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DayOne.FMThe Art of Building a Network: How Rayn Ong Became the All-Seeing Eye of the Australian Startup EcosystemSummaryRayn Ong, an angel investor and founder of Archangel, shares his insights on early-stage investing in this episode of First Cheque. Rayn discusses his first investment in Blackbird Fund One and how he built his network in the Australian startup ecosystem.He emphasises the importance of compounding value in both networks and investments. Rayn also talks about his investment strategy, including his focus on breakout companies and his approach to evaluating opportunities.He shares his thoughts on portfolio synergy and competition within his portfolio. Overall, Rayn's entrepreneurial approach to investing has led...2023-12-0347 minFirst Cheque with Cheryl Mack & Maxine MinterThe Art of Building a Network: How Rayn Ong Became the All-Seeing Eye of the Australian Startup EcosystemSummaryRayn Ong, an angel investor and founder of Archangel, shares his insights on early-stage investing in this episode of First Cheque. Rayn discusses his first investment in Blackbird Fund One and how he built his network in the Australian startup ecosystem.He emphasises the importance of compounding value in both networks and investments. Rayn also talks about his investment strategy, including his focus on breakout companies and his approach to evaluating opportunities.He shares his thoughts on portfolio synergy and competition within his portfolio. Overall, Rayn's entrepreneurial approach to investing has led...2023-12-0347 min
FINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastNavigating FDC3 UX - Cortney Stauffer & Chuck Danielsson, AdaptiveIn this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Cortney Stauffer (Head of UX Practice) & Chuck Danielsson (Head of Practice, Web/UI), both from Adaptive. They talk about UX, UI, FDC3, and why things should just work.
Cortney Stauffer: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cortstauffer/
Chuck Danielsson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chuck-danielsson-2141b058/
NYC November 1 - Open Source in Finance Forum: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/
2022 State of Open Source in Financial Services Download: https://www.finos.org/state-of-open-source-in-financial-services-2022
All Links on Current Newsletter Here: https://www.finos.org/n...2023-10-2734 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastHackathons, Open Source, Finance? Oh My! - Jon Gottfried, Major League HackingIn this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Jon Gottfried, Co-Founder of Major League Hacking. They talk about hackathons in finance, and developer/engineering talent, from both the individual and hiring manager perspectives.
Jon Gottfried: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonmarkgo/
MajorLeagueHacking: https://sponsor.mlh.io/
NYC November 1 - Open Source in Finance Forum: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/
2022 State of Open Source in Financial Services Download: https://www.finos.org/state-of-open-source-in-financial-services-2022
All Links on Current Newsletter Here: https://www.finos.org/newsletter - more show notes to come
A huge thank you to all our sponsors for Open Source in Finance...2023-10-2630 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastThe CDM: Common Domain Module - Adrian Dale - ISLA, David Shone - ISDA, Jane Gavronsky - FINOSIn this episode of the podcast, our FINOS COO, Jane Gavronsky sits down with Adrian Dale of ISLA and David Shone of ISDA to discuss the associations contribution and backing of the FINOS CDM, Common Domain Model to the FINOS open source community.
CDM: https://cdm.finos.org/
On GitHub: https://github.com/finos/common-domain-model
Adrian Dale, Head of Regulation & Markets, ISLA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/adrian-dale-27942314/
David Shone, Director of Product - Data & Digital, ISDA - https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-shone/2023-10-2436 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastEmerging Technologies: The Spatial Computing Panel - Peter Smulovics, Morgan StanleyIn this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Peter Smulovics, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley about.. well, just about everything. We hit his developer journey, metaverse, XR, spatial computing, Big Boost Mondays, autism hackathons, and painting fences.
He is currently Executive Director for Windows and .NET develop practices and spatial computing and metaverse development practices at Morgan Stanley, and co-chair for Open Source Readiness ( https://osr.finos.org ) and Emerging Technologies ( https://zenith.finos.org ) at The Linux Foundation / FINOS.
