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The Tech Trek is a podcast about building and leading technology companies. Each episode features founders, CTOs, engineering leaders, and operators sharing how they make decisions around product, engineering, AI, data, teams, hiring, and growth.

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Most healthcare AI stories start with diagnosis. Edmund Jackson thinks that misses the real bottleneck.

In this episode of The Tech Trek, Edmund Jackson, CEO and founder of Unity AI, joins Amir to talk about AI for healthcare operations. The convers... more

Deepak Bapat, CTO and co founder at Tabs, joins The Tech Trek to talk about how his team is using tools like Claude Code and Cursor, where AI is helping, and why systems thinking may matter more than raw coding ability as engineering work shifts.

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Agentic AI is not just a model problem. It is exposing gaps in how teams store, share, retrieve, and coordinate context across applications, agents, and people.

In this episode, Amir talks with Karthik Ranganathan, cofounder and co CEO at Yugabyte, ... more

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Agentic coding is not just making engineers faster. It is changing how teams triage bugs, prototype features, involve product, and think about hiring.

Scott Weller, CTO and founder at EnFi, joins The Tech Trek to talk about how his team is building ... more

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Recent Guests

Leonid Belkind
Co-founder and CTO at Torc
Torc
Episode: AI Is Changing Coding, Not Engineering
Scott Breitenother
CEO and co-founder at Kilo
Kilo
Episode: AI Is Changing How Engineers Actually Work
David Kang
Founder and CEO of Keeper
Keeper
Episode: AI Can Handle the Tax Code. What Still Needs a Human?
Rob Locascio
CEO and founder of URAI; former CEO/founder of LivePerson; pioneer in web chat and conversational AI
URAI
Episode: He Built a Public Company. Now He Is Starting Over
Snigdha Kumar
CEO and co-founder at Bricco
Bricco
Episode: Why Fintech Products Get Stuck Before Launch
Adam Kirk
CTO and co-founder of Ajump
Ajump
Episode: Coding Isn’t the Hard Part Anymore
Krishna Sai
CTO at SolarWinds
SolarWinds
Episode: How AI Is Changing the Way Engineering Teams Work
Dan Wald
Co-founder and Chief AI Officer at Sciemo
Sciemo
Episode: Why AI Still Needs Human Judgment
Mike Doll
VP of Data at Guitar Center
Guitar Center
Episode: Why AI Will Not Fix Broken Data Teams

Host

Amir Bormand
Host of The Tech Trek (Technology leadership and product strategy)

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 87 ratings
  • Great host and great guests

    The host brings on some really interesting guests and asks great questions. It’s one of the podcasts you just melt into because the discussion is so good.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Soph Tav
    United States5 months ago
  • Very insightful

    I love how Amir goes deeper into the stories that most other podcasters miss out on and teases out the nuances and unfiltered conversations that really matter

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Tankots
    United States8 months ago
  • Authentic conversations on great relevant topics

    Really enjoy the authentic conversations about topics in a short and easily digestible way! Great topics

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Podcast Viewer 82
    United States10 months ago
  • Interesting guests

    Really enjoy this podcast. The guests are always high quality, and the host does a great job bringing on interesting people. The questions aren’t cookie-cutter — you can tell they’re not pre-planned, which makes the conversations feel super natural and way more engaging. It’s always a fun listen, time well spent.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    SaraUniqueandSmall
    United Statesa year ago
  • Always informative

    Great source for daily tech updates, really fingers the pulse of this fast paced sector.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    tablawabla
    United Statesa year ago

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Concise, insightful discussions that stay on topic.
Guests consistently praised for practical, actionable takeaways.
The format is appreciated for being accessible to both engineers and business leaders.
High-quality guests and strong host performance are widely noted.
Listeners appreciate deep, non-cookie-cutter questions.

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Talking Points

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AI Is Changing Coding, Not Engineering
Q: When you look at those two different aspects of engineering, are you noticing any shifts in how the development process is going, especially in the areas where you are leveraging those tools more?
The shift is fundamental: AI takes away the need to tangle in every technical detail, but human oversight remains essential for critical components, while the velocity and breadth of work increase as AI handles repetitive tasks and supports design and testing.
Coding Isn’t the Hard Part Anymore
Q: How is AI changing your engineering and product collaboration, especially around PMs and developers?
PMs are increasingly involved in 'vibe coding' to create clear definitions of what to build, which engineers can then implement in a sustainable way; this blurs traditional handoffs and helps engineers focus on building reusable components while maintaining product alignment.
Coding Isn’t the Hard Part Anymore
Q: Before we dive in, can you tell us all what Jump does at a high level?
Jump helps financial advisors and financial services professionals thrive in the age of AI by providing an AI-assisted note taker that captures client conversations, formats notes for specific financial contexts, and syncs those notes to CRM and financial planning software, with preloaded summaries and workflows.
He Built a Public Company. Now He Is Starting Over
Q: How do you see AI evolving to empower individuals rather than replace them?
By focusing on personalized, memory-backed AIs that understand a person's history and can be embedded into daily workflows, allowing individuals to leverage AI for better creativity, decision-making, and productivity while retaining control of their data.
He Built a Public Company. Now He Is Starting Over
Q: What drew you to start over after such a high-profile exit?
A belief that ideas and purpose outlive any single company; the conviction that a new venture could be shaped around personal experiences, family, and a mission to preserve individual identity through AI.

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Frequently Asked Questions About The Tech Trek

What is The Tech Trek about and what kind of topics does it cover?

The show curates conversations with startup founders, CTOs, and engineering leaders focused on how technology organizations make decisions around product, engineering, AI, data, hiring, and growth. Episodes highlight real-world optimization of engineering velocity, AI-enabled workflows, and the evolving roles within tech teams, from governance to design, with practical lessons on building scalable platforms and responsible AI adoption. Notable angles include multi-disciplinary collaboration between product, design, and engineering, licensing and regulatory considerations in fintech, and security or reliability as fundamental constraints when modernizing tech stacks. Overall, it's a practical resource for leaders seeking actionable insights ... more

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1. Leonid Belkind
2. Scott Breitenother
3. David Kang
4. Rob Locascio
5. Snigdha Kumar
6. Adam Kirk
7. Krishna Sai
8. Dan Wald

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