GHP #40 - Simplifying Software Solutions & Accelerating Your Learning with Colin Chartier!

Episode 40 is with Colin Chartier, Co-Founder and CEO of LayerCI!

LayerCI is the DevOps platform for distributed software teams. Their web application enables the highest performing software developers to preview full stack environments for every commit and have a centralized CI/CD stack.

Going against the typical path of graduates heading to big tech firms, Colin decided to build a business of his own with co-founder Lyn Chen in Toronto to help developers ship code faster. Last year, LayerCI raised a pre-seed round from Y Combinator, followed by over a million dollars in investment from multiple Silicon Valley firms.

We sit down with Colin to learn how LayerCI is helping businesses, in simple terms, no engineering knowledge needed. He breaks down how you can accelerate your capacity to learn, the process of being chosen by Y Combinator, and the skills that students and young entrepreneurs in this field should focus on.

This was a really insightful conversation that we hope you enjoy!

Timestamps
2:00 - How to prioritize key tasks amongst a team
4:04 - Attracting talent & hiring strategies for start-ups
9:45 - How gaming taught Colin to program
14:24 - How to accelerate your learning
16:17 - Skills that students/young entrepreneurs should focus on today
19:52 - How LayerCI helps developers and businesses (simplified)
26:38 - Getting into Y Combinator and working with accelerators
35:21 - Lightning Round