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Human Unicorn PodcastFarhan ThawarOn this episode of The Human Unicorn, we sit down with Farhan Thawar, Head of Engineering at Shopify, where he leads thousands of engineers powering one of the world’s biggest commerce platforms. Farhan shares how he scales teams without losing speed, the real-world impact of AI coding tools, and why Claude, OpenAI, and other LLMs are changing how software gets built. Tune in for practical hacks, surprising insights, and a rare look at how top engineering minds are adapting to the AI era.2025-06-2037 min
The Hard Part with Evan McCannFarhan Thawar from ShopifyFarhan Thawar is a VP and Head of Engineering at Shopify.Takeaways- Why Xtreme Labs Was So Special- Why Xtreme Labs Did Almost Zero Interviews- The Role of AI in Engineering- Pair Programming and Collaboration- Story Behind Shopify Being One of The First Companies to Use GitHub Co-Pilot- Why Shopify Uses GitHub Co-Pilot and Cursor- Why Shopify Doesn't Use Jira or Linear- AI and Toil Reduction in Software Engineering2025-05-0650 min
Convergence.fmSeason 2 Announcement + REPLAY: Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering at Shopify, on Culture, Leadership and Leveraging A.I. to Ship Better SoftwareAs we put the final touches on our Season 2 premiere with Mike Gabbard, we’re bringing you a replay of our conversation with Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering at Shopify. Shopify has been a power user of AI coding assistants, gaining early access to GitHub Copilot before its general release. This episode is packed with insights on Shopify’s culture, leadership, and how they leverage AI to ship better software faster. If you missed it the first time, now’s the perfect chance to catch up—especially as it sets the stage for next week’s discussion with Mike Gehard on...2025-02-1848 min
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | CareerTobi Lütke’s leadership playbook: Playing infinite games, operating from first principles, and maximizing human potential (founder and CEO of Shopify)Tobi Lütke is the founder and CEO of Shopify, a $130 billion business that powers over 10% of all U.S. e-commerce. Starting as a snowboard shop in 2004, Shopify has become the leading commerce platform by consistently approaching problems differently. Tobi remains deeply technical, frequently coding alongside his team, and is known for his unique approach to leadership, product development, and company building. In our conversation, we discuss:• Why complexity kills entrepreneurship• How to develop and leverage your unique talent stack• How specifically Tobi approaches thinking from first principles• The importance of focusing...2025-02-021h 41Convergence.fmBest of 2024: Mastering Intentional Leadership and Building a Winning Culture in Product TeamsDiscover the strategies and stories behind the most innovative product teams of 2024, where intentional leadership and a vibrant culture are the foundations of success. This special episode features insights from renowned tech leaders and product visionaries, including Ben Foster, co-founder of Prodigy Group and former Chief Product Officer at a leading fitness wearable company, who emphasizes the power of communicating an inspiring product vision to unify and energize teams. Farhan Thawar, Head of Engineering at Shopify, shares how writing and critical thinking drive alignment and scale in one of the most cerebral and innovative organizations. Janice Fraser...2025-01-281h 26
CZPodcastCZ Podcast 330 - S Honzou Špidlenem o Myriad AIHonza Špidlen je spoluzakladatelem mezinárodního startupu Myriad AI, radící bankám s "compliance" ohledně stohů nařízení, které se na ně valí. S Honzou jsme probrali i jeho studia v US a několikaletou štaci přes Nvidii, Google, DropBox a Airbnb. Jaké je to startovat AI first firmu v dnešní době? Poslechněte si sami.
