I'm joined by Thorbjørn Rønje, founder of Bifrost Studios, to discuss why venture studios are the most effective path to building companies. Drawing from nearly 50 startups, he shows how repeatable systems beat lone heroics when launching new products.

01 JUL • 2025 1 hour 8 mins

I'm joined by Carl Richell, founder and CEO of System76, for an in-depth look at what it takes to build an open source hardware company from the ground up. Carl's journey, from launching Ubuntu laptops before Linux was mainstream to building open firmware, a desktop environment, and even their own factory, is one of the most hands-on stories in open source computing.

17 JUN • 2025 1 hour 9 mins

I explore the systems and practices that make remote teams thrive with Jon Seager from Canonical. We dive into measuring output over activity, calendar ownership as a performance indicator, and how to build trust and autonomy in distributed organizations.

03 JUN • 2025 1 hour 6 mins

In this episode, I talk with Vlad Trifa, founder of Zimt and co-founder of EVRYTHNG, about the challenges of applying Web3, crypto, and blockchain in real-world systems.

22 MAY • 2025 50 mins

In this deep-dive conversation, I sit down with Joshua Watt (Garmin) and Ross Burton (ARM) to explore how the Yocto Project is redefining how we build, secure, and maintain embedded Linux systems at scale.

07 MAY • 2025 50 mins