He will be speaking at the Open...2023-09-1242 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastEnabling Real Time Regulatory Compliance with Kafka Streams and Morphir - Anna McDonald, Technical Voice of the Customer, ConfluentIn this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Anna McDonald, Technical Voice of the Customer at Confluent to talk about her OSFF talk: "Enabling Real Time Regulatory Compliance with Kafka Streams and Morphir". We talk about Kafka Streams, Morphir, Open Regulation, and what it's like to figure out your passion for coding at 5 years old.
She will be speaking at the Open Source in Finance Forum on November 1st in New York: https://sched.co/1PzH7
Anna McDonald
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jbfletch/
NYC November...2023-08-3026 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastData-Driven Decisions: Uncovering the Key Metrics Shaping Success in OSS - Brian Douglas, CEO, OpenSaucedIn this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Brian Douglas, CEO, of OpenSauced to talk about his OSFF talk: "Data-Driven Decisions: Uncovering the Key Metrics Shaping Success in OSS". We talk about his developer evangelist journey, open source project analytics, accessing talent, and a little Steph Curry.
He will be speaking at the Open Source in Finance Forum on November 1st in New York: https://sched.co/1PzGI
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianldouglas/
OpenSauced: https://opensauced.pizza/
Podcast & Videos: https://www.youtube.com/@OpenSauced/videos
NY...2023-08-2528 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastCloud Financial Management Strategy - Varsha Sundar, VP Cloud FinOps, ChubbIn this episode of the podcast, Grizz sits down with Varsha Sundar, VP of Cloud FinOps at Chubb Insurance to talk about her OSFF talk: "Cloud Financial Management Strategy". We talk about her journey, what FinOps is, and why it's important.
She will be speaking at the Open Source in Finance Forum on November 1st in New York: https://sched.co/1Q2n3
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/varsha-sundar-b751b326/
FinOps Foundation: https://www.finops.org/
All Links on Current Newsletter Here: https://ww...2023-08-1722 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastOSFF Track Breakdown & FINOS August 9 2023 DebriefIn this episode of the podcast, we break down the newly released schedule from the Open Source in Finance Forum (OSFF). Plus - we return to our FINOS Debrief episodes that wrap up the past month in the FINOS Ecosystem - and look forward to the next month and beyond.
All Links on Current Newsletter Here: https://www.finos.org/newsletter - more show notes to come
NYC November 1 - Open Source in Finance Forum: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/
2023 State of Open Source in Financial Services Survey: https://www.research.net/r/NX3VV...2023-08-0944 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastFINOS Announces Formation of an Open Source Standard Project for Financial Services Common Cloud ControlsIn this episode of the podcast, we discuss the formation of a new major project in FINOS around common cloud controls for financial services.
Get involved now here: https://www.finos.org/common-cloud-controls-project
Read the Press Release here: https://www.finos.org/press/finos-announces-formation-of-common-cloud-controls
US Dept of Treasury Cloud Report: https://home.treasury.gov/system/files/136/Treasury-Cloud-Report.pdf
UK HMT Critical 3rd Party Finance Sector Policy Statement: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/critical-third-parties-to-the-finance-sector-policy-statement
...2023-08-0117 minFINOS Open Source in Finance PodcastFINOS July 6 2023 DebriefIn this episode of the podcast, we return to our FINOS Debrief episodes (now monthly) that wrap up the past month in the FINOS Ecosystem - and look forward to the next month and beyond.
All Links on Current Newsletter Here: https://www.finos.org/newsletter - more show notes to come
NYC November 1 - Open Source in Finance Forum: https://events.linuxfoundation.org/open-source-finance-forum-new-york/
2023 State of Open Source in Financial Services Survey: https://www.research.net/r/NX3VVXMhttps://www.research.net/r/NX3VVXM
2022 State of Open Source...2023-07-0626 min
The Sachin and Adam ShowBuilding Australia's First Unicorn and OIF with David SheinThis week we had the pleasure of chatting to David Shein. David is the founder of Australia’s first unicorn Com Tech, Author of The Dumbest Guy at The Table and the co-founder of the VC fund OIF. We dived into Daves lucky breaks, identifying talent, living a fulfilling life and OIFs mission. This isn’t an episode you want to miss.