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* https://www.startupjobs.cz/startup/myriad-ai2025-01-171h 11
TractionThe Intersection of AI and Engineering Leadership with Farhan Thawar, ShopifyFarhan Thawar, VP and Head of Engineering at Shopify, reflects on the evolution of remote work, hiring strategies and the role of artificial intelligence in engineering. Farhan shares insights drawn from his extensive experience, including founding and scaling startups and contributing to shaping Shopify’s engineering culture.Farhan discusses:00:00 - Intro00:35 - The evolution of remote work05:41 - How Shopify integrates in-person connections08:03 - Why structured in-office experiences benefit early talent11:32 - Building trust in remote or hybrid work environments...2025-01-0853 min
🧠 _How Shopify builds a high-intensity culture | Farhan Thawar (VP and Head of Eng) Podcast: Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | Career (LS 61 · TOP 0.1% what is this?)Episode: How Shopify builds a high-intensity culture | Farhan Thawar (VP and Head of Eng)Pub date: 2024-12-19Get Podcast Transcript →powered by Listen411 - fast audio-to-text and summarizationFarhan Thawar is the head of engineering at Shopify, where he oversees more than 1,000 engineers and a platform that powers over 10% of all U.S. e-commerce. Before Shopify, he was VP of engineering at Pivotal Labs and Xtreme Labs, and co-founder of Helpful.com. In our conversation, Farhan shares:•...2024-12-191h 40
Lenny's Podcast: Product | Growth | CareerHow Shopify builds a high-intensity culture | Farhan Thawar (VP and Head of Eng)Farhan Thawar is the head of engineering at Shopify, where he oversees more than 1,000 engineers and a platform that powers over 10% of all U.S. e-commerce. Before Shopify, he was VP of engineering at Pivotal Labs and Xtreme Labs, and co-founder of Helpful.com. In our conversation, Farhan shares:• Why choosing the harder path leads to better outcomes• How to create intensity within your org (without burnout)• Why every company should be embracing pair programming• How he hires without interviewing• How he built the world’s largest internship program• His m...2024-12-191h 40
The Engineering Leadership PodcastTackling All Top 10 Engineering Leadership Challenges w/ Farhan Thawar #188Farhan Thawar, VP & Head of Engineering @ Shopify, was our first-ever ELC pod guest, so it’s fitting that he’s here to join us for this culmination of our series tackling the Top 10 challenges that engineering leaders face in a rapid-fire, high-energy format! Farhan shares insights into individual challenges, including motivating others after a reorg or period of uncertainty, why always being willing to learn & help is key for managing in any direction, strategies for creating buy-in, and best practices for coaching / mentoring. We cover team challenges, such as working cross-functionally to identify a shared truth and vision, using demo...2024-07-2340 minThe Engineering Leadership PodcastThe Top 10 Challenges Engineering Leaders Face: A Sneak PeakAfter surveying hundreds of engineering leaders, we’ve pinpointed the top 10 challenges engineering leaders face! Exciting news - next week marks the launch of our 4-part series, sharing some of the best insights from hundreds of ELC events, podcasts & conference sessions. The finale? A dynamic rapid-fire session with Shopify's VP of Engineering, Farhan Thawar, tackling each challenge head-on.Have solutions of your own? Share your strategies and help spread knowledge throughout our community. Reach out at podcast@sfelc.com or tag ELC in a post/comment on LinkedIn.Join us at ELC Annual 2024!EL...2024-06-2502 minConvergence.fmFrom Code to Culture: How Shopify Thrives Under Farhan Thawar’s Thought LeadershipIn this episode of the Convergence Podcast, host Ashok Sivanand welcomes Farhan Thawar, the Vice President of Engineering at Shopify. Farhan's journey to Shopify came through the acquisition of Helpful, a company he co-founded. With a rich background in leadership roles at Microsoft, Trilogy, and as Vice President of Engineering at both Extreme Labs and Pivotal Labs—where Ashok had the pleasure of collaborating with him—Farhan brings a wealth of experience in building high-performing, engaging technical teams. This episode explores how Shopify, under Farhan’s leadership, operates like a colossal experiment, constantly pushing the boundaries of experimentation and resear...2024-04-1646 min
Refactoring PodcastRunning a Remote Big Tech — with Farhan Thawar (Shopify)Farhan Thawar is VP of Engineering at Shopify, angel investor, and entrepreneur. Shopify is a public company with thousands of employees, and one of the very few companies of its scale to be remote-first. While other big tech quietly issued RTOs, Shopify doubled down on processes and culture that allowed it to stay remote, or, in their own words: digital-first. So, today, Shopify has ports instead of offices, does VR meetings, has a unique collaboration culture, and completely embraced AI for productivity. Here is everything we covered in the chat: (00:00) Introduction (05:49) Balancing Remote & IRL (09:20) Remote Communication (15:15) Remote vs IRL culture (21:30...2024-02-221h 06
Refactoring PodcastRunning a Remote Big Tech — with Farhan Thawar (Shopify)Farhan Thawar is VP of Engineering at Shopify, angel investor, and entrepreneur.
