Podcasts

On this episode, we sat down with Michael Harker, former Vice President of Product Management at Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest marketplace for used commercial equipment. He shared what it took to transform a 70-year-old company while supporting customers that span from hands-on workers to global financial institutions. Michael also unpacks how they framed technical debt in terms of customer problems, why speed became the guiding principle for transformation, and how strong product principles made alignment easier.

In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Brogdon, Staff Developer Relations Engineer at Google, whose unique journey spans creative writing, software engineering, and developer advocacy. Known as one of the earliest champions of Flutter, Andrew has played a key role in connecting the SDK with its global developer community.

We dive into how storytelling powers DevRel, why the definition of developer relations is changing in an AI-driven world, and how agentic apps could transform the way teams design, build, and deliver software. From the challenges of scaling resources for both humans and AI, to what leadership means in highly technical environments, Andrew shares invaluable insights for developers and engineering leaders alike.

In this episode, Arena’s CEO and Co-Founder, Pratap Ranade, shares how his team is using AI to solve tough engineering challenges in industries where failure isn’t an option. From aerospace to automotive, discover how smart systems are reshaping how real decisions get made.

Get ready to unpack what it really takes to modernize product delivery. In this episode, we sit down with Andrew Tunall, President of Embrace, to discuss how observability and reliability are more than a technical metric—they’re true business values. He dives into how AI is transforming product workflows and how organizations can rethink their approach to performance, culture, and tooling to ship faster, smarter, and with more confidence.

From biking with podcasts to building a product that captures insights in real time, this episode unpacks how Snipd blends AI, Flutter, and startup grit to transform how we engage with audio—a candid conversation on vision, velocity, and building with purpose.

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Discover how Etsy Staff Engineer Landon Robinson and his team adopted Flutter to scale the Etsy Seller app. Learn about their “away team” model, cross-platform architecture, and how focusing on business impact drives engineering success.