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The Founder`s Code

Shamil Malachiyev
Artificial Intelligence
Entrepreneurship
Jotform
Tyke
Company Culture
Biorce
Open Source
Zally
Outsourcing
Pharmaceutical Industry
United Kingdom
Venture Capital
Swissborg
Collibra
Talonone
Loyalty Marketing
Culture
Product Focus
Ontop
Raito

The Founder's Code is for entrepreneurs, builders, and visionaries at every stage of their journey. Building a startup isn't easy—it’s filled with hard choices, constant struggles, and moments of uncertainty. Join me, Shamil Malachiyev, founder of FluidLabs, as I openly share my own journey of building my IT consultancy, learning weekly from honest conversations with some of the world’s most succe... more

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Most founders are drowning in noise. New AI tools every week. New frameworks every month. New "must-do" advice every scroll. Sebastian Haas built a filter that ignores almost all of it - and it's how he scaled Talon.One to 300 people across 55 nation... more

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He quit his job at a multi-billion dollar company with nothing but a half-formed idea, zero technical knowledge, and a conviction that privacy would matter. For almost a year, Bart Vandekerckhove tried to sell a product that didn't exist - without a ... more

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She went from ops analyst to COO — without an MBA, without a safety net, and while her mom was going through cancer treatment.

Maria Camila Ramirez is the Chief Operating Officer of OnTop — a YC-backed global payroll and fintech platform that helps ... more

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How does a family's total financial loss inspire a multi-million dollar crypto ecosystem? In this episode, Shamil Malachiyev sits down with Cyrus Fazel, founder and CEO of SwissBorg.

Cyrus shares his incredible journey from growing up in the afterm... more

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Sebastian Haas
Founder and CEO of TalonOne
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Episode: The Mental Filter Every Founder Needs in 2026 | Sebastian Haas - Talon.One
Bart Vandekerckhove
Data analytics and security executive; former Collibra product/data leader and founder of Raito
Raito, Collibra
Episode: The Perfect Exit, Founder Stress & Why "Nice Guys" Fail | Bart Vandekerckhove - Collibra
Maria Camila Ramirez
Chief Operating Officer at OnTop
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Episode: How OnTop made every employee an AI operator — without a single layoff | Maria Camila Ramirez, COO
Cyrus Fazel
Founder and CEO of SwissBorg
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Episode: Why I Built an AI Wealth Advisor in 2016 (And What's Next) | Cyrus Fazel of SwissBorg
Albert Santalo
Founder and CEO of Archie Labs
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Episode: Building Better Software: The Role of the AI Architect | Albert Santalo | Archie Lab
Luke Hinds
Global leader in open source cybersecurity and artificial intelligence; founder of Sigstore
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Episode: Reevaluating the AI Narrative: Moving From Hype to Utility | Luke Hinds | Always Further, Inc.
Mike Piccolo
Founder and CEO of Motia Dev, ex-CTO/co-founder of Fullstack
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Episode: Agent Orchestration: The New "Full Stack" in 2026 | Mike Piccolo founder of Motia Dev
Clara Bernardes
Co-founder and CSO of Biorce
Biorce
Episode: The Co-Founder Test: Don’t Sign Until You Ask This One Question | Clara Bernardes | Biorce
Patrick Smith
Founder of Zally, applied AI research lab focusing on continuous authentication
Zally
Episode: What It Really Takes To Succeed In 2026 | Patrick Smith - Founder of Zally

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Shamil Malachiyev
Host of The Founder's Code; founder of FluidLabs

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How AI Exposes Bad Founders (and Makes Good Ones Unstoppable) | David Youssefnia | Uplevel
Q: How can founders assess their team fit without wasting months?
Use lightweight, practical checks like scenario planning, early role clarity, and open discussions about hard tradeoffs; supplement with simple personality assessments and, where helpful, an advisory board to guide the product roadmap and hiring.
How AI Exposes Bad Founders (and Makes Good Ones Unstoppable) | David Youssefnia | Uplevel
Q: What do you think are the biggest issues founders run into at the start?
Founders often focus on the product and market, then rush through founder and advisory agreements without really understanding who each founder is and how they'll work under pressure, which leads to misalignment and hard conversations only after problems arise.
The Business AI Was Supposed to Kill | Janus Klok Matthesen | Pixelz
Q: What does it take for a company to survive for 14 years and continue developing, beyond the initial product-market fit?
The guest emphasizes enduring leadership, continuous adaptation, strong co-founder alignment, and the willingness to adjust strategy in response to market and technology shifts, including AI, to sustain long-term growth.
The Business AI Was Supposed to Kill | Janus Klok Matthesen | Pixelz
Q: For everyone sitting at home, can you tell us about the current scale at which you operate at Pixelz?
Janus shares Pixelz's growth and scale as a backdrop to discussing outsourcing models, explaining how the company manages a global team and maintains quality at scale, while balancing culture and communication.
How OnTop made every employee an AI operator — without a single layoff | Maria Camila Ramirez, COO
Q: How did you identify where AI fits the most and how do you structure the culture change?
We built AI into the fabric of the organization by first mapping where bottlenecks and repetitive tasks existed, then co-creating solutions with the teams. We established AI champions in each team to drive adoption, focused on internal automations and efficiency not as a means to reduce headcount, but to reallocate time to more valuable work, and ensured that change management was a continuous, collaborative process.

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The show centers on founder-level journeys, product strategy, and the realities of scaling tech ventures. Across episodes, guests range from SaaS and AI founders to open-source leaders and investors, with frequent emphasis on building culture, navigating growth, tackling fundraising, and managing the human side of startups. Notable throughlines include assembling strong teams, leadership evolution, the role of AI in product and operations, and practical lessons learned from launching, funding, and scaling companies. A recurring edge is candid storytelling that blends personal narratives with concrete, actionable takeaways for listeners aiming to build or scale technology ventures, often with a emphasis on authentic founder perspectives and ... more

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