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The Infra Pod

The Infra Pod
Software Development
Infrastructure
AI Native Development
Snyk
Devtools
Tessl
Distributed Systems
Machine Learning
Security Engineering
Angel Investment
Devops
Kubernetes
Data Analytics
Platform Engineering
Webrtc
Developer Tools
AI Agents
Moderne
Code Refactoring
API Development

The Infra Pod brings you insightful and thought-provoking discussions on the world of infrastructure software. This podcast is started by two engineers, Ian Livingstone (tech advisor for Snyk) and Tim Chen (General Partner at Essence VC), team up with a rotating cast of guests to dive deep into the latest trends and hot topics in the software infrastructure space.

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Join Tim from Essence VC and Ian Livingston from Keycard for the year-end 2025 recap of Infra Pod! In this special episode, Tim and Ian reflect on their favorite moments, hottest takes, and biggest lessons from a year of rapid change in infrastructur... more

In this episode of The Infra Pod, hosts Tim from Essence VC and co-host Ian Livingston (Keycard) interviewed Sammy Sdu, CEO of Eventual, a multimodal data processing platform. Sammy shares his journey from AI research and self-driving cars to foundin... more

In this episode of The Infra Pod, hosts Tim and Ian are joined by Anurag, CEO of Render, to discuss the journey of building a modern cloud platform from scratch. The conversation covers Anurag’s background at Stripe, the challenges of cloud infrastru... more

Welcome to Episode 53 of The Infra Pod! Hosts Tim from Essence and Ian from Keycard are joined by special guest Alex Eagle, CEO and co-founder of Aspect Build. In this episode, Alex shares his journey from working on Angular at Google to founding a c... more

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Recent Guests

Anurag Goel
CEO of Render
Render
Episode: Render is defining what taste means in backend infra (Chat with Anurag from Render)
Alex Eagle
Co-founder and CEO of Aspect.Build
Aspect.Build
Episode: Bazel and the Next Wave of AI Developer Infrastructure (Chat with Alex Eagle from Aspect Build)
Lucas Thelosen
CEO and co-founder of Gravity
Gravity
Episode: The AI Analyst is coming to change Data Teams (Chat with Lucas from Gravity)
Ivan Burazin
CEO and co-founder of Daytona
Daytona
Episode: The next cloud to overtake AWS are AI sandboxes?! (Chat with Ivan from Daytona)
Hunter Leath
CEO and Founder of Archill
Archill
Episode: Future of File Storage for AI (Chat with Hunter, CEO of Archill)
Branden Wagner
Head of Information Security
Mercury
Episode: How is AI changing the security in modern fintech? Chat with Branden (Head of Infosec) from Mercury
Hamel Hussain
Independent consultant specializing in AI and machine learning, with over 25 years of experience in the field.
Independent Consultant
Episode: Helping enterprises to adopt AI the real way - Chat with Hamel Hussain
Jon Morehouse
CEO of Nuon, expert in cloud computing and software infrastructure
Nuon
Episode: The Bring Your Own Cloud (BYOC) tide is coming! Chat with Jon from Nuon
Russ D'sa
CEO of Livekit
Livekit
Episode: Infra to talk to your AI in real-time (Chat with Russ from Livekit)

Hosts

Tim Chen
Co-host of The Infra Pod, General Partner at Essence VC, experienced in venture capital and software development.
Ian Livingstone
Co-host of The Infra Pod, CEO and co-founder of Keycard, tech advisor for Snyk, with expertise in software infrastructure.

Reviews

4.8 out of 5 stars from 21 ratings
  • So insightful

    I can’t believe how much I learned listening to these folks - really great stuff!

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    New Zealand2 years ago

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There is a consistent praise for the clarity and relevance of topics covered, especially relating to current industry challenges.
Listeners appreciate the insightful discussions and the depth of knowledge shared by guests.
Listeners find the content engaging and valuable for understanding complex infrastructure issues.

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Bazel and the Next Wave of AI Developer Infrastructure (Chat with Alex Eagle from Aspect Build)
Q: What is Bazel designed to solve, and why was it built at Google?
Bazel addresses the need for a robust build and test system, designed specifically to optimize Google's codebase management and efficiency.
Bazel and the Next Wave of AI Developer Infrastructure (Chat with Alex Eagle from Aspect Build)
Q: What motivated you to start a company around Bazel?
Alex shares his journey and how his experience at Google sparked the vision to solve unmet needs in Bazel's adoption and support.
Render is defining what taste means in backend infra (Chat with Anurag from Render)
Q: How are you thinking about Render as a platform offering in relation to the rise of coding agents?
Anurag notes that development teams are moving faster thanks to coding agents, leading to a demand for higher-level tools that Render is focusing on providing.
Render is defining what taste means in backend infra (Chat with Anurag from Render)
Q: How do you think about developing those opinions and dealing with the lock-in question?
Render offers flexibility with applications allowing users to run Docker containers without imposing specifications, thus reducing lock-in.
Render is defining what taste means in backend infra (Chat with Anurag from Render)
Q: What was the insight that led you to start Render?
Anurag realized the inefficiencies in cloud infrastructure management at Stripe and sought to create a platform that simplifies application deployment for developers.

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Focuses on infrastructure software, discussing current trends in technology and innovative solutions brought forth by industry leaders. The podcast showcases interviews with successful CEOs and experts who emphasize the importance of modern developer tools, AI's role in software development, and evolving cloud technologies. Unique is its blend of deep technical insights and industry-specific challenges, making it valuable for software developers, tech entrepreneurs, and decision-makers looking to stay ahead in an ever-evolving landscape.

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1. Anurag Goel
2. Alex Eagle
3. Lucas Thelosen
4. Ivan Burazin
5. Hunter Leath
6. Branden Wagner
7. Hamel Hussain
8. Jon Morehouse

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