The Tech Trek

Where Crypto and AI Collide: The Next Frontier for Builders

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Crypto follows patterns—just like every major wave of innovation. In this episode, Brad Holden of Protocol VC breaks down what really drives those c...

How to Lead Engineers Through the AI Shift

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Edward Khoury, CTO at Jump, joins Amir to unpack what it really means to lean into discomfort as AI transforms engineering. From redefining craftsmans...

AI Is Writing Code Faster But Is It Cyber Secure?

10 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Rick Doten, cybersecurity startup advisor and AI researcher, joins the show to unpack how AI-assisted development is reshaping software—and what it ...

How AI Is Rewriting the Software Development Playbook

09 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a telehealth CTO takes AI beyond code generation and into the heart of the software development lifecycle?Matt Buckleman, Co-founder...

How Focusing on a Tiny Niche Unlocked Massive Growth

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yosi Dediashvili-Drossos, Co-Founder and CTO of City Hive, joins Amir to unpack how a hyper-focused approach helped transform a niche idea into the do...

Why I Left Google to Build My Own AI Startup

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a 17-year Google veteran starts over with a 10-person AI startup? David Petrou, founder and CEO of Continua AI, joins Amir to unpack...

Building vs. Inheriting a Team: How Great Leaders Adapt Fast

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you step into a new leadership role, do you prefer to build a team from the ground up—or inherit one that already exists?Ashwin Baskaran, VP of...

Will AI Really Take Frontline Jobs?

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jarah Euston, Co-Founder and CEO of WorkWhile, joins the show to share how she’s building a worker-first labor marketplace that puts money back into...

How Startups Break Into the Enterprise AI Market

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Drummond, Managing Partner at Heavybit, joins the show to break down what it takes to build and scale AI “picks and shovels” companies for the...

How Attackers Are Using AI to Outpace Defenses

01 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jonathan DiVincenzo, co-founder and CEO of Impart Security, joins the show to unpack one of the fastest growing risks in tech today: how AI is reshapi...

AI Is Rewriting Workflows Faster Than We Can Adapt

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Daniel Saks, co-founder and CEO of Landbase, joins The Tech Trek to unpack the real meaning of democratizing technology. From agentic AI that works fo...

Enterprise AI Adoption in 2025: What Actually Works

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt McLarty, CTO at Boomi, joins the show to break down what enterprise AI adoption really looks like in 2025. From navigating the hype cycle to iden...

Why Data Quality Is So Hard to Get Right

26 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vipin Kumar, Head of CUSO IB Data Strategy and Analytics at Deutsche Bank, joins me to unpack one of the toughest problems in financial services: mana...

History Always Repeats in Tech

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marty Ringlein, co-founder and CEO of Agree.com, joins Amir to unpack why history always repeats itself in technology and what that means for the AI e...

How Engineers Can Build Influence Without a Leadership Title

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Simon Lam, VP of Engineering at M1, joins the show to unpack one of the trickiest topics in tech careers: how engineers can build influence without a ...

The Future of Autonomous Trucking

23 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

CJ King, CTO at Torc Robotics, joins the show to talk about the future of autonomous trucking at scale. Instead of asking “can we build one self-dri...

AI Labs Are Reinventing Science Forever

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Krause, co-founder and CEO of Radical AI, joins the show to break down how scientific discovery is being reinvented. From the limitations of th...

The Hardest Part of Tech Leadership

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

John Fiedler, SVP of Engineering and CISO at Ironclad, joins the show to unpack the real challenges of technology leadership. From managing nonstop co...

From POC to Production: Enterprise Agents Explained

18 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Salazar, co-founder and CEO of Arcade.dev, joins the show to unpack the realities of building enterprise agents. Conceptually simple but technica...

The Future of Voice AI

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Russ d’Sa, founder and CEO of LiveKit, joins the show to unpack the rise of voice AI and what it means for how we interact with technology. From the...

From Prototype to Production

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sumit Arora, VP of Advanced Technology at Ascend Learning, joins the show to unpack the real challenges of turning AI prototypes into production-ready...

From Sales Leader to Startup CEO

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sean McCarthy, co-founder and CEO of BackOps, shares how a career in sales prepared him to build an AI-driven logistics company from the ground up. In...

AI Is a Journey, Not a Destination

12 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dmitri Sedov, Chief Data and Analytics Officer at Allvue, joins to explore why transformation isn’t a destination but an ongoing journey. He shares ...

Can Tech Make Work Feel Less Like Work?

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if the key to real work-life balance isn’t about escaping work, but transforming it into your outlet for curiosity and passion? In this episode...

Evolving as a Founder

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dane Atkinson, CEO and founder of Odeko, joins the show to unpack the reality of evolving as a founder. He shares why the first idea you start with ra...

A Day in the Life of a Startup CTO

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does a day in the life of a startup CTO really look like? Mo El Mahallawy, CTO and co-founder of Shepherd, shares the unfiltered journey from bei...

Scaling Without a Roadmap in Fast-Moving Markets

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to build a startup in a space where the ground shifts every 90 days? Rahul Sonwalkar, founder and CEO of Julius AI, joins the show t...

How Tech Is Transforming Elderly Care

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Lynch, CTO and co-founder of Sage, joins the show to share how his team is using modern technology to transform elderly care. From rethinking out...

Should Startups Stay in Stealth?

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really mean to build in stealth—and when does it help or hurt? In this episode, Amir sits down with Yoni Michael, co-founder of Typedef...

Where Software Meets Hardware

03 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Simone Kalmakis, VP of Engineering at Viam, joins the show to share what it takes to lead teams that bridge hardware and software in the robotics spac...

What “Data-Driven” Really Means

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really mean to be data-driven? Mark Gergess, VP of Data and BI at DoubleVerify, joins the show to unpack how data teams can go beyond das...

How Gen Z Leaders Think Differently

29 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Teddy Solomon, co-founder and CEO of Fizz, joins the show to share his journey from Stanford dropout to leading one of the fastest-growing Gen Z socia...

AI vs Human Nature: The Security Dilemma

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Desiree Lee, one of the Business CTOs at Armis, joins Amir to unpack one of the toughest realities in cybersecurity: the biggest risks aren’t always...

The New Rules of Mobile Development

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Ghanbarzadeh, Senior Director of Engineering at Game Changer, joins the show to unpack the shifting landscape of mobile development. From balanc...

Why Legacy Security Can’t Protect AI

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Moinul Khan, co-founder and CEO of Aurascape, joins the show to unpack what it takes to build a cybersecurity startup in the age of AI. With decades o...

Real Lessons on Moving Up in Tech Leadership

25 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cat Miller, CTPO of Talkiatry, shares her unconventional path from coding to leadership, including a detour into acting before rising into executive r...

The Founder’s Path Is Never Straight

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to reimagine how hardware products are built in a world moving at the speed of AI? Michael Corr, founder and CEO of Duro, shares how...

The Future of Money: AI Economics Explained

21 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sean Neville, co-founder and CEO of Catena Labs (and co-founder of Circle), joins the show to explore the rise of AI economics and what it means for t...

Why This Ex-Wall Street Banker Left It All to Build an AI Startup

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sara Wyman, founder and CEO of Stackpack, joins me to share her journey from investment banking and a Wharton MBA to launching a company that’s rede...

The Startup Tackling Healthcare’s Hardest Problem

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Troy Astorino, co-founder and CTO at PicnicHealth, joins Amir to unpack one of healthcare’s most stubborn problems: fragmented medical records. Troy...

Will AI Replace Knowledge Workers?

18 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Pritesh Patel, Director of AI at Fisher Phillips, joins The Tech Trek to unpack how AI is reshaping knowledge-based businesses and what that means for...

Outputs vs Outcomes in Tech Leadership

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Udhay Durai, Executive Director of Data Platform and Engineering at Evolus, joins the show to unpack his journey from consulting to leading enterprise...

AI Is Changing How Engineers Work

14 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Allan Leinwand, CTO at Webflow, joins me to explore how AI is reshaping engineering workflows, from code generation to team structure. We dig into how...

Inference: AI’s Hidden Engine

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nikola Borisov, CEO and co-founder of Deep Infra, joins the show to unpack the rapid evolution of AI inference, the hardware race powering it, and how...

AI Dev Tools Change Everything

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Zach Lloyd, CEO and founder of Warp, joins The Tech Trek to unpack what it really takes to build tools that transform the developer experience. From r...

Why Most Edge AI Fails to Ship

11 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sek Chai, CTO and cofounder of Latent AI, joins The Tech Trek to talk about what it actually takes to get AI running on the edge. We explore the real-...

Why This Ex-Google Exec Became a First-Time Founder

08 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Berit Hoffmann, CEO and co-founder of Korl, joins The Tech Trek to share her candid journey from big tech leader to late-stage startup founder. With a...

