S6 Code Story on Goodpods!

02/16/22 • 1 min

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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Hey y'all, hope everyone is having an awesome day!

Do you ever find yourself about to put your earbuds on, or jump in the car, but don't really know which podcast to listen to. And you REALLY wish someone would give you a recommendation?

I wanted to let you in on a new, award winning podcasting app out there called Goodpods. And this app does just that. Just like you can get with books or music, you can now get with podcasts. On the Goodpods app, you can get recommendations from experts you admire, or friends you trust - or even better, you can be the one making the recommendation, and sharing your favorite episodes or shows with your friends. Its chock full of other features too, around chatting, following hosts, bookmarking episodes for later, and much more.

And guess what? Code Story is on Goodpods too.

Thats right, you can download Goodpods today, and listen to the Code Story podcast right there. In fact, my ask is this... please go pick out your favorite episode of the podcast on the app, and recommend it on the platform. It would be a huge help to Code Story, to Goodpods, and to your friends, of course.

Go to codestory.co/goodpods on your phone to download the app, follow the podcast, and recommend your favorite episode.

https://codestory.co/goodpods

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Hey y'all, hope everyone is having an awesome day!

Do you ever find yourself about to put your earbuds on, or jump in the car, but don't really know which podcast to listen to. And you REALLY wish someone would give you a recommendation?

And guess what? Code Story is on Goodpods too.

Go to codestory.co/goodpods on your phone to download the app, follow the podcast, and recommend your favorite episode.

https://codestory.co/goodpods

Previous Episode

S6 E5: Blake Garrett, Aceable

Blake Garrett had the good fortunate to grow up in the Bay Area. He got to observe his father and his involvement in startups. Though none of them were massive successes, his Dad would bring him around and he got to watch him bring together teams of really smart people to solve customer problems. Blake was a sports player growing up - mainly, basketball and football. He was starting quarterback in football for a while, then transitioned to playing safety. Though, he admits that his heart was still into playing offense. He's married with a 2 year old, and one more on the way.

Blake decided he wanted to execute on one of his ideas. He taught himself several key areas to get himself started, and built a handful of mobile apps. Post this, he pitched an idea to some investor friends of his - which, ultimately turned down his idea. However, they saw potential within the focal areas of his ideas, and gave him some advice on how to proceed. Once he nailed down markets of required learning, that could be translated to a mobile experience - he was able to finally take off.

This is the creation story of Aceable.

Next Episode

S6 Bonus: Jim Fagan, Global Cloud Exchange

Jim Fagan has had a long and winding road into the tech world. He grew up in New Jersey, and post school, started out in Finance. Slowly, through those roles, he drifted towards operations, and then eventually, towards technology. Personally, he loves to be outside, doing stuff that involves the water. He enjoys surfing, wakeboarding, skiing, you name it. Through his profession, he has travelled the world, and visited many amazing places, including spending 9 years in Hong Kong. He found great pleasure in learning the cultures - personal and business - and how to reach out across languages to make connections.

Jim found himself in an opportune position, to join a company and not only bring it back to life, but to take advantage of a massive global connectivity solution, providing managed network services for over 140 multi-national companies. The question he was hired to answer was - how do we combine infrastructure with software?

This is the pivot story of Global Cloud Exchange.