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Zero Prime

The Zero Prime Podcast with Pete Soderling explores the early stories of top startups as seen through the eyes of their engineer-founders. In each episode we uncover insights on what it takes to start a company as an engineer in the words of the founders themselves. From the most cutting edge infrastructure companies to the newest trends in developer tooling, we introduce you to the engineer-founder personalities behind the up and coming software startups that you can’t afford to ignore.

Recent Episodes

April 4, 2024

E21: The Power of Pricing with Alvaro Morales of Orb

In this episode, Pete speaks with Alvaro Morales , the co-founder and CEO of Orb , who shares his journey from being an engineer to becoming the founder of a flexible billing engine for modern software pricing. Alvaro traces ...

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Feb. 6, 2024

E20: Building Sustainable Businesses in the Tech Industry with Craig …

In this enlightening episode, I have the privilege of hosting Craig McLuckie , a tech industry veteran who has made significant contributions to the cloud computing industry and is currently the Co-founder & CEO of stacklok ....

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Dec. 28, 2023

E19: Overcoming Self-Doubt to Become a Founder with Erik Bernhardsson

In this episode, I chat with Erik Bernhardsson , co-founder and CEO of Modal , about his journey from Spotify engineer to startup CTO to startup founder. Erik takes us back to his early days as a software engineer and …

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Nov. 27, 2023

E18: Data Tool Disruption: Barry McCardel on Building Hex

In this episode, I chat with Barry McCardel, Co-Founder and CEO of Hex , as he traces his journey from leading college teams to establishing Hex, a data tool startup. Barry discusses building his team with former Palantir col...

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Nov. 3, 2023

E17: The Visionary Behind Vercel with Guillermo Rauch

In this episode, we explore Guillermo Rauch's path from a teen hacker in Argentina to the founder of Vercel. We touch on his engineering roots, the role of open-source in his success and Vercel's creation to simplify deployme...

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Oct. 5, 2023

E16: The Future of AI in the Workplace -- A Conversation with Aaron L…

In this episode, Aaron Lee, Founder & CEO of Smith.ai joins me to discuss a variety of topics. First, we delve into the innovative strategies of tech giants like Google, and explore the future of AI in business. Then we …

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About the Host

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Pete Soderling

Founder: Data Council & Zero Prime Ventures

Pete Soderling is the founder of Data Council and Zero Prime Ventures. As a former software engineer, repeat founder and investor in more than 70 data-oriented startups, Pete’s lifetime goal is to help 10,000 engineers start successful companies. Most importantly, Pete is a community builder — from his earliest days of working with the data engineering community starting in 2013, he has witnessed the unique power of specialized networks to bring inspiration, knowledge and support to technical professionals.