Listen "AA138 - Interview with Software-Engineer-turned-CEO and Founder, Alex Polyakov"
Episode Synopsis
On this week's podcast, we're joined by Alex Polyakov. Alex is the CEO and Founder of Project Simple. Alex and his company are on a mission to make Teams better by building the first ever AI Agile Software Management Platform and solving the ever-growing list of problems and frustrations that come with Jira. Go see what Project Simple is all about by visiting them at projectsimple.ai...or connect with Alex on LinkedIn!Enterprise Agility Coach Om Patel and Product Manager Brian Orlando sit down with Alex to talk about his journey from Software Engineer to CEO and Founder, the frustrations of Jira, and many, many other topics.0:00 Guest Intro0:33 Alex's Journey3:01 Raising Funding4:44 Fear of Failure6:08 Learning New Skills9:58 Sponsorship & Mentorship12:35 Rotating Roles13:36 Making a Difference15:25 Strategy and Problem Solving19:15 Start-Up Success Factors20:58 Investing23:57 Early Investors25:48 Jira30:07 Better Concepts and Systems33:06 Better Ways of Working36:40 Delegation and Ownership38:47 Visibility40:40 Wrap-Up= = = = = = = = = = = =Watch it on YouTubePlease Subscribe to our YouTube Channelhttps://www.youtube.com/@arguingagile= = = = = = = = = = = =Apple Podcasts:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/agile-podcast/id1568557596Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/362QvYORmtZRKAeTAE57v3Amazon Music:https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/ee3506fc-38f2-46d1-a301-79681c55ed82/Agile-Podcast= = = = = = = = = = = =
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