Code Story Podcast Season 2: Founder & Tech Interviews

Recently, I had the pleasure of guesting on Harry Duran's Podcast Junkies. In this episode, we talked about technology startups, communication skills and formatting podcasts for length, production and promos. I was able to share my insights on entrepreneurship and how my podcasting skills have transferred over to Veryable, my startup company. Enjoy the episode.

Courtland Allen grew up totally opposite of his twin brother, Channing, but influenced by him nevertheless. His family was rooted in entrepreneurship, and as such, Courtland was heavily inspired to build and run his own thing. After going through Y Combinator and trying out different startups, he landed on the idea for Indie Hackers - and it checked all the boxes for what he wanted to work on. He spent three weeks, and built a community for creators who want to find freedom in making a living for themselves online.

In this bonus episode of the Milestone Hackers podcast, I discuss startup life, co-founding partnerships, and the balance between family and entrepreneurship with Paolo. Join us for valuable insights on overcoming fear and navigating the challenges of building a startup.

Mubashar Iqbal, AKA Mubs, has always been a maker. Having built 85 side projects, he is no stranger to launching new products, being inspired by his love for Product Hunt, he got the idea to create something with the same mechanics, but for podcasts.

Code Story podcast presents a bonus episode focused on the product journey, hosted and produced by Noah Labhart.

In this episode of Code Story, we chat with James Deeney on the Meet the Podcasters podcast. We explore how narratives are crafted, discussing editing, workflow, and the inspiration behind the stories.

Jack Rhysider, a veteran of the security world, explores various topics through his podcast, Darknet Diaries. He shares captivating true stories about hacking, drawing from his experiences and a deep interest in storytelling and entrepreneurship.

Next week, we will release Season 2 of the Code Story podcast. We've taken all of our learnings, paired with your feedback and our expanded network of tech guests, to expose you to more product journeys of the tech you know, love and use. And we dig deeper into the minds of those who built them, to uncover more about their tech, their products... their stories.

Adrienne Bolger grew up in the midwest, and moved up to Boston to attend MIT. She is a lover of running, and was a jujitsu martial arts coach at the institute. Growing up, she loved art and math, and found her way into computer science, trying to find the intersection of both. Bolger interned at Pixar, and tinkered in robotics and medical devices. Eventually, she founded Bloc Health, which aims to solve healthcare credentialing, and the pains associated with moving yourself, your practice, or even working, in another state.

Code Story podcast episode 19 features Denis Lunev, founder of DepositFix, discussing his journey from software engineer in Russia to building a payment gateway integration for HubSpot using Stripe and PayPal.

Code Story podcast episode 4 features George Deglin, co-founder of OneSignal, discussing his journey from growing up in the Bay Area to building the most widely used push notification and marketing platform, sending over 5 billion messages a day.

Code Story podcast episode 20 features Daniel Gebler of Picnic, an online supermarket delivering groceries directly to customers' homes, discussing his journey from artistic demo creation through R&D leadership at Fredhopper to joining Picnic in 2015.

Matt Senter grew up on a small farm in rural North Carolina, dreaming of being a game programmer. After selling his prior company CosmicCart, he and his co-founder created Lolli, a rewards platform for shopping online that offers rewards in bitcoin, making it easier for people to enter the cryptocurrency space.

Code Story podcast episode 14 features Rob Moore, founder of Floom, discussing his journey from studying game theory and behavioral economics to building a startup-as-a-service tool for small SaaS businesses.

Code Story podcast features a bonus episode where host Noah Labhart joins Jürgen Strauss on the InnovaBuzz podcast to discuss team empowerment, self-awareness, remote work connectivity, and creative problem-solving.

A mother of 2, Desi McAdam understands the needs of a parent. She graduated from Georgia Tech with a degree in computer science and co-founded Nanno, an on-demand platform connecting parents to vetted sitters when and where they need them.

Code Story podcast features a bonus replay episode with Ryan Graciano, co-founder of Credit Karma, discussing his journey from aspiring lawyer and writer to coder, including his time at IBM and the founding of Credit Karma.

Code Story podcast episode 7 features Ryan Graciano, co-founder of Credit Karma, discussing his journey from aspiring lawyer and writer to coder, including his time at IBM and the founding of Credit Karma.

Code Story podcast episode 16 features Kyle Campbell, founder of CTO.ai, discussing his journey from high school dropout in Nova Scotia to tech entrepreneur, including a company acquisition by Zillow.

This episode features Erin Karam, who shares her journey from a diverse childhood to building an AI care stack at Dina (formerly Prepared Health). The discussion focuses on the importance of real-time information exchange between healthcare providers and home health professionals to positively impact patient care.

Zach Moreno, co-founder and CTO of SquadCast, shares his journey from artist to tech innovator. Discover how he transformed remote audio recording for podcasters after facing challenges with conventional tools while recording a sci-fi drama.

This episode features Dominik Obermaier, co-founder of HiveMQ, discussing his journey from a small rural city in Germany to creating a solution for managing data from millions of connected devices using the MQTT protocol. The podcast explores the importance of MQTT in the IoT landscape and Obermaier's insights into large-scale messaging systems.

Steven Naimark started out his professional career as a clarinet performer. After transitioning from music to web development, he founded Ziptility, a platform aimed at modernizing the water utility sector through asset, task, and inventory management.

Jason Tan shares his journey from a tech enthusiast to the founder of Sift, an AI-driven fraud prevention company. He discusses his experiences in startups and how Y Combinator helped him innovate in the realm of digital trust and safety.

Thane Brimhall has been passionately building tech for over 15 years, starting from programming his graphing calculator in high school. This page explores his journey in creating Seek, a web-based augmented reality solution, driven by his experiences in gaming and tech development.

Startup veteran Wil Schroter shares insights from his 25 years as a startup CEO and discusses how he created startups.com to provide education and tools for founders. This episode explores the journey of building a supportive ecosystem for entrepreneurs.

Dennis Cail, a former Navy serviceman, transitioned into the tech industry and founded Zirtue, a peer lending app designed to help people lend and borrow money more effectively. This episode explores his journey, challenges, and the innovative solutions he created to address the awkwardness of personal lending.