It hasn't been smooth sailing for startups this year. As this week's guest Nick Cobb puts it "You can add bank runs to the list of things founders have to deal with." Of course, it hasn't been easy going for engineering leaders either. That's why Nick, the VP of Engineering & Head of Product at Kyte, sat down with us to discuss how to build an engineer ... Show More
Nov 18
Speed is the moat | AMD’s Anush Elangovan
<p>In the race to define the future of AI, what's the one advantage that truly lasts? It's not proprietary tech, argues Anush Elangovan, VP of AI Software at AMD, but the sustainable <em>speed</em> of innovation. He explains why AMD is rejecting the "walled garden& ... Show More
52m 21s
Nov 11
How spec-driven development is changing the rules | AWS’ Amit Patel
<p>What is "spec-driven development," and why is this structured approach the key to unlocking complex AI projects? We're joined by <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/amit-patel-040453/'>Amit Patel</a>, Director of Software Development for Kiro at AWS, to explore ... Show More
50m 30s
Nov 4
The CTO must now think like the CFO to survive | Sancus Ventures’ Lake Dai
<p>AI is forcing engineering leaders to become part-CFO, part-governance expert, and part-business strategist. Are you ready for the shift? </p><p>We're joined by Lake Dai, a globally recognized AI expert, professor at Carnegie Mellon, and founder of Sancus Ventures, to expl ... Show More
56m 23s
Mar 2023
Dear startups, your developers and engineers are on an island
This week, Natasha interviewed Lizzie Matusov, the co-founder and CEO of Quotient, which wants to fix the "leaky pipeline problem" in tech onboarding that doesn't set up engineers for success. Yes, that's right, this week we're talking about the work needs, habits and aspirations ... Show More
31m 31s
Jun 2024
Robinhood's crypto bet, AI-powered healthcare, and more on the fall of Fisker
As always, there was a lot happening in startup land this week, and the Equity team had so much fun breaking it down for you.
On today’s episode of TechCrunch’s Equity podcast, Mary Ann and Rebecca discussed Robinhood’s plans to buy European crypto exchange Bitstamp for $200 mill ... Show More
36m 13s
Jun 2024
Episode 196 - Breaking the typecast: Growing beyond frontend and backend labels
In this episode of Front End Happy Hour, we dive into the topic of being typecast as a frontend or backend engineer. Is it really a bad thing? Our panel discusses the implications of these labels, how they can limit growth, and share strategies to break free from these constraint ... Show More
51m 16s
Dec 2021
Episode 21 - Tesla Day | Github Copilot
Intro - Welcome back to Dev Theory Podcast - A podcast about everything Web Development. - This is Episode 21. I'm Shaun Willis, here with our co-host Isaac Weber. Today we will be talking about Tesla AI Day, Humanoid Robots, and where we see AI headed as it relates to software e ... Show More
24m 25s
Dec 2023
Cruise layoffs, exosuits, and why French startups are bubbling up
This is our very last regular news roundup of the year. We still have a lot planned for you, though, with special interviews, guest appearances, and predictions. But that’s all to come. This time ’round we once again had Mary Ann Azevedo and Alex Wilhelm together to hammer throug ... Show More
32m 40s