Shopify is a public company with thousands of employees, and one of the very few companies of its scale to be remote-first. While other big tech quietly issued RTOs, Shopify doubled down on processes and culture that allowed it to stay remote, or, in their own words: digital-first.
So, today, Shopify has ports instead of offices, does VR meetings, has a unique collaboration culture, and completely embraced AI for productivity. Here is everything we covered in the chat:
(00:00) Introduction
(05:49) Balancing Remote...2024-02-221h 06
Perspectives In LeadershipHow to spot and prevent burnout with Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering at ShopifyFarhan Thawar understand burnout. He's spent his career working long hours in the world of engineering and now leads a team of thousands of of talented individuals that he is responsible for their success, experience, and team culture. He has learned several ways to avoid burnout in his own life by creating a healthy work/life separation. As a leader, he's learned how to spot burnout in his teams and, in this discussion, offers tips on how to do the same at your orgniazation. For more information on avoiding burnout and setting your teams up f...2022-11-0333 minThe Engineering Leadership PodcastCelebrating 100 episodes - our favorite moments from the Engineering Leadership Podcast so farToday’s episode marks a special occasion – 100 episodes of The Engineering Leadership Podcast! To celebrate, we’ve compiled some of our favorite moments from the past hundred episodes, featuring a wide range of high-energy guests and compelling topics. We cover tension points while scaling eng & product orgs, why you should seek existential issues, how to get unstuck in your career, helping engineers outgrow their positions, hyper-growing your eng org/career, identifying burnout, understanding workplace injustice, confronting your fear of failure, and much more!Our in-person conference ELC Annual returns 10/27-28!Learn from 60+ of the best engine...2022-09-201h 30
TractionShopify on Building & Scaling Engineering Teams in Fast Growth Remote Culture with Farhan Thawar, ShopifyOn this episode of the Traction podcast, host Lloyed Lobo of Boast.AI welcomes Farhan Thawar, VP of engineering at Shopify, a global commerce company that provides tools to start, grow, market, and manage retail businesses of all sizes. Farhan studied computer science despite his parents’ disapproval, which was because at the time there were computers but no computer industry to speak of and very few job opportunities. He ended up with a job at the food giant Kraft. It turns out his choice to work with computers was the right one...2021-12-081h 00
The Engineering Leadership PodcastDebate! Flat vs. Hierarchical Organizations w/ Farhan Thawar & Jerry Krikheli #60Welcome to our community’s FIRST DEBATE! Farhan Thawar (VPE @ Shopify) & Jerry Krikheli (Sr. Director of Engineering @ Facebook) hash out which org structure should rule them all… Should you go flat? Or should you become a hierarchy? You’ll hear how each structure impacts culture, innovation, and velocity!FARHAN THAWAR, VP OF ENGINEERING @ SHOPIFYFarhan Thawar is currently VP, Engineering at Shopify via the acquisition of Helpful.com where he was co-founder and CTO. Previously he was the CTO, Mobile at Pivotal and VP, Engineering at Pivotal Labs via the acquisition of Xtreme Labs. He is...2021-09-0732 min
Tanzu TalkShopify VP on Innovation, Culture, and Remote WorkShopify VP of Engineering Farhan Thawar shares his thoughts on a variety of topics related to managing software teams. He discusses fully remote software teams, pair programming, how to innovate within a company of Shopify's scale, and the benefits of engaging with a team like VMware Tanzu Labs (Thawar was at Pivotal Labs until 2015). He's joined by guest hosts Saad Ahmed and Joe Moore of VMware Tanzu Labs, who also offer their perspectives on what they're seeing in the field.2021-05-2642 min
