The Dear Tech Podcast
by Shubho Ghosh
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EP 33: Hunter Jensen: From Craigslist to Enterprise Clients, Scaling…
EP 33: Hunter Jensen: From Craigslist to Enterprise Clients, Scaling…
About this podcast
Dear Tech,
We are here to discuss all aspects of the technology workforce. Asking questions, answering questions, and figuring this shit out together. Nothing is off limits!
Episodes
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- EP 33: Hunter Jensen: From Craigslist to Enterprise Clients, Scaling an Agency · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 34A Craigslist ad paid his college tuition. A bad billing structure almost killed his company. Now he’s building a product because he believes SaaS, as we know it, is done. Hunter…
- EP 32: Dennis 'DM' Meador: From Island Living to Entrepreneurial Success · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 33In this episode, we sit down with Dennis "DM" Meador, a marketing strategist who helps professional business owners and service providers build market authority. DM opens up…
- EP 31: Ivan Vislavskiy: Beyond Tactics: How AI Transforms Creative Marketing Strategy · 1 h 26 min · Season 1 Episode 32In this episode, I sit down with Ivan Vislavskiy, co-founder and CEO of Comrade. Ivan built his agency from the freelance web projects he started at 19 into a national digital…
- EP 30: Raj Singh: From Startup Exits to Mozilla; Designing the Future for Solopreneurs · 1 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 31🎧 One-Sentence Summary Raj Singh, Vice President at Mozilla and builder of Solo, joins Shubho to explore how AI is transforming web creation, empowering solopreneurs, and…
- EP 29: Balki Kodarapu: Turning Startup Chaos Into Clarity, A Fractional CTO's Playbook · 1 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 30Episode Summary Balki Kodarapu has turned engineering disasters into scaling success stories across five startups that raised over $160 million with one successful exit. As a…
- EP 28: Harrie Bickle: The Computer Revolution Everyone Stopped Watching · 1 h 33 min · Season 1 Episode 29Harrie Bickle, technical writer and documentation lead at NodeOps, explains why Web3's promise hasn't faded, it's just being built while the world looks away, and how…
- EP 27: Manuj Aggarwal: From $2/Day Factory Worker to AI Revolution Leader · 1 h 24 min · Season 1 Episode 28Discover how a rebellious factory worker earning $2/day transformed into an AI pioneer generating $500M+ in client value—and his blueprint for merging human consciousness with…
- EP 26: Grant McCracken: Breaches Are Expensive, Dark Horse Isn't - Democratizing Cybersecurity for Startups · 1 h 27 min · Season 1 Episode 27Grant McCracken, founder and CEO of DarkHorse Security, joins us to discuss how he's revolutionizing cybersecurity by making proactive security easier to use and more accessible…
- Ep 25: Arlene Cohen Miller: Burnout Happens, Balance Is Built · 56 min · Season 1 Episode 26Burnout is not a personal flaw, it is a signal. In this episode, Work-Life Balance and Harmony Coach (and AV-rated Colorado attorney) Arlene Cohen Miller explains how burnout…
- Ep 24: Tim O’Hearn: Growth Hacking, Black Hat Tactics, and the Real Algorithm · 1 h 43 min · Season 1 Episode 25My guest today is Tim O’Hearn, author of Framed: A Villain’s Perspective on Social Media—a #1 Amazon Bestseller that breaks down how our feeds, notifications, and recommendations…
- Ep 23: Alexander Harmsen: Building an AI That Understands Your Money Better Than You Do · 1 h 41 min · Season 1 Episode 24What if your financial advisor had no ego, no sales pitch, and no fear of a market crash? Just data, logic, and objective guidance designed around your life? In this episode…
- Ep 22: Aubrey Amatelli – Cannabis Payments, Culture-First Leadership, and Bootstrapping a Fintech Powerhouse · 1 h 25 min · Season 1 Episode 23What happens when a former JP Morgan exec leaves Wall Street to solve one of cannabis tech’s hardest problems? In this episode, I talk to Aubrey Amatelli, Founder and CEO of…
- Ep 21: Bryan Clayton: Blue-Collar Roots, Self-Taught Tech, and Scaling Without Funding · 1 h 51 min · Season 1 Episode 22Bryan Clayton went from pushing a lawn mower at 13 to building and selling a multimillion dollar landscaping company. Then he taught himself to code and built his next venture…
- Ep 20: Warren Wilansky: Servant Leadership in the Age of AI and Accessibility · 40 min · Season 1 Episode 21Warren Wilansky has been building for the web since the ‘90s, but what makes his story stand out isn’t just longevity—it’s intention. As the Founder and President of Plank, a B…
- Ep 19: Dr Elliot Justin: Redefining Men’s Health Tech, One Erection at a Time · 1 h 31 min · Season 1 Episode 20In this eye-opening episode, we sit down with Dr. Elliot Justin, a Harvard-trained physician, ER veteran, and founder of FirmTech — the company behind the Tech Ring, a…
- Ep 18: Angelo Ponzi: Strategic Marketing, Fractional Leadership, and Building a Brand That Works · 1 h 37 min · Season 1 Episode 19Show Notes: Too many companies launch with the belief that a great product will naturally attract customers. The truth? Without the right messaging and strategy, even the…
- Ep 17: Richard ‘RJ’ Kedziora: Innovation in Digital Health, AI in MedTech, and Building Meaningful Software · 1 h 49 min · Season 1 Episode 18What does true innovation in healthcare look like beyond the buzzwords? In this episode, we sit down with Richard “RJ” Kedziora, Co-Founder of Estenda Solutions, to talk about…
- Ep 16: Lori Crooks: Cybersecurity, Compliance, and the Realities of Entrepreneurship · 1 h 21 min · Season 1 Episode 17In this episode of Dear Tech, we sit down with Lori Crooks, Founder and CEO of Cadra, a cybersecurity consultancy on a mission to make compliance approachable for businesses of…
- Ep 15: Dan Hafner: No-Code Dev, AI in App Building, and Wine Making · 1 h 33 min · Season 1 Episode 16Dan Hafner never set out to be an entrepreneur, but his winding path through teaching aspirations, software QA, and remote work led him to create Dapper No-Code — a company that…
- The Best of Season 1: Conversations That Hit Different · 1 h 15 min · Season 1 Episode 15We’re back, and we’re doing something special. In this episode, we’re looking back at the moments that defined Season One of Dear Tech. This isn’t just a highlight reel — it’s a…