How to Build a World Class Analytics Team

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to lead analytics at a truly global scale? In this episode, Amir sits down with Anant Veeravalli, Global Chief Data and Analytics Of...

Your Phone Doesn’t Need Your Data

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if your phone didn’t need to hold your data at all? In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Jared Shepard, CEO of Hypori, to expl...

The Security Gap No One’s Talking About

05 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Feross Aboukhadijeh, founder and CEO of Socket, joins The Tech Trek to pull back the curtain on software supply chain security, why legacy tools are f...

The Hidden Key to Innovation: Timing

04 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to deliver innovation at just the right moment? In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Eric Hoffert, CTO at Kargo and...

How AI Actually Helps DevOps

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if your infrastructure could predict demand before it happens? In this episode, Nilo Rahmani, CEO and co-founder of Thoras AI, breaks down how pr...

AI-First UX Is Coming—Are You Ready?

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when UX design collides with generative AI? In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Mickey Alon, CEO and co-founder of Euce...

Code Faster, Review Smarter

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do we ship code faster without sacrificing quality or accountability? Greg Foster, co-founder and CTO at Graphite, joins the show to unpack how AI...

How a Serial Founder Builds Enduring Companies

28 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to build startups that last and come back for more? In this episode, Amir sits down with Russ Fradin, serial founder, longtime inves...

Why the Boring Business Wins

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do founders get wrong when trying to build a startup? Jeff Gibson, CTO and co-founder at Kintsugi, joins the show to break down how he approaches...

How Great Engineering Leaders Show Impact

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ashok Srinivasan, SVP of Engineering at Aledade, joins The Tech Trek to break down what it really means to have impact as an engineering leader. With ...

Left Facebook at 41 to Start From Zero

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vijaye Raji, CEO and founder of Statsig, left two decades of success at Microsoft and Facebook to start from scratch—at age 41. In this episode of T...

Why Most Data Teams Fail

17 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What if your data science team could drive business outcomes across products, not just models? In this episode, Hicham El-Hassani shares a tested blue...

AI Isn’t the Threat. It’s the Upgrade

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does the “long tail” of AI really look like in a highly regulated industry? In this episode, Dave Wollenberg, VP of Enterprise Data & Ana...

Unsexy Industry. Big Upside.

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when you bring Silicon Valley tech thinking into an “unsexy” industry? Alex Jekowsky, Co-founder and CEO of Cents, shares how his ver...

Turning GenAI Hype Into Enterprise Action

14 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you turn GenAI excitement into real enterprise value—without leaving people behind?In this episode, Amir talks with Mike Urban, Chief Technol...

How an AI Council Actually Drives Adoption

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to build and scale AI responsibly inside a major media organization?In this episode, Amir sits down with Arvind Thinagarajan, former...

How to Future-Proof Your AI Stack

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to build AI systems that are private by design—and ready for tomorrow’s regulations?In this episode, I’m joined by Rishabh Pod...

Leaving Big Tech to Solve a Bigger Problem

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when a data-driven founder leaves Big Tech to tackle a broken healthcare system?In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Tim...

Building a Startup Engineering Team from Scratch

07 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Davy Li, Head of Engineering at Mesa, a startup redefining how homeowners earn rewards on everyd...

Leading with Curiosity: What Makes a Great Tech CEO

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this candid conversation, Bryan Mahoney unpacks his journey from CTO to CEO, exploring what it really takes to evolve beyond the engineering org in...

This Is How Founders Actually Build Culture

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What does it really take to build company culture from the ground up—especially when you’ve done it more than once? In this episode, Amir sits dow...

AI Is Reinventing the Car Buying Experience

30 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with Jay Vijayan, Founder and CEO of Tekion, to explore how digital transformation and AI are modernizing the automoti...

Are Your Apps Ready for AI Agents?

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Reed McGinley-Stempel, co-founder and CEO of Stytch, to explore what it means for applications t...

What Is Growth Engineering? Here's How It Really Works

25 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir chats with Jason Fellin, Head of Growth Engineering at OnX Maps, to unpack what makes growth engineering unique. Jason shares ho...

Her Journey: Sales Leader to Cybersecurity CEO

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with Brooke Motta, CEO and co-founder of RAD Security, to unpack her career pivot from sales leadership to becoming a ...

Forge Your Own Leadership Path

23 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Richard Girges, CTO at MNTN, breaks down the appeal and risk of emulating high-profile leaders like Elon Musk or Steve Jobs. From sta...

The Secret to Winning a Two-Sided Marketplace

20 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with Brian McMahon, CEO and co-founder of Pickle—a fashion rental marketplace aiming to become the Airbnb for everyd...

Deepfakes Are Hacking the Workplace

19 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with Aaron Painter, CEO of Nametag, to explore how deepfakes and generative AI are reshaping identity security in the ...

AI Leadership When Nothing Is Certain

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir speaks with Anna Patterson, founder of Ceramic AI, about what it truly means to lead an AI-first company. They unpack the differ...

How to Secure the Software Supply Chain

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Matt Moore, CTO and co-founder of Chainguard, to explore the escalating importance of software s...

Treat AI Like a Partner, Not a Tool

16 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Christina Garcia, SVP of Engineering at Echo Global Logistics, shares her insights on integrating AI not as a replac...

Scaling with Purpose in the AI + Robotics Era

12 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with Anthony Jules, Co-Founder and CEO of Robust.AI, to explore how scaling lessons from the early days of Sapient tra...

How AI CAN SAVE Public Education

11 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Joe Philleo, founder and CEO of Edio, an AI platform transforming K-12 education. Joe shares his...

The Power of Personalization in Regulated Spaces

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Sus Misra, SVP of Data & Analytics at Solve(D) (IPG Health), to unpack what true precision t...

How Core Values Drive Real AI Impact

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Brian Clifford, Chief Data Officer at Amica Insurance, shares how his team translates core company values—like exc...

You Can’t Bolt On AI and Win

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this deep-dive episode, we explore what it truly means to be "AI-native" versus bolting AI onto existing products. Abhay Mitra, CTO of Ni...

AI Is Changing the Role of Software Engineers

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, we dive deep into the evolving relationship between engineering and product with Pranab Krishnan, CTO of Zeal - a payroll and payment...

Innovation Isn’t a Buzzword—It’s a Culture

29 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Vinayak Kumar shares how his team at Lynx strikes a practical balance between innovation and efficiency in the heavi...

The Brutal Truth About Enterprise AI Adoption

28 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir speaks with Ameya Brid, Global Director of Data & Analytics at Invista, about the maturation of GenAI conversations in the e...

How AI Is Changing Science

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Andy Beam, CTO of Lila Sciences, to explore how AI is transforming the messy, serendipitous natu...

Why This Startup Hires Straight Out of College

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir speaks with Alexander Schlager, founder and CEO of AIceberg, about how his company has tackled the AI talent sh...

How Agentic AI Is Disrupting the Trades

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Wyatt Smith, CEO of UpSmith, joins Amir to unpack how agentic AI is transforming the skilled trades industry. From dispatch optimization to human-in-t...

Don’t Build the Wrong AI Product

19 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What separates a successful founder from the rest? In this episode, Harish Abbott—CEO and co-founder of Augment—breaks down how he repeatedly spot...

Building AI Products? Start Here

16 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir speaks with Patrick Leung, CTO of Faro Health, about what it takes to lead an engineering organization through ...

She’s Building the Future of AI Conversations

15 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Sunita Verma, CTO at Character AI and former engineering leader at Google. Sunita shares how she...

Soft Skills Built This Startup

14 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Emily Long, the CEO and co-founder of Edera, a deep tech startup focused on secure infrastructur...

AI vs AI: The Cybersecurity War

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Arlene Watson, a product and engineering leader in the cybersecurity space with experience at CrowdStrike, ServiceNow, and Tenable, joins the show to ...

Education at the AI Crossroads

12 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with David Marchick, Dean of the Kogod School of Business at American University, to explore how AI is transforming hi...

Why Tech Debt Isn’t the Enemy

09 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir sits down with Brent Keator, an expert advisor at Primary Venture Partners, to unpack one of the most debated engineering challe...

It’s Not the Idea, It’s the Execution

08 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir Bormand sits down with Andy White, CEO of ClosingLock, to talk through his journey from PhD engineer to startup founder. Andy sh...

From Blame to Belonging in Engineering Teams

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir Bormand talks with Jason Wells, Head of Engineering at BrowserBase, about building a high-performance culture r...

Engineering the Next Energy Breakthrough

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, Amir Bormand sits down with Kieran Furlong, CEO and co-founder of Realta Fusion, to explore the unique path of a deep tech startup sp...

Building Engineering Cultures That Deliver

05 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Amir sits down with Clark Downum, CTO at Redox, to unpack the deeper dynamics between engineering, product, and busi...