nov 18
How to create agents that people actually want to use
<p>Ryan welcomes Assaf Elovic, head of AI at monday.com, to discuss creating AI tools that users will actually adopt, how they created their Monday Sidekick agent with the user experience in mind, and the opportunities that AI creates for better productivity and more efficiency.< ... Show More
27m 7s
Nov 14
The fastest agent in the race has the best evals
<p>Ryan welcomes Benjamin Klieger, lead engineer at Groq, to explore the infrastructure <em>behind</em> AI agents, how you can turn a one-minute agent into a ten-second agent, and how they used fast inference and effective evals to build their efficient and reliable Compound agen ... Show More
32m 33s
Jul 2024
S9 E33: Rick Caccia, WitnessAI
<p>Rick Caccia was born and raised in Silicon Valley - and just stayed. He is married with 2 teenage daughters, one about to go to college. Between him and his wife, they have worked in 13 different startups - so you could say they have a startup family through and through. Outsi ... Show More
23m 4s
Mar 2023
What Defines a Senior Developer? - Difficult Does Not Equate To Valuable
<p>The traits that define a senior engineer are not catalogued perfectly in one spot. But, nevertheless, we'll try to cover some of the most important traits and habits of a senior engineer.</p><p> </p><p>In this episode, we'll discuss the fact that difficulty does not equate to ... Show More
6m 28s
Jul 2025
219. Six Motivations, One Workplace: Who Are You at Work?
<p><em>When communicating with their employees, most firms have no idea who they’re talking to.</em></p><p><br></p><p>Good communication is about knowing your audience. But if your organization is only focused on knowing your customers, <a href="https://www.fastersmarter.io/guest ... Show More
25m 19s
Jun 2025
How to build a team that can “take a punch”: A playbook for building resilient, high-performing teams | Hilary Gridley (Head of Core Product, Whoop)
Hilary Gridley is the Head of Core Product at WHOOP and a passionate thought leader in leveraging AI to elevate product teams and management practices. With extensive experience tackling challenging problems in regulated industries and high-stakes environments, Hilary emphasizes ... Show More
1h 54m