Tech Leaders Hub by STX Next

Why have one guest when you can have three? Watch this episode of Tech Leaders Hub featuring industry experts Jan Pleszyński, Krzysztof Sopyła, and Marcin Zabawa. In this session, we delved into the latest trends and insights in the tech landscape, exploring the future of software development, emerging trends, and how tech leadership can stay ahead of the curve.Our guests, a solution architect, an AI & ML expert, and a director of core services, shared their perspectives on balancing innovation with practicality. Specifically, we discussed the Python Tech Radar, its purpose, and any updates or changes since its release. We also explored the future of Python and its potential in the AI field, as well as the importance of understanding machine learning and algorithms in the Python ecosystem. Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://stxnext.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/STXNext/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Behance: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

As the field of AI continues to explode, the role of designers is more critical than ever. But how do you design for a technology that is completely different from anything we've seen before? And how do you develop a team that can thrive in this fast-changing environment? Watch this Tech Leaders Hub session with Stefanie Lauria, Design Lead at IBM, as she shares her insights on navigating the new frontier of AI design. Drawing on her 15 years of experience in the industry, Stefanie offers practical advice on everything from designing for enterprise vs. customer-level, through adapting agile methodologies, to the unique challenges of working in the AI space right now. During the episode, we covered topics such as: The paradigm shift & role of a product designer in the age of AI The project vs. product mentality Developing a team that can thrive in a fast-changing environment Introducing changes in existing structures and implementing agile solutions Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://stxnext.com/⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/STXNext/⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/⁠⁠⁠ Behance: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

Watch this special edition of Tech Leaders Hub as we said farewell to Jakub Grajcar, the creator and now former host of the show. During the session, Jakub shared what he's learned from interviewing almost 40 tech leaders and his own experiences as one. Discover what all great leaders have in common and gain insights on how to become a better leader yourself. Hear about Jakub's journey and the most memorable moments from the show. We also won't forget to ask Jakub about his #1 tip for tech leaders! Don't miss this unique opportunity to be part of the exciting changes ahead and witness the torch being passed to the new main host of Tech Leaders Hub, Natasza Mikołajczak! Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: ⁠⁠https://stxnext.com/⁠⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://twitter.com/STXNext/⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/⁠⁠ Behance: ⁠⁠https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

What should tech leaders do about the uncertainty brought about by the changes happening in 2023? We were talking about market instability, the effects of the recession, as well as the rise of AI tools. How will these factors affect the way software is developed? How will they influence developers themselves? To answer these questions and more, we invited three extraordinary guests to the latest edition of Tech Leaders Hub. You may have met some of them before on the show! Our guests were: 👉 Alvaro Moya, CTO & Founder at LIDR.co 👉 Andrew Beacock, CTO at Guidr 👉 Itai Rosenblatt, Engineering Manager at Google Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: ⁠https://stxnext.com/⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/STXNext/⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/⁠ Behance: ⁠https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

Unlock the secrets to striking the perfect balance between independence and control within your organization with Adrián Moreno Peña, Director of Engineering at SumUp, in this episode of Tech Leaders Hub. With over 4 million vendors relying on their products, SumUp is a leading provider of financial services for small businesses. As the Director of Engineering, Adrian leads a team of over 50 people, including 30+ engineers, responsible for the development of online invoicing and accounting tools. One of the key challenges facing Adrian and his team is how to balance the need for individual growth with the needs of the larger organization. By focusing on helping others grow and succeed, Adrian has been able to foster a culture of collaboration and success within his team. During this episode, we explored topics such as: How to foster a culture of innovation and sustainability within a larger organization The benefits of allowing smaller units to operate with a startup mentality within a company The importance of setting clear investments and goals for each unit The role of teaching and mentoring in fostering growth and development within a team Strategies for balancing the needs of the individual with the needs of the larger organization One more thing that made this episode special was our new host, Natasza Mikołajczak, who was joining the roster of Tech Leaders Hub hosts alongside Jakub Grajcar. This episode marked Natasza's first time as a host, and we're excited to have her bring her unique perspective and insights to Tech Leaders Hub. Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

