Welcome to the first episode of the second season!

As I started the first season, today it’s my pleasure to have, once again, Alberto Carrasco Montenegro, Senior Software Engineer at TheCodeLives.

On this occasion, we had a conversation about a common reality for many Software Engineers/Developers working at a small startup: Wearing Many Hats.

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Alberto shares his wide experience on this matter, addressing many topics. Some of them are:

* What are the main challenges?

* How do you organize when wearing many hats?

* Are you able to say NO to the CEO?

* Is it possible to apply good software engineering practices in a small Start-Up?

* Do you have any recommendations for other developers about how to avoid burnout?

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📇 How to reach out to Alberto

* LinkedIn

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If you are looking to understand this role in a Start-Up and the differences that the role has in comparison with a 2.000 employees company, you will find it in today’s episode.

Hope you enjoy this episode and remember that you can ask questions in the comments!

Links

* http://www.kalyp.com/

* https://twitter.com/towerspro

* https://www.linkedin.com/in/atorresg/

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* YouTube

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In today’s episode, I had the opportunity to talk with Ángel Suárez, Product Development Manager at KALYP Technologies, about Blockchain and how he uses this technology in a real-world product. During our conversation, Ángel and I conversed about the role of the Product Development Manager, the challenges of managing a technology like the Blockchain as the heart of a product, and the future of this technology in the early age of Artificial Intelligence.

Ángel has been working as a Software Engineer in the blockchain world for over 5 years. He has witnessed the evolution of small blockchain-based startup from its inception to maturity, and he brings valuable insights and tips to the conversation.

Invaluable advice Angel shares with all of us at the end of this episode. Don’t miss it!

Hope you enjoy this episode and remember that you can ask questions in the comments!

Links

* https://www.kalyp.com

* https://www.dsdc.net

* https://www.samso.io

* https://www.hyperledger.org/projects/fabric

* https://hyperledger-fabric.readthedocs.io/en/latest/tutorials.html

* https://www.coursera.org/specializations/blockchain

* https://www.udemy.com/topic/hyperledger/

In today’s episode, I converse with Inma Jiménez García, Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Lingokids. In our talk, Inma and I address the challenges of working in a tech company and figure out what the most attractive aspects are for Software Developers to choose one company or another. Inma experienced the hyper-growth mode in a tech company, and she shared with me some important actionable items to get ready for a phase like that and improve the communication between Engineering and Talent Acquisition for success in such a journey.

Some sentences I want to highlight from my guest:

Carefully evaluate what people are acquiring, the learning they are obtaining and whether it makes sense with that vision they have of themselves in the medium or long term, which continue, you will find the way out, you will find the solutions.

The fact that these layoffs exist does not mean that the talent sought is the one that corresponds to these people.

This is a special occasion on which the podcast is recorded in Spanish. Let me know your feedback about it.

You can listen to this episode and others also in:

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Links

* LinkedIn: Inma Jiménez García

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Some sentences I want to highlight from my guest:

Am I better than yesterday? Try to be a better version of yourself. Do not look to others as a measure.

Links

* X/Twitter: @The_Rounded_Man

* Cibersecurity podcast: https://github.com/jose-r-lopez/Podcast_ciberseguridad

* ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jose-Redondo-3

* Open Course Ware program: https://ocw.uniovi.es/course/view.php?id=109

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We address the pros and cons, the differences, between both kinds of companies, so you as a listener can understand what is the motivation behind a decision like that.

Hope you enjoy the conversation and find some learnings.

Best wishes,Marcos