Tanzu TalkShopify VP on Innovation, Culture, and Remote WorkShopify VP of Engineering Farhan Thawar shares his thoughts on a variety of topics related to managing software teams. He discusses fully remote software teams, pair programming, how to innovate within a company of Shopify's scale, and the benefits of engaging with a team like VMware Tanzu Labs (Thawar was at Pivotal Labs until 2015). He's joined by guest hosts Saad Ahmed and Joe Moore of VMware Tanzu Labs, who also offer their perspectives on what they're seeing in the field.2021-05-2642 minTanzu TalkShopify VP on Innovation, Culture, and Remote WorkShopify VP of Engineering Farhan Thawar shares his thoughts on a variety of topics related to managing software teams. He discusses fully remote software teams, pair programming, how to innovate within a company of Shopify's scale, and the benefits of engaging with a team like VMware Tanzu Labs (Thawar was at Pivotal Labs until 2015). He's joined by guest hosts Saad Ahmed and Joe Moore of VMware Tanzu Labs, who also offer their perspectives on what they're seeing in the field.2021-05-2642 min
Entrepreneurs ExposedEN: Selling to Shopify, and ignoring the rulesFarhan Thawar is currently VP, Engineering at Shopify after the acquisition of Helpful.com, where he was co-founder and CTO. Among other things, Farhan is an avid writer and speaker and was named one of Toronto's 25 most powerful people. In this wide-ranging EP, we hit on a number of topics including Farhan's journey starting and growing Helpful.com, his philosophies, and approaches to finding talent; the shortcomings of doing interviews; his "rule ignorer" mindset; Shopify's unique work culture, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2021-03-0145 min
The Official SaaStr Podcast: SaaS | Founders | InvestorsSaaStr 427: How to Build a Great Intern Program with Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering @ ShopifyInternships have sparked millions of successful careers, and they can be a valuable talent pool from which companies can eventually hire full-time employees. But it’s critical to build your internship program the right way. Farhan Thawar, the VP of Engineering at Shopify, has dedicated years to perfecting his internship program and shares his insider tips for launching a successful initiative of your own. Video + blog post: https://www.saastr.com/how-to-build-a-great-intern-program-from-scratch-with-shopify/2021-02-1125 min
Software at ScaleSoftware at Scale 8 - Farhan Thawar: VP Engineering, ShopifyFarhan Thawar is VP Engineering for Channels and Mobile at Shopify. Previously he was the CTO and Co-Founder at Helpful, CTO Mobile at Pivotal and VP, Engineering at Pivotal Labs. He was named one of Toronto's 25 most powerful people.Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google PodcastsWe discussed frameworks for making life decisions, the structure of engineering organizations, setting up successful hiring pipelines and healthy organizations, committing to large engineering decisions (like React Native for Shopify mobile apps), pair programming, growing engineers and leaders, and more.Highlights1:28 - A framework for maki...2021-02-011h 17
Founder Journey | The Untold Stories of the Founder JourneyHow to Angel InvestArjun Sethi, Co-Founder & Partner at Tribe Capital; Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering at Shopify; and Eva Lau, Founding Partner at Two Small Fish Ventures. Note: This episode is in response to Alex Danco's Why the Canadian Tech Scene Doesn’t Work. 2021-01-2253 min
This New WayFeedback Loops and Speed: How to Optimize for Learning and Build Efficient Teams with Farhan Thawar, Vice President of Engineering at ShopifyIn episode 32, Farhan Thawar shares his biggest goal as a leader.
Farhan is the Vice President of Engineering at Shopify.
Prior to Helpful and Shopify, he was the VP of Engineering at Xtreme Labs, which was then (also) acquired by Pivotal – where Farhan took on the role of Chief Technology Officer of Mobile in 2013.
Apart from an extensive career in Engineering, Farhan is an angel investor, writer, and speaker. In fact, he was named one of Toronto’s 25 Most Powerful People in 2010.
In today’s episode, Farhan talks about why, as leader...2021-01-0744 min
Telco in 20Ep 08 - The HR Series: Pair programming - the most powerful tool you’ve never used (Farhan Thawar)The HR Series, Part 2: What has two heads, two keyboards and two monitors and can help you squash the competition? It’s time to adopt pair programming.
