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Join hosts Kyle Johnson, the expert in scaling engineering teams with precision, and Franz Aliquo, the cultural architect behind viral campaigns and Fortune 50 strategy, as they reveal the "dark arts" of elite software engineering team optimization. From Holonic, this podcast invites top minds and successful leaders to dissect the science of creating Product-Oriented Development (POD) teams. We dive into the proprietary curriculum - informed by cutting-edge team science - that builds self-contained, high-velocity units designed for resilience. Learn the secrets to achieving unparalleled agility, lowering churn, and integrating cross-functional collaborators who drive business value immediately. Don't just hire talent. Architect success.
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Signup to Generate a PitchJoin hosts Kyle Johnson, the expert in scaling engineering teams with precision, and Franz Aliquo, the cultural architect behind viral campaigns and Fortune 50 strategy, as they reveal the "dark arts" of elite software engineering team optimization. From Holonic, this podcast invites top minds and successful leaders to dissect the science of creating Product-Oriented Development (POD) teams.
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The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes.
Booking probability for The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Kristin McLane , President and Owner of CIMx , and Sierra Irvine , Marketing Manager at CIMx . The conversation...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Chris Wentz , Founder of EveryKey . He shares the realities of scaling a company over more than a decade, from...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Jeffrey Li , COO of Liquid AI and Founder of Resa Health . He explains why conviction is the foundation of...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Franz Aliquo and Kyle Johnson speak with Chris Geoghegan , Magician at Magic by Geo and Former VP of Product at Zapier , about how AI is changing engineering...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Jason Furgal , Quality Leader, DevOps at Bose Corporation and share how his journey from Lockheed Martin to...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Nilanjan Bhattacharya , Co-founder and CTO of APX Labs . The conversation focuses on how he built and scaled...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Gabor Kadas , Chief Executive Officer at Friending Inc , President & CEO at Human Soft Inc and Member of Casino...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Fiona Sanipelli , Co-founder & Head of Community of DesignSpec & Head of Community for Design Manager shares the...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Dominque Terry , Director of Software Engineering at V1 Sports and Owner & Software Engineer at Appaveli, LLC...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Robin Vasan, Founder of Mango Capital and Investor & Board Advisor at multiple companies. They unpack how AI is...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Robin Vasan , Founder of Mango Capital and Investor & Board Advisor at multiple companies. They unpack how AI is...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization Podcast, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Marty Ringlein, CEO and Co-founder of Agree.com, General Partner at Adventure Fund and Adjunct...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization Podcast, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Marty Ringlein , CEO and Co-founder of Agree.com , General Partner at Adventure Fund and Adjunct Professor...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Josh Carroll, the Vice President of Engineering at Skylight to discuss why great cultures consistently...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo sit down with Josh Carroll , the Vice President of Engineering at Skylight to discuss why great cultures consistently outperform...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo talk with Samuel Colvin, Founder at Pydantic and Director at TutorCruncher about how a side project became core...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization Podcast, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo talk with Robert Seolas, Certified Executive Team Coach at Petra Coach, Senior Advisory Consultant at Gears Sports...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization Podcast, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo talk with Tom Holt, Principal Consultant & Founder of OtterWorks Consulting, Adjunct Instructor of Data Analytics &...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization Podcast, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo talk with Craig Heile, Head of GTM AI Solutions at Ascend AI Labs, also the Co-founder and Advisor at Launch GTM...
The Dark Arts of Software Engineering Team Optimization
<p>In this episode of The Dark Arts of Team Optimization, hosts Kyle Johnson and Franz Aliquo talk with Adam Paulisick, Chief Executive Officer at Skilly, Distinguished Service Professor, Lead Instructor, and Occasional...
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