Show Notes
Book: Ride of a Lifetime- Bob Iger
Podcast: Master of Scale
Dinner Guest: Mikel Arteta
Favourite Investor: Instaclustr
If he could share something with...2022-12-1354 min
The Dion Guagliardo Podcast#14 Ben Bromhead - Co-Founder of InstaclustrIn this episode, I interview Ben Bromhead - co-founder of Instacluster. Instacluster is a data management company for tech firms all around the world. Founded in 2012 by Ben and his three co-founders, the team managed to grow the company from a bootstrap startup all the way to a successful international tech firm that now employs over 200 people.The firm was recently acquired for over $500 million by a large US-based tech company. It was great to hear Ben's insights into what it took to start the business, the importance of pivoting at the right times and getting feedback...2022-07-0640 min
Tech Field Day News RundownBroadcom Looking to Buy VMware? | Gestalt IT Rundown: May 25, 2022The biggest shock to the virtualization community in months hit this past weekend when the press noted that chip giant Broadcom is in talks to purchase VMware. The former stepchild of Dell and EMC was spun off less than a year ago into a separate company. The news mentioned that Broadcom has been looking to expand their software portfolio and VMware would join CA and Symantec in the Broadcom suite. Community reaction to the news was largely negative, with many analysts weighing in on the potential for disaster for VMware customers. This and more on this week's Rundown.
2022-05-2537 min
Big Data HebdoEpisode 140 : Feature importance de la mafia dans la data### Apero* Atlassian a effacé les environnements cloud de 400 clients par erreur -> https://www.usine-digitale.fr/article/atlassian-a-efface-les-environnements-cloud-de-400-clients-par-erreur.N1993357* Hacked News Channel and Deepfake of Zelenskyy Surrendering Is Causing Chaos Online -> https://www-vice-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/www.vice.com/amp/en/article/93bmda/hacked-news-channel-and-deepfake-of-zelenskyy-surrendering-is-causing-chaos-online### Database* PostgreSQL interface -> https://cloud.google.com/spanner/docs/postgresql-interface* Fin de Big Data Cluster en 2025 -> https://docs.microsoft.com/fr-fr/sql/big-data-cluster/release-notes-big-data-cluster?view=sql-server-ver15### ML/AI + Data-Science* Feature importance dans les Random Forests -> https://medium.c...2022-05-131h 26
OS@ScaleWhat is Cadence?In this podcast we chat with Ben Slater, Chief Product Officer of Instaclustr to discuss Cadence, a new open-source workflow engine designed by Uber that takes care of the complexity of distributed systems to allow developers to focus on business logic. In our discussion, Ben talks through some of the key benefits of Cadence, some of it's challenges when deploying in production, how it compares to similar workflow engines and how to determine if it is a good fit for you.2022-04-1812 min
Kubernetes BytesCassandra on Kubernetes using K8ssandraIn this episode, Ryan and Bhavin interview Patrick McFadin, VP of Developer Relations at Datastax, who is a co-author of the upcoming O’Reilly book “Managing Cloud-Native Data on Kubernetes” and a contributor to the Apache Cassandra project. The discussion dives into how K8ssandra helps users deploy Cassandra on Kubernetes clusters, and how customers are using Cassandra as the NoSQL, Distributed DB backend for their applications. We talk about the challenges, benefits, and best practices for running Cassandra on Kubernetes, and what users can look forward to in the near future.
Show links:
Patrick McFadin - Link...2022-04-1450 min
The New Stack PodcastMeet Cadence: The Open-Source Orchestration Workflow EngineDevelopers are often faced with complexity when building and operating long-running processes that involve multiple service calls and require continuous coordination. To solve this challenge, Uber built and introduced Cadence, the open-source solution for workflow orchestration in 2016 that enables developers to directly express complex, long-running business logic as simple code. Since its debut, it continues to find increased traction with developers operating large-scale, microservices-based architectures. More recently, Instaclustr announced support for a hosted version of Cadence.In this episode of The New Stack Makers podcast, Ben Slater, Chief Product Officer at Instaclustr and Emrah Seker...2022-04-1228 min
OS@ScaleQbox Joins Forces with InstaclustrRecently Qbox, a hosted Elasticsearch and OpenSearch service provider, has joined forces with Instaclustr to help deepen their efforts in search technologies. In this episode, Qbox CEO and Co-founder Mark Brandon discusses the start of his journey into Elasticsearch, what factors played into his decision to join Instaclustr and the adoption rate of OpenSearch as a new open source search technology.2022-03-1718 min
OS@ScaleUtilizing Open Source CommunitiesOne of the key advantages to adopting open source software is leaning on the community to contribute to projects. In this episode Justin McLean, VP of Training Services of Instaclustr discusses his role within the Apache Software Foundation (ASF), his guidelines to create a successful community and how to avoid some common mistakes people make when first getting involved.2021-12-2720 min
DM RadioYou *Can* Step in the Same Stream TwiceStreaming technology has upended the data business, largely thanks to Apache Kafka, but also because of other technologies such as Apache Flink and Apache Pulsar. In this episode, Host @eric_kavanagh interviews Paul Brebner, Instaclustr; along with Tim Spann and David Kjerrumgaard of StreamNative. 2021-12-1853 min
OS@ScaleIntroducing ShotoverAs businesses come to understand application and service requirements, their original database selection may no longer be right for them. Knowing this, it is becoming more common for applications and services to be deployed on multiple databases that will change during its lifecycle. In this episode, Ben Bromhead, CTO of Instaclustr talks with Shelby Carpenter, Director of Product Marketing about a solution to this problem with Shotover, an open source data layer proxy that allows teams to separate infrastructure and application changes in order to increase developer velocity.2021-12-0113 min
OS@ScaleThe Development of OpenSearchThe recent licensing changes to Elasticseach moved it further away from true open source and which has lead to the emergence of the OpenSearch project. In this episode Paul Aubrey, VP of Product Management of Instaclustr talks with Kyle Davis, Senior Developer Advocate of AWS about the developmental process of OpenSearch, it's latest features and some of the recent developments within the open source community2021-10-2824 min
OS@ScaleEvaluating the Open Source MarketOpen Source is not all about the software, how it is applied within an organization is what makes it valuable. In this episode Pete Lilley, CEO of Instaclustr talks with David Kirk, Co-Founder of Bailador Technology Investments about how the perception of open source has changed over the years and why companies are beginning to see it's investment potential.2021-10-1227 min
Tech Stories from HackerNoonCreating an Open Source PlatformOKAY - here's what you need to know before you start your open-source platform. On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast, we hear from Ben Bromhead, CTO of Instaclustr, and Ev Kontsevoy, CEO of Teleport, about how they started their open-source platform. 🙀
On this episode of The HackerNoon Podcast:
What was Ev's very first job? (01:44) And Ben's? (03:50) 🚣♀️
What are the roles of different co-founders? (10:31) 🏃
What do you do when you can't afford to hire new staff but you still need to GSD? (16:59) 💥
How do you maintain a unique startup culture? (25:44) ❄️
What did Ev learn from developing an open-source platfor...2021-09-1446 min
OS@ScaleHow Evergen Uses Open Source for Smarter EnergyThe decision to migrate to open source is a significant choice for organizations to make. In this episode Nick McGrath, CTO of Evergen discusses the challenges of managing data within the energy sector and the decision factors that were considered when his team adopted Apache Kafka which allowed them to scale through message driven architecture.2021-09-1420 min
Data Engineering PodcastSetting The Stage For The Next Chapter Of The Cassandra DatabaseSummary
The Cassandra database is one of the first open source options for globally scalable storage systems. Since its introduction in 2008 it has been powering systems at every scale. The community recently released a new major version that marks a milestone in its maturity and stability as a project and database. In this episode Ben Bromhead, CTO of Instaclustr, shares the challenges that the community has worked through, the work that went into the release, and how the stability and testing improvements are setting the stage for the future of the project.
Announcements
Hello...2021-09-1359 min