2020-11-2323 min
Breakthrough BuildersLearning to Infinity: Farhan ThawarFarhan Thawar, VP Engineering at Shopify, believes learning is an infinite game. His narrative illustrates this philosophy in diverse, compelling ways as he shares early influences that helped him discover a love for math and computers, his academic and professional evolution, and his desire to surround himself with people who will help him learn. He tells stories about how this desire to learn created opportunities to build companies and communities. Farhan shares how he thinks about career moves in terms of learning compensation instead of monetary compensation. He comments on the power of “looking stupid” and a willi...2020-11-2344 min
Level-up EngineeringFrom Junior to Senior Developer and Beyond: Farhan Thawar (VP of Engineering, Shopify)Software engineers, like any other person can get stuck. Their personal development slows down, their career may not move in the direction they want to go to.Great engineering managers and leaders can do a lot to stop that from happening, facilitate growth for their developers and advancement from junior engineer to the senior level and beyond that. Get the know-how from Farhan Thawar, VP of Engineering, Shopify!In this interview we're covering:Differences between a junior and a senior engineerThe best way to level up coding skillsPotential career roadmaps in software developmentA manager's...2020-09-1646 min
The Growth Warrior PodcastHow To Lead Engineering At Shopify, the E-Commerce Unicorn with Farhan ThawarPromise Phelon, the Silicon Valley Growth Warrior, interviews Farhan Thawar, VP of engineering at Shopify who has helped develop a global proprietary e-commerce platform for online stores and retail point-of-sale systems.
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The Engineering Leadership PodcastSpeed & Creativity in Recruiting with Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering @ Shopify #10Farhan Thawar (@fnthawar) , VP of Engineering @ Shopify shares the hiring framework he’s built where 15-minute interviews result in both faster placements AND better fits. You’ll hear how to find talent in non-traditional ways, what happens when you leverage creativity, and how speed in hiring is a massive competitive advantage.“The problem with interviews in general are they're very biased to either things you've done before or they're biased to some other signal...like school you went to company, you worked for, GPA in some cases, right? Google used to use that... And it excludes a wide s...2020-05-0855 min
React Native RadioRNR 164: Another Look at React Native at Shopify with Farhan ThawarJavaScript Remote Conf 2020
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Farhan Thawar is the VP of engineering at Shopify. On this episode he gives us his perspective of how Shopify is using React Native across multiple projects. We pick his brain about topics such as core contributions, performance, native development comparisons, and tooling.
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First Name Basis - a TribalScale PodcastRemote Podcast: Bouncing Back After LayoffsOn this episode of First Name Basis: Remote Edition, TribalScale's CEO and Co-Founder Sheetal Jaitly is joined by Farhan Thawar, VP Engineering at Shopify. They swap stories on their layoffs and firings, how they bounced back, and owned their careers. Their in-depth analyses of their experiences on searching for work shortly after 9/11 and learning from mentors draws important conclusions on taking care of your mental health, and how to get out of a cycle to bounce back.
2020-04-2057 min
Software Engineering DailyShopify React Native with Farhan ThawarShopify is a platform for selling products and building a business. It is a large e-commerce company with hundreds of engineers and several different mobile apps. Shopify’s engineering culture is willing to adopt new technologies aggressively, trying new tools that might provide significant leverage to the organization. React Native is one of those technologies. React2020-04-1556 min
Software Engineering DailyShopify React Native with Farhan ThawarShopify is a platform for selling products and building a business. It is a large e-commerce company with hundreds of engineers and several different mobile apps. Shopify’s engineering culture is willing to adopt new technologies aggressively, trying new tools that might provide significant leverage to the organization.React Native is one of those technologies. React Native can be used to make cross-platform mobile development easier by allowing code reuse between Android and iOS. React Native was developed within Facebook, and has been adopted by several other prominent technology companies, with varying degrees of success. Man...2020-04-1553 min
JavaScript Archives - Software Engineering DailyShopify React Native with Farhan Thawar
Shopify is a platform for selling products and building a business. It is a large e-commerce company with hundreds of engineers and several different mobile apps. Shopify’s engineering culture is willing to adopt new technologies aggressively, trying new tools that might provide significant leverage to the organization.
React Native is one of those technologies. React Native can be used to make cross-platform mobile development easier by allowing code reuse between Android and iOS. React Native was developed within Facebook, and has been adopted by several other prominent technology companies, with varying degrees of success.
...2020-04-1551 min
SimpleLeadershipOvercoming Engineering Leadership Challenges with Farhan ThawarTransitioning an engineering leadership position to a work-from-home model can be a challenge. For some engineers, working remotely is the norm. For others, such as those working for Shopify, being forced to work from home because of the Coronavirus is a whole new ballgame. In this episode of Simple Leadership, Farhan Thawar joins me to chat about his transition into working from home and how Shopify has made the process manageable. We talk about the benefits of coding in pairs, whether or not managers should still code, and what he looks for when hiring engineering leaders.
Farhan...2020-04-0644 minSimple LeadershipPodcast – Simple LeadershipOvercoming Engineering Leadership Challenges with Farhan ThawarTransitioning an engineering leadership position to a work-from-home model can be a challenge. For some engineers, working remotely is the norm. For others, such as those working for Shopify, being forced to work from home because of the Coronavirus is a whole new ballgame. In this episode of Simple Leadership, Farhan Thawar joins me to […]
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SimpleLeadership PodcastOvercoming Engineering Leadership Challenges with Farhan ThawarTransitioning an engineering leadership position to a work-from-home model can be a challenge. For some engineers, working remotely is the norm. For others, such as those working for Shopify, being forced to work from home because of the Coronavirus is a whole new ballgame. In this episode of Simple Leadership, Farhan Thawar joins me to chat about his transition into working from home and how Shopify has made the process manageable. We talk about the benefits of coding in pairs, whether or not managers should still code, and what he looks for when hiring engineering leaders. Farhan b...2020-04-0644 min
Entrepreneurs Exposed1Selling to Shopify, and ignoring the rulesFarhan Thawar is currently VP, Engineering at Shopify after the acquisition of helpful.com, where he was co-founder and CTO. He is an avid writer and speaker, recently named one of Toronto's 25 most powerful people. In this episode, we discuss Farhan's journey growing Helpful.com, his approach to finding and hiring talent, the shortcomings of doing interviews, Shopify's unique work culture, the importance of building mental models, and much more. EP sponsor: https://unboundmerino.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2019-08-3145 min
Tanzu TalkThe Benefits of Boring Infrastructure with Helpful.com's Farhan ThawarIn this episode of Pivotal Insights, Helpful.com's Farhan Thawar* talks about the challenges of building a company from scratch, why it's important to apply smart architectural principals to empower development teams, and why he strives for boring infrastructure.*Editor's note: Helpful.com was acquired by Shopify following the recording of this episode but before its publication. Farhan and the entire Helpful.com team joined Shopify where they continue to pursue their mission of making communication and collaboration more seamless and effective.2019-02-2733 minTanzu TalkThe Benefits of Boring Infrastructure with Helpful.com's Farhan ThawarIn this episode of Pivotal Insights, Helpful.com's Farhan Thawar* talks about the challenges of building a company from scratch, why it's important to apply smart architectural principals to empower development teams, and why he strives for boring infrastructure.*Editor's note: Helpful.com was acquired by Shopify following the recording of this episode but before its publication. Farhan and the entire Helpful.com team joined Shopify where they continue to pursue their mission of making communication and collaboration more seamless and effective.2019-02-2733 min
Pivotal PodcastsThe Benefits of Boring Infrastructure with Helpful.com's Farhan ThawarIn this episode of Pivotal Insights, Helpful.com's Farhan Thawar* talks about the challenges of building a company from scratch, why it's important to apply smart architectural principals to empower development teams, and why he strives for boring infrastructure.
*Editor's note: Helpful.com was acquired by Shopify following the recording of this episode but before its publication. Farhan and the entire Helpful.com team joined Shopify where they continue to pursue their mission of making communication and collaboration more seamless and effective.2019-02-2700 min
Tanzu TalkEpisode 113: The Benefits of Boring Infrastructure with Helpful.com’s Farhan ThawarIn this episode of Pivotal Insights, Helpful.com's Farhan Thawar* talks about the challenges of building a company from scratch, why it's important to apply smart architectural principals to empower development teams, and why he strives for boring infrastructure.
*Editor's note: Helpful.com was acquired by Shopify following the recording of this episode but before its publication. Farhan and the entire Helpful.com team joined Shopify where they continue to pursue their mission of making communication and collaboration more seamless and effective.2019-02-2733 min
The Business Leadership PodcastTBLP025 | Farhan Thawar: Building Together is GeniusFarhan Thawar is the CTO and Co-Founder of a Helpful.com. Most recently he was the CTO, Mobile at Pivotal and the VP of Engineering at
The post TBLP025 | Farhan Thawar: Building Together is Genius first appeared on The Business Leadership Podcast.2017-08-2938 min