Enterprise Ready
Stories and strategies behind building software that enterprises trust.
About the show
EnterpriseReady is a podcast that dives deep into what it takes to build successful enterprise software companies. Hosted by industry veterans, the series features conversations with founders, product leaders, and engineers who have scaled products to meet the demands of large organizations. Topics include infrastructure, compliance, product design, go-to-market strategies, open-source business models, and everything in between — offering practical insights for anyone building software for the enterprise market.
Episodes
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Episode 36: Shannon Williams of SUSE
May 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 38 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Shannon Williams, Chief Revenue Officer at SUSE, about his decades of experience in cloud-native infrastructure and open source. They explore the evolution of Infrastructure as a Service, community-driven development, and what the future holds for open source software.
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Episode 35: Karthik Ranganathan of Yugabyte
April 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Karthik Ranganathan, Founder and CTO of Yugabyte, about building modern distributed SQL databases for global applications. They dive into Karthik’s enterprise journey, the importance of customer-driven development, and lessons from his time at Facebook, Nutanix, and Microsoft.
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Episode 34: Gene Kim of Tripwire
March 10th, 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
In this episode, Grant interviews Gene Kim, co-founder and former CTO of Tripwire, and a leading voice in the DevOps movement. They discuss structuring development priorities in enterprise organizations, the evolution of the DevOps ecosystem, and the importance of keeping complexity like Kubernetes from overwhelming developers.
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Episode 33: Shishir Mehrotra of Coda
October 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 59 mins
In this episode, Grant is joined by Shishir Mehrotra, Co-founder and CEO of Coda, to discuss product development lessons and building tools for modern teams. Shishir also shares insights from his time leading product at YouTube during its critical post-acquisition growth phase.
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Episode 32: Mike Gregoire of Brighton Park Capital
July 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 9 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Mike Gregoire, Partner at Brighton Park Capital, about navigating enterprise growth during a recession and evolving enterprise sales strategies. They also explore the key internal metrics Mike uses to evaluate acquisitions, drawing on his experience as former CEO of CA Technologies and Taleo.
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Episode 31: Rob Zuber of CircleCI
July 17th, 2020 | 1 hr 21 mins
In this episode, Grant talks with Rob Zuber, CTO of CircleCI, about the challenges and rewards of scaling engineering organizations and delivering continuous value to customers. They cover Rob’s insights on fundraising, hiring, mentoring, and his journey through multiple startup ventures.
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Episode 30: Alex Solomon of PagerDuty
June 23rd, 2020 | 1 hr 30 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Alex Solomon, CTO and Co-founder of PagerDuty, about building a culture of reliability through incident response and on-call alerting. They dive into product assortment strategies and lessons learned from scaling a developer-focused enterprise platform.
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Episode 29: Mitchell Hashimoto of HashiCorp
May 12th, 2020 | 1 hr 28 mins
In this episode, Grant sits down with Mitchell Hashimoto, founder and CTO of HashiCorp, to explore the company’s journey from open-source tools to enterprise software leader. Mitchell shares insights on product strategy, go-to-market evolution, and the frameworks that helped HashiCorp balance community and enterprise needs on the path to IPO.
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Episode 28: Adam Gross of Heroku
April 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 31 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Adam Gross, former CEO of Heroku and seasoned enterprise investor, about the evolution of software deployment and the shifting enterprise application landscape. They explore the inevitability of platform change and what the future holds for enterprise software ecosystems.
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Episode 27: Christian Beedgen of Sumo Logic
March 18th, 2020 | 1 hr 41 mins
In this episode, Grant chats with Christian Beedgen, CTO and Co-founder of Sumo Logic, about building cloud-native security analytics solutions and navigating the shift from on-prem to SaaS. They explore the evolving security landscape and lessons from Christian’s experience at both Sumo Logic and ArcSight.
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Episode 26: Alex Miller of StackOverflow
March 3rd, 2020 | 56 mins 42 secs
In this episode, Grant sits down with Alex Miller, former GM of Stack Overflow, to discuss his journey into enterprise software and the evolution of Stack Overflow Enterprise. They explore Alex’s framework for serving four key constituencies in enterprise software and lessons from his diverse background in tech and event production.
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Episode 25: Jonathan Ellis of Datastax
February 6th, 2020 | 1 hr 10 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Jonathan Ellis of DataStax about the challenges of building and scaling Apache Cassandra and other distributed storage systems. They also dive into best practices for recruiting, interviewing, and hiring top engineering and executive talent.
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Episode 24: John Whaley of UnifyID
January 21st, 2020 | 1 hr 32 mins
In this episode, Grant talks with John Whaley, Founder and CEO of UnifyID, about turning university research into a commercial product and the role of implicit authentication in modern identity security. They explore how human behavior impacts security and how technology can enable smarter, more secure enterprises.
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Episode 23: Abby Kearns of Cloud Foundry Foundation
December 18th, 2019 | 1 hr 6 mins
In this episode, Grant speaks with Abby Kearns, Executive Director of Cloud Foundry, about the future of cloud infrastructure and open source business models. They discuss global tech ecosystems, including China, and how enterprises are evolving their approