Over the last decade, Leszek has developed several successful businesses, among them a software development agency that supports Fortune 500 companies. With the challenges a growing business brings, he observed that stepping out of a tech role into a leadership one brings the need for a different approach. As a host of the Better Tech Leadership podcast, Leszek is focused on bridging the gap between tech and people skills.
Christian Weigand has an extensive background in computer science and medical technology, having worked at the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits IIS in various roles, including managing research projects, and is currently the Head of the Fraunhofer IIS Mobile Health Lab and the CTO of the Medical Valley Digital Health Application Center since April 2019.
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In this episode, Matt and Luke Rota explore the Fintech industry’s regulatory challenges and their impact on adopting modern software practices like DevOps, highlighting Luke’s success in implementing automation to enhance safety and efficiency. Luke also shares his experience in transforming a traditional support team into a site reliability engineering (SRE) team, emphasizing strategies like clear mission establishment, skill evaluation, and strong communication. The discussion further touches on leveraging AI tools to reduce administrative tasks and improve knowledge acquisition.
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In this episode, Matt interviews Ady Levy about managing tech teams through uncertainty, leveraging skills from Ady’s military background, and the importance of data-driven approaches to resolve team disagreements. The episode also explores emotional management challenges, the thoughtful use of AI, and Ady’s recommended readings for balancing innovation and personal fulfillment.
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In this episode, Leszek interviews Oleksandr Taran, CTO of Frienton, who delves into his career journey from a software engineer to a startup co-founder and CTO. Taran emphasizes leveraging his math and computer science background in product development and highlights his current mission to help startups streamline business and financial administration. Oleksandr discusses the challenges of communicating complex technical concepts to business professionals, stressing the importance of translating these ideas into accessible language through analogies and clear explanations.
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In this episode, Matt interviews Alain Denzler, who is pioneering human-centric AI for sales with a focus on cultural nuances. Alain outlines the strategic shift from targeting large corporations to smaller, agile firms to foster creativity and innovation, and reflects on founding the company during a recession, facing financial challenges but still attracting investments from Silicon Valley figures by showing tangible progress.
