Phil is currently VP of Product & Engineering at Close.com, building a product people love and growing our SaaS business to be something great. Previously he spent two years leading the Engineering team at Quizlet, building study tools that millions of students relied upon. Phil has also interned at Google and Yahoo! as a software engineer, and did lots of freelance website design while at the University of Florida.
Co-founder of Brainhub, Matt describes himself as a “serial entrepreneur”. Throughout his career, Matt has developed several startups in Germany, wearing many hats- from a marketer to an IT Engineer and customer support specialist. As a host of the Better Tech Leadership podcast, Matt talks about growing successful businesses and the challenges of being a startup founder and investor.
In this episode David shares insights from his career at eBay and mobile.de. He underscores the importance of delivering valuable products to users and giving back to the community by advising early-stage startups. At mobile.de, his team is a balanced mix of internal and external members to foster innovation while maintaining core business integrity.
Leszek Knoll explores the significance of emotional intelligence in tech leadership, understanding developers on a personal level, building trust within teams, providing constructive feedback for holistic growth, and the pivotal role of empathy in effective tech leadership with Robert Mejlerö, Chief Technology Officer at tmc.
Matt Warcholinski explores DevOps philosophy, human-centric tech leadership, the purposeful use of technology, the uncertain future of tech, and recommends a valuable resource with Jan Hegewald, a software product development leader at DevNetwork and SumUp.
Matt Warcholinski engages with Ian Forrester, Senior "Firestarter" at BBC, discussing innovation and adaptive media technologies, emphasizing public service in tech, offering practical remote work advice through the "personal user manual" concept, and sharing influential books and podcasts on the multifaceted role of technology in society.