You know that migrating enterprise systems is a huge technological challenge, but have you considered how it might affect your team culture? If that challenge sounds in any way relevant, you should listen to this Tech Leaders Hub episode. Our guest was Tsvika Naveh, VP of Platform Engineering & Product at WalkMe. We've been discussing the topic of migrating enterprise systems. The technical challenges associated with such a change are just the tip of the iceberg; Tsvika was also talking about how such changes affect team structure and team culture, and how to navigate this situation as a high-level executive. At WalkMe, Tsvika’s roster of team members includes over 100 people, with a wide range of responsibilities including product management, R&D, and DevOps. He brought a wealth of experience to this Tech Leaders Hub's episode. We have discussed about: How to migrate enterprise systems How such migrations relate to lean product development How software architecture and team culture influence each other How to restructure teams when breaking up a monolith What it’s like to manage both R&D and product together and how leading the product management changes your development process and methodology Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

As a cybersecurity expert with over 20 years of experience in tech, Avi Chesla has seen firsthand the rapid evolution of the industry. In this episode of Tech Leaders Hub, Avi joined us live to share his insights on the current challenges in cybersecurity and how to protect your company while maintaining cost efficiency. Avi’s experience includes serving as the CTO of Radware (NSDQ:RDWR) as well as being the founder & CEO of empow Cyber Security, a NG-SIEM and XDR company later acquired by Cybereason. He has been featured in articles and on the conference speaking circuit, and he also holds 40 patents in data analytics and cybersecurity solutions. During the live stream, we discussed about: The latest trends and developments in the cybersecurity field The concept of “data gravity centers”, and the risks and inefficiencies involved in using them Why some parts of cybersecurity should shift left and move closer to data sources How to stay ahead of the curve with predictive models and expert systems in the rapidly changing world of cybersecurity Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

For our next session of Tech Leaders Hub, we were pleased to welcome Yakov Becker, Chief Technology Officer at Investing.com. Yakov has a wealth of experience in the technology industry, including leading the development of multiple product lines and managing teams in various roles. At Investing.com, his teams are responsible for everything from product development through DevOps up to support for production. We were exploring the topic of why you should skip team leads in your engineering organization structure—an approach Yakov has successfully tested in the past with good results. As always, we also took the chance to draw from Yakov’s deep experience and unearth other pieces of advice tech leaders can benefit from. If you want to benefit from his lessons learned and become a better leader for your engineering org, you need to watch this session! During the live stream, we discussed: The benefits and drawbacks of skipping team leads in engineering organizations How this structure can impact team dynamics, communication, and decision-making Yakov's experiences with this approach and the lessons he has learned Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

New technologies like Web3, blockchain, and the metaverse are finding new advocates and critics every day. The challenge for tech leaders is to know which technologies you should invest your time in, and which you should approach with caution. Perhaps there are even some technologies that are simply a distraction, and the less time you spend on them, the better.  But how can you tell which technologies have potential, and which don’t? That’s the question we tried to answer on the next Tech Leaders Hub session. Our guest was Espen Sande Larsen, Senior Vice President Of Technology Exploration at DNB, the largest bank and financial services group in Norway. We discussed about: the hype trains tech leaders are on whether you should really be excited about Web3, blockchain, the metaverse, and other technologies what the history of Web 2.0 can teach us about the hype for Web3 who actually wins in the hype cycle additional advice from Espen on hiring, management, and team composition Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse

If you want to harness the power of AI & machine learning, how do you get started building a team and setting your department up for success? And if you’re a fresh Head of ML tasked with building a team from scratch, how can you make sure you haven’t missed any steps? More importantly, how do you ensure that your initiatives end up in production creating value to your company instead of in the trash can? During this session, we talked about AI strategy, team building, data science roles, data product development, data productization, the most common bottlenecks to avoid and more! Benjamin Biering, our next Tech Leaders Hub guest, can tell you all about it—he’s done it more than once. Benjamin’s machine learning journey has taken him through various roles (Digital Analyst, Data Product Manager, Head of Data Science) at various companies (@Creuna, @Ebay, @2021.AI) all the way to becoming Head of Machine Learning at Podimo. If you haven’t heard of Podimo yet, they’re on the path to building the equivalent of Netflix for the audio stories space: their platform offers podcasts, audiobooks, news, and more. We discussed about: The specific questions you need to ask yourself before building a machine learning team How to synchronize your ML team with the overall strategy of the business How to hire the right ML talent How to support teamwork between your ML team and the rest of the organization How to create the right conditions for success The importance of thinking about productizing ML-based data products Get more guides, news, and videos from STX Next! Website: https://stxnext.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/stx-next-python-experts Twitter: https://twitter.com/STXNext/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StxNext/ Behance: https://www.behance.net/STXNextTeam/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stx_next/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/STXNextPythonPowerhouse