Software People Stories

Software People Stories

Stories of what worked and sometimes what did not, in the course of discovering, designing, developing and delivering software based solutions – as shared by practitioners who went through these situations.

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September 11, 2025 51 mins

In this interesting conversation with Eric Müller, Product Engineering Associate Director at Work & Co, part of Accenture Song, he shares many nuggets including:


- The importance of balancing perfect architecture with practical, implementable solutions.

- Acknowledging and managing t...

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My guest today is Steven Puri, founder of the Sukha, that offers solutions to help individuals increase their productivity through being in a flow state.


Steven was a senior executive at DreamWorks Pictures and 20th Century Fox, who has successfully transitioned into the tech industry.

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In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Shikha Munjal, Associate Director Fidelity International, about her dynamic journey across technology, finance, peo...

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My guest today is Harish Chandramowli, Co-founder & CTO of Flair software.

In this conversation, Harish talks about his journey from his early university days in India at Amrita University to leading roles in major companies like Bloomberg and MongoDB. He articulates his shift to a niche field combining software engineering with security...

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In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Dr. G Uma, Professor in the Department of Instrumentation and Control Engineering and Dean of Institutional Development...

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    My guests today are Cultural engineer-anthropologist Allen Batteau, Ph.D. and design anthropologist Christine Z. Miller, Ph.D., co-authors of the book:  Tools, Totems, and Totalities: The Modern Construction of Hegemonic Technology


    Christine Miller is a professor at the Savannah College of Art and Design, and Allen, a retired profess...

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    My guest today is S Parthasarathy, better known as Spart who is the founder at CuedIn Technologies.


    In this episode, Spart shares his extensive journey in the software engineering field. 

    Spart's story begins with his initial projec...

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    My guest today is Galvin Widjaja, founder and CEO of Lauretta.io ….

    In this episode he talks about:


    • Origin story: Galvin Widjaja shares his origin story, including his background an...
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    I am in conversation with Tom Elliott, founder of Ocuroot and former Engineering Productivity lead at Yext, 

    Introduction:

    • Tom Elliott shares his career journey, starting from his early interest in computers to his current role in Dev tooling .


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    My guest today is Thanos Diacakis, Software Delivery Coach & a Fractional CTO.

    We covered a wide range of topics that included:

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    In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Anu Dwaraknath, Staff Technical Program Manager at Lam Research

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    Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Dr. Fred Jordan, CEO and Co-Founder at AlpVision and FinalSpark - Expert anticounterfeit technologies - Expert biocomputing talks about his journey to make a difference in AI and what propelled him to do that.


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    I am very happy to bring you the inspiring story of Santosh Kaveti, CEO and Founder of ProArch Technologies.


    In this conversation he talks about:

    • His Origin Story: From applied mat...
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    • Her early inspiration while growing up in Goa with limited exposure to career options. Her Father’s intellectual influence despite personal hardships and shift in focus to technology.
    • Personal tragedy sparked a resolve to become financially independent and learn deeply.
    • Inspirational...
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    I am in conversation with Deepak Mittal, CEO of FFTalos Technologies. 


    In this insightful episode, Deepak Mittal shares his career journey from coding to consultative selling

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    My guest today is Jake McKee, a pioneer in the modern customer community movement.

    In this conversation, he shares:

    • Hiss Origin Story: His unique career bridging Read more
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    My guest today is Stamatis Astra is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Intelligent Relations. In this freewheeling conversation, he talks about:


    • Introduction & Origin Story
    • Stamatis shares his varied career journey, starting in theater before transiti...
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    Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Deeksha Senguttuvan, Founder and CEO of BabyMD and executive trustee for a pediatric cancer foundation . Deeksha brings her authentic self to share powerful stories of personal transformation, entrep...

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    May 9, 2025 47 mins

    Shiv is in conversation with Allen Cooper, President and CEO of Ancilla Ventures. Their focus

    is in providing tools to healthcare support staff to improve patient outcomes.


    In this conversation, Allen talks about:

    • Allen’s Origi...
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    Shiv is in conversation with Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch, Copenhagen. In this episode, Mathias shares

    • his journey into software development, 
    • beginning as a math student and evolving into a passionate advocate for peer-to-peer technology. 
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