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title: "S4 E16: Querying the Whole Web in Seconds"
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# S4 E16: Querying the Whole Web in Seconds

Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders — S4 E16: Querying the Whole Web in Seconds: How The Zebra Built an Insurance Comparison Engine with Meetesh Karia Press Play to Listen While You Browse S4 E16: Querying the Whole Web in Seconds: How The Zebra Built an Insurance Comparison Engine with Meetesh Karia Code Story | Startup Podcast for Technical Founders 0:00 34:51 1× The tech career of Meetesh Karia started early, as his father was an electrical engineer bringing home a TRS80 with a tape drive. Computers just clicked, as he dialed into BBS systems, built computers installed with Slackware & Linux. Early on, he also dabbled in AI (is that even a thing?), building neural networks to predict weather patterns. He has played competitive sports for years - in fact, he has won a national championship in the masters division of ultimate frisbee (and met his wife playing the sport as well). He bases a lot of his leadership philosophy in tech around what he has learned from sports. Self proclaimed - he's one of those people that can't just sit still. In January 2013, he was approached to create and own the technology and team around a product that allowed people to compare insurance providers - from scratch. Meetesh made the decision to onboard and started the journey to build the Zebra. Sponsors Morgan Page Game Dev InMoat Links Website: https://www.thezebra.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tesh11/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TRS-80 Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts Amazing tools we use: This podcast is hosted on RedCircle , a FREE platform for podcasts and brands to scale their message. Want to record your remote interviews with class? Then, you need to use Squadcast . Code Story uses the 1-click product ClipGain , sign up now to get 3hrs of podcast processing time FREE If you want an amazing publishing platform for your podcast, with amazing support & people – use Transistor.fm Credits: Code Story is hosted and produced by Noah Labhart. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Pocket Casts , Google Play , Breaker , Youtube , or the podcasting app of your choice. Checkout our episode stacks on Stacklist! https://stacks.codestory.co/ Hosted by Noah Labhart | Technical Founder & Startup Mentor. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy Latest Season of the Podcast is Sponsored By