Ardan Labs Podcast

 Shahar Azulay is the CEO and co-founder of groundcover and a multi-time R&D leader, bringing in a lot of experience in the world of machine learning having worked as a leader in companies such as Apple, DayTwo, and Cymotive Technologies. In this episode, Shahar takes us on his journey through the tech industry leading up to the creation of groundcover. 00:00 Introduction01:37 What is Shahar Doing Today? / Tech Talk16:30 First Memory of a Computer20:15 Thoughts of University and the Army35:00 Moving on from the Army43:27 Hacking on Connected Cars47:40 Moving to DayTwo51:48 Entering a Management Position57:28 Going Back to School1:09:15 Starting groundcover1:20:00 Using groundcover1:27:20 Price Model of groundcover1:34:18 Contact Info Connect with Shahar: Twitter: https://twitter.com/shahar__azulayLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shahar-azulay-54156bb4/groundcover site: https://www.groundcover.com/contactMentioned in today’s episode:Docker: https://www.docker.com/groundcover: https://www.groundcover.com/ Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Steve Francia is a highly accomplished technology executive and entrepreneur. Steve is a Managing Director at Two Sigma, serving as the Product Lead for the Investment Management Platform. Two Sigma is a technology-driven investment firm based in New York City. Steve is widely known for his involvement in MongoDB, Hugo, and the Go community. In this episode, Steve takes us through his journey in the tech industry discussing various projects and companies he participated in so far in his career. 00:00 Introduction01:07 What is Steve Doing Today?05:00 First Memories of a Computer15:00 Interests Leading to College24:00 Entering College 33:50 First Tech Jobs in/after College58:45 Discovering MongoDB1:17:00 Creation of Hugo1:22:48 Working at Docker1:28:15 Joining the Go Team1:42:00 Expectations of the Job1:54:20 Contact InfoConnect with Steve: Twitter:  https://twitter.com/spf13?lang=enLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stevefranciaMentioned in today’s episode:Docker: https://www.docker.com/MongoDB: https://www.mongodb.com/Two Sigma: https://www.twosigma.com/Hugo: https://gohugo.io/ Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Tobias Theel is a Software Engineer for Denic and author of the book “ Creative DIY Microcontroller Projects with TinyGo and WebAssembly “. Denic manages more than 17 million domains, and is considered one of the largest Internet endings or "Top Level Domains" in the world. In his off time, Tobias also works with microprocessors and TinyGo to power low-memory devices for various tasks.00:00 Introduction05:57 First Memories of a Computer12:45 Interests as a Teen17:30 Studying Computer Science in University22:00  First Jobs in Tech 37:00 Working in a Startup41:00 First Time Working with Go48:10 Finding Denic 57: 30 Working with TinyGo1:12:00 Tobias’s Radar1:17:00 Contact Info Connect with Tobias: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Nooby_GamesLinkedIn: https://de.linkedin.com/in/tobias-theel-3353a9181Mentioned in today’s episode:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/TinyGo: https://tinygo.org/Denic: https://www.denic.de/en/about-denicTobias’s Book: https://www.packtpub.com/product/creative-diy-microcontroller-projects-with-tinygo-and-webassembly/9781800560208Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Robert Ramos is the CEO of AGRITECH, a company that is developing proprietary technology to bring traceability, transparency, sustainability, and scalability to the global food market. In this episode, he takes us through his experiences from military logistics and robotics to cracking the code to the global food markets' traceability and accountability issues.00:00 Introduction01:12 What is Robert Doing Today?11:50 Interests in High School18:00 Deciding to Join the Army23:00 Working in Army Logistics32:00  Entering The Robotics Industry52:00 International Robotics Engineering59:31 Entering the Agriculture Industry1:11:00 Building a Blockchain1:25:15 Contact Info Connect with Robert: AGRITECH: rramos@canna-well.comCanna-Well: rramos@agri-tech.ioMentioned in today’s episode:AGRITECH: https://agri-tech.io/Canna-Well: https://canna-well.com/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Colin Hodge is the creator of the popular dating app “Down” on IOS. He comes from a Computer Science background and has spent time with major companies like Amazon and Microsoft. In this episode, he takes us through his experiences leading up to building a successful company. 00:00 Introduction 00:49 What is Colin Doing Today? 11:55 First Memory of a Computer16:20 Interests in High School / Early Programming23:50 College Experience32:30 Applying for Internships / Starting a Business41:15 Starting Mobile App Development49:50 Creating a Dating App1:03:10 The Tech Stack1:16:30 The Future of Down1:26:45 Plans for Improving the Company1:35:45 Contact InfoConnect with Colin: Colin’s Site: https://colinhodge.com/Mentioned in today’s episode:Down App: https://www.downapp.com/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Capt’n Amy is a Systems Engineer Supervisor for NASA at the Kennedy Space Center. Her mission is to make sure that the facilities are always mission ready. Her team also provides support for launch operations. In this episode, Amy takes us through her journey from studying electrical engineering in college and designing sprinkler systems to becoming a supervisor at NASA.  00:00 Introduction 01:23 What is Amy Doing Today? 09:55 First Memory of a Computer13:55 Interests in High School18:00 Starting University21:10 Designing Sprinkler Systems32:26 Applying to NASA38:30 First Experiences at NASA42:30 Telemetry in the Control Room48:00 Newfound Excitement at NASA54:50 Anyone can Work at NASA59:00 Thoughts on A.I1:02:40 Going Back to College1:08:30 Contact InfoConnect with Amy: Twitter: https://twitter.com/CaptnAmyLinkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amy-lendian/Mentioned in today’s episode:NASA: https://www.nasa.gov/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Ian Molee is a Software Developer at a cryptocurrency firm called Falcon X. His day to day languages include Python and Go with various other languages mixed in. In this episode, Ian takes us through his extensive journey through various companies in the tech industry and his experiences along the way.  00:00 Introduction 03:23 What is Ian Doing Today? 14:46 Interests in High School22:37 Going to University / Value of a Degree35:45 Joining the Workforce / First Tech Jobs48:00 Moving to New Mexico57:00 Joining Amazon 59:45 Moving to Seattle1:10:00 Leaving Amazon / Other Jobs1:20:00 Learning Go 1:24:00 Highlights of the Industry1:31:20 Thoughts on A.I1:39:10 Contact InfoConnect with Ian: Twitter: https://twitter.com/ianfooMentioned in today’s episode:Falcon X : https://falconx.io/Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

 Philippe Charrière is a Customer Success Engineer at Gitlab who helps customers with the technical aspects of Gitlab adoption and usage. GitLab is an open source code repository and collaborative software development platform for large DevOps and DevSecOps projects. In this episode, Philippe takes us through his journey from windsurfing to programming in Go and Java and finally landing at Gitlab.00:00 Introduction 02:30 What is Philippe Doing Today10:00 First Memory of a Computer15:30 Interests around High School24:50 Pursuing a Career in Tech28:40 “Bouncing” Jobs41:00 From Managing Tech to Customer Success44:30 Gaining a Technical Team’s Trust54:40 Starting at Gitlab1:00:35 Sales in Tech1:11:00 Thoughts on A.I in Gitlab1:16:34 Contact InfoConnect with Philippe: Twitter: https://twitter.com/k33g_orgMentioned in today’s episode:Github: https://github.com/Gitlab: https://about.gitlab.com/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

 Lane Wagner is an experienced leader with a demonstrated history in engineering software systems. He is the Founder of Boot.dev and has a deep passion for teaching Computer Science and Software Engineering to others. Boot.dev is an educational platform which offers hands-on coding courses and multiple projects to teach their students back-end development. In this episode, Lane takes us on his journey through the tech industry and how his interest in tech has evolved.00:00 Introduction 03:08 What is Lane Doing Today?07:30 Designing Educational Material13:40 Marketing Your Website20:00 First memory of a Computer25:20 Interests in High School 26:40 Living Abroad 34:00 Returning to the U.S39:40 Joining the Workforce47:47 Moving to Salt Lake City49:00 Initial Job in Go52:45 Moving Companies57:20 Deciding to Write a Course1:00:00 Beginning of Boot.dev1:05:45 Keeping Content Updated1:11:50 Top 5 Course Ideas for the Future1:14:50 State of A.I in Tech - Pros/Cons1:20:35 Contact InfoConnect with Lane: Boot.Dev: https://boot.dev/Twitter: https://twitter.com/wagslane?lang=enBackendBanter.fm : https://www.backendbanter.fm/Mentioned in today’s episode:Boot.dev: https://boot.dev/play-with-go.dev: https://play-with-go.dev/Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs

Matt Boyle is an Engineering Manager for Cloudflare based out of London. His team's goal is to create tools that increase the productivity and efficiency of other engineers. He is the author of “Domain-Driven Design with Golang” and speaks about his experience and motivation for writing the book. In this episode Matt takes us through his journey through the tech industry. 00:00 Introduction 03:30 What is Matt Doing Today?12:20 First Memory of a Computer17:20 Education in the United Kingdom23:30 First Programming Class  27:20 First Tech Jobs32:30 Moving to Platform Engineering42:30 Moving to a Startup45:40 Becoming a Full Stack Engineer51:20 Gaining Interest in Go58:50 Applying to Cloudflare  1:03:20 Taking Opportunities and AI1:13:00 Matt’s Book1:22:45 Contact InfoConnect with Matt: Matt’s Site:  https://mattjamesboyle.com/Mentioned in today’s episode:Cloudflare: https://www.cloudflare.com/Matt’s Book: https://www.amazon.com/Domain-Driven-Design-Golang-maintainable-business-ebook/dp/B0BNJ8KHYN/ref=sr_1_1?crid=NBJWXOCW6RGQ&keywords=domain+driven+design+golang&qid=1671189939&sprefix=domain+driven+design+golang%2Caps%2C294&sr=8-1%E2%80%A6Want more from Ardan Labs? You can learn Go, Kubernetes, Docker & more through our video training, live events, or through our blog!Online Courses : https://ardanlabs.com/education/ Live Events : https://www.ardanlabs.com/live-training-events/ Blog : https://www.ardanlabs.com/blog Github : https://github.com/ardanlabs