
Startup Hustle
Startup Hustle is a podcast for entrepreneurs, by entrepreneurs. With the mission of telling the real story of startups and entrepreneurs, topics range from funding to failure and beyond. If you want to start, own, or build a business then you're in the right place.
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Feedback-Driven Development: Optimizing Your Software Engineering Process In this enlightening conversation with author Ashley Davis, Matt Watson explores the concept of feedback-driven development and how it shapes effective software engineering practices. Ashley, author of "Bootstrapping Microservices" and the upcomi

Product-Led Growth vs. VC Funding: Lessons from 25 Bootstrapped Startups with John Rush
Bootstrapping vs VC: John Rush on Building 25 Successful Products 🚀 In this enlightening episode of Product Driven, host Matt Watson sits down with serial tech entrepreneur John Rush. Known for his prominent presence on social media platforms like Twitter (X) and LinkedIn, John shares his journey from VC-backed compan

AI Adoption Strategies: Inspiring Developer Teams to Embrace Intelligent Tools with Senad Santic
AI and Agency Evolution: Navigating the Future of Software Development 🚀 In this thought-provoking episode of Product Driven, Matt Watson welcomes Senad Santic, owner of Zendev software development agency and founder of LinkBound. They dive deep into how AI is reshaping software development agencies, training strategi

Three Core Principles CTOs Use to Create an Engineering Culture that Inspires and Retains Top Talent with John Durrant
Building Human-Centric Engineering Teams: Culture, Motivation, & Purpose 🛠️ In this episode of Product Driven, Matt Watson talks with John Durant, founder of Human Centric Engineering, about the critical elements that create high-performing engineering cultures. John explains how mastery, autonomy, and purpose form th

AI in QA Testing: How TestChimp is Revolutionizing Software Quality Assurance with Nuwan Samarasekera
🧪 The AI Testing Revolution: Reimagining QA in the Era of Generative Intelligence In this intellectually stimulating conversation, Matt Watson and Nuwan Samarasekera (Founder & CEO of TestChimp) explore the transformative impact of generative AI on software testing methodologies. As AI accelerates development cycles,

Solving the Hidden Challenges of Growing Engineering Teams at Scale with Gleb Braverman from HackerPulse
🔍 Engineering Visibility: Unlocking Team Performance at Scale with Hacker Pulse In this intellectually stimulating exploration, Matt Watson and Gleb Braverman (Founder & CEO of Hacker Pulse) delve into the universal challenges that emerge when engineering organizations reach critical mass. From identifying "ghost engi