On the 5th edition of this podcast, I have Abhishek Parolkar on the show for the first time. He is one of my oldest friends, and a deep thinker and practitioner of various fields. He started as an engineer and moved to lead product and engineering in wide variety of startup as a senior leader. He moved to Sales in the last years, and now is starting his new company Manx.AI (https://www.manx.ai/). We talk about technology in general, AI and startups, and lastly Singapore where he lives today. You can connect with Abhishek at https://twitter.com/parolkar and https://www.linkedin.com/in/parolkar/

I talk about Software Architecture modernization with Nick Tune and David Gebhardt in this episode of In Your Shoes podcast. Nick is an Architecture Modernization Consultant and Author of the book Architecture Modernization. David is Chief Product & Technology Officer (CTO & CPO), mobile.de GmbH (part of Adevinta), and contributed to Architecture modernization book. Few topics we covered in the podcast: 1. How do you avoid being a new leader coming to an organization and asking to change things, and facing resistance when it comes to architecture modernization ? 2. What has been experience with modernizing architecture ? 3. What is the process of writing the book "Architecture Modernization" ? 4. What would the guests advise folks to start considering as "No regret moves" to approach architecture modernization ? Buy the book "Architecture Modernization" here : https://www.manning.com/books/architecture-modernization Contact: David Gebhardt / https://www.linkedin.com/in/gebhardt-david/ Nick Tune / https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-tune/

In a wide ranging talk, I speak to Dr. Mikio L Braun, who is an independent consultant and freelancer in the field of applied AI in Berlin. In past he has worked extensively in building data products and researching AI at companies like Zalando, Get Your Guide and others. He is a prolific public speaker and thought leader in this space. We had a free ranging talk as a follow up from the past appearances in the podcast (back in 2020) and covered lot of areas : impact of LLMs and Generative AI, how education and software development will be affected, impact on society and the art of learning. We also talked about Alignment problem in AI systems and how ideal social media systems can be developed. Mikio is also building a project https://fedistats.cc/ to generate feeds of popular topics off Mastodon. Please check it out. To learn more about him, please find him here :https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikiobraun/

In this episode I talk to Manuel Pais discussing Team topologies, Fast flow and adoption patterns. This is round 2 of Manuel appearing on the podcast and we follow up this time on how Team topologies has taken the industry by storm, its adoption challenges and anti-patterns. Manuel also talked about ideas that he is thinking about in 2023 to build high performing teams. 

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature Lucy Howie, who is a co-founder of Quan, a startup that provides an end-to-end platform to improve wellbeing and team performance. Lucy is a serial entrepreneur with diverse experience and was recently part of the YCombinator W22 batch. She shared inspiring stories behind her new startup and learning in the Silicon Valley. This is an amazing behind the scenes account of what goes in to run a successful startup and preparing it to scale.  You can reach Lucy on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucyhowie/  The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/  This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking.  To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/  Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA  CONNECT: -  Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtU...  Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes  #Leadership #startups #ycombinator #siliconvalley #europe  Timestamps 0:00 Introduction 0:41 About Lucy 1:07 Quan and its origins 3:39 Wellbeing and Health 5:22 Journey towards YC 11:16 Takeaways from YC 16:28 Lucy's journey before Quan 22:00 Dealing with ambiguity 26:15 Self care and well being 29:47 Well being at work 33:24 Mental health as taboo subject 36:03 Hard parts of your journey 41:00 Identifying customer needs 43:43 Message to leaders 45:36 Desired end state of wellbeing

In this episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature an ex-colleague of mine, Daniel Truemper, who is a Principal Engineer at Zalando focussing on internal platforms for developers. In the podcast. he shares his journey moving to Principal engineer, what he learnt over time and what makes this role challenging and exciting. This was a really interesting conversation that would inspire engineers about this role. You can reach Daniel on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-truemper/ and on Twiiter at https://twitter.com/truemped The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Leadership #PrincipalEngineer #Engineering #BigTech #IndividualContributor

In this special episode of In Your Shoes podcast, I feature the author of the book "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic" written by Joe Miller, the Financial Times' Frankfurt correspondent who covered BioNTech's COVID-19 project. The book covers the dramatic story of the married scientists who founded BioNTech and developed the first vaccine against COVID-19. In the podcast, we briefly discuss the key elements from the book, writing about scientific concepts and the lessons it offers to the world around innovation.  The book "The Vaccine: Inside the Race to Conquer the Covid-19 Pandemic " is now broadly available on all platforms.  You can reach Joe on Twitter at https://twitter.com/JoeMillerJr The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #Covid19 #BioNTech #Vaccine #pandemic #innovation #healthcare #medicine #Virus

Martin is an experienced engineering manager and in our conversation we talk about a range of topics including mentoring, getting better as a leader through listening and being vulnerable. He had some valuable ideas for new leaders and perhaps this is a session where the conversation felt more like a therapy. Instead of just going over easy bits and making the conversation more snack-able, we insisted to taking our time in building a shared understanding of topics discussed and also share personal stories that will help reinforce the ideas for all listeners.  You can reach Martin on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/martinfluegge/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 3 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #mentalhealth #burnout #coaching #mentoring #team #growth #engineering #management #leadership

Sarah is an accomplished Leadership coach and runs the Unique-U program for female leaders in Tech. Before this, she had an esteemed career at Rolls-Royce for many years. In the podcast, we talk about mentoring, especially the process of finding mentors and sustaining a good mentoring relationship. We further explore Sarah's personal journey from Rolls-Royce to her coaching profession, and touch upon critical topics like Burnout and Asking for help. I thoroughly enjoyed this conversation, and I hope you find gems from this to apply to your lives. You can reach Sarah on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahneedham/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #mentalhealth #burnout #coaching #mentoring #team #growth #engineering #management #leadership

Manuel Pais is co-author of the book "Team Topologies: organizing business and technology teams for fast flow". He started the Team Topologies Academy to help organizations scale learning around modern team dynamics and fast flow. He is also recognized by TechBeacon as a DevOps thought leader. Manuel is an independent IT organizational consultant and trainer, focused on team interactions, delivery practices and accelerating flow. Manuel is also a LinkedIn instructor on accelerating Continuous Delivery in the enterprise.  In the podcast, we talk about the process of writing, team design, organization sensing and leaving legacy as an author. I am super excited to have this episode shared with all of you. You can reach Manuel on Twitter at https://twitter.com/manupaisable You can find more about Team Topologies here: https://teamtopologies.com/examples and learn about Team Topologies Academy here : https://academy.teamtopologies.com/ The full episode is also available on the podcast page - http://www.inurshoes.com/ This is the Season 2 of the In Your Shoes podcast. The podcast aims to get into the shoes of a person like you and me, and learn about their career stories and experiences. Through this conversation, we will uncover insights and pearls of wisdom which will hopefully inspire you and expand your thinking. We are doing something different this season. Apart from the full length show, we will also expand on topics of interest that emerge during the conversation. These will be distributed as special episodes which are short, targeted and provide you with the context when you are short on time. To get all episodes, find it here : http://www.inurshoes.com/ Please provide feedback about this podcast : https://forms.gle/erPEmn1uWooxphmBA CONNECT: - Subscribe to the YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJtUA1Qw_PZPsbczvF7PVNQ Twitter: https://twitter.com/get_inyourshoes LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/geekcloud/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inyourshoes #teamtopologies #devops #architecture #teams #autonomy #writing #author #podcast