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Elixir Mentor

Jacob Luetzow
Elixir
Functional Programming
Software Development
Phoenix Liveview
Machine Learning
Ecto
Saas
Cybersecurity
Ruby
Javascript
Software Engineering
Phoenix Framework
Phoenix
Ash Framework
Mentorship
Erlang
Java
Liveview
Python
Dockyard

Welcome to the Elixir Mentor Podcast, your go-to source for All Things Elixir. This show digs into the heart of the Elixir community, featuring interviews with enthusiasts and pioneers who share their stories and innovative projects that define our ecosystem. Each episode explores groundbreaking libraries and boundary-pushing applications shaping Elixir's future. We discuss best practices, emergin... more

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Peter Ullrich returns to talk about a CVE hunt across the most-downloaded Hex packages, run with Claude Code on Opus 4.7. After ElixirConf EU pulled him into AI security, he started pointing Opus at popular libraries day and night, and within half an... more

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In this episode of the Elixir Mentor Podcast, I sit down with Jason Allum, creator of Bedrock and Beadwork and a 40-year veteran of computing, to talk about Bedrock: an embedded, distributed key-value store for Elixir with guarantees that go beyond A... more

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Michael Lubas, CEO of Paraxial.io, returns to the Elixir Mentor Podcast to talk about AI's dual role in cybersecurity: finding the vulnerabilities and writing the code that creates them. Michael was my first-ever guest, and a lot has changed since hi... more

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In this episode of the Elixir Mentor Podcast, I chat with Vasilis Spilka, Head of Software Development at Teacherspace, about building agentic software as a solo developer, the pairing of Ash and LLMs, and what it takes to ship a startup side project... more

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Recent Guests

Michael Lubas
CEO of Paraxial IO
Paraxial IO
Episode: Michael Lubas on AI, Attack, and Defense
Luca Corti
CTO of Sibill, Milano FinTech for Italian SMEs
Sibill
Episode: Luca Corti on Bringing Elixir to Fintech
Steve Domino
Software engineer turned fintech co-founder and CTO of CRU
CRU (Crew)
Episode: Steve Domino on Starting a Fintech
Mark Cotner
telecom engineer, open-source contributor, and the person behind Elixir observability projects
Timeless/Observability projects
Episode: Mark Cotner on Scaling Telecom
George Millo
Creator of Learn Phoenix Live View; Gauntlet AI Fellow
Learn Phoenix Live View; Gauntlet AI
Episode: George Millo on Agentic Coding
Josh Price
Founder and CTO of Alembic
Alembic
Episode: Josh Price on Ash & Alembic
Amos King
Software engineer with extensive experience in programming and community building
Episode: Amos King on sharing knowledge
Rob Walling
A serial entrepreneur, author, founder of MicroConf, co-founder of TinySeed
MicroConf, TinySeed
Episode: Rob Walling on Building SaaS
Jamil Bou Kheir
Founder of Firezone
Firezone
Episode: Jamil Bou Kheir on Firezone

Host

Jacob Litzow
Host with long-standing involvement in the Elixir community and multiple episodes.

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 15 ratings
  • Great Elixir Podcast

    I’m so happy I stumbled upon this podcast. Jacob does a great job finding amazing people and has come up with some really insightful interviews. Please keep them coming!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Capitol Reef
    United States2 years ago

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Great Elixir Podcast—Jacob does a great job finding amazing people and has insightful interviews.
Engaging guests and thoughtful questions make for productive episodes.
The host consistently delivers valuable guests and practical takeaways.
Regularly showcases the broader Elixir community and ecosystem trends.
High-quality conversations that help developers stay current with Elixir.

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#200
Canada/Technology

Talking Points

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Luca Corti on Bringing Elixir to Fintech
Q: What drew Sibill to Elixir for the backend?
Luca explains that Elixir was chosen because it aligns well with the need to synchronize large data sets from banks and invoicing systems, and because the Beam's fault tolerance and simple model help build reliable, scalable services for financial data processing.
Steve Domino on Starting a Fintech
Q: What made you pick Elixir for a FinTech app?
Elixir offers high concurrency and availability, proven in telecom-scale transaction environments; it's a great match for millions of dollars in daily transactions and thousands of concurrent processes. Personally, the language is expressive and ergonomically delightful, with features like pattern matching and the pipe-like flow that feel natural after working with Ruby and JavaScript.
Dave Lucia on Building TV Labs
Q: What are some of the biggest challenges you've faced building your product?
Key challenges included device communication, ensuring availability, streamlining operations, integrating AI, and managing hardware effectively.
Dave Lucia on Building TV Labs
Q: How do you use Elixir and why did you land on using Elixir?
Elixir is used extensively for its capabilities, allowing fast scaling and problem solving, supported by the community's accessibility and strong tools.
Coby Benveniste & Daniel Garcia-Shulman on AI Marketing Agents
Q: What would day one of me signing up for your product look like?
You would sign in, land on our app, and start connecting any socials you have. You can also start by not connecting anything and begin chatting with the agent to create marketing strategies.

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What is Elixir Mentor about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on the Elixir ecosystem, frequently hosting engineers, founders, and technologists who build, scale, or teach with Elixir. Episodes commonly explore practical engineering topics (security, AI-assisted development, fintech, observability, data pipelines), community building, and real-world product challenges. Noteworthy strengths include deep-dive conversations with hands-on practitioners, a strong emphasis on practical tooling and architecture, and active engagement with AI-assisted workflows and developer education. Listeners likely benefit from actionable takeaways on building reliable systems, adopting Elixir in complex domains, and staying current with ecosystem trends. The show often features guests who are hands-on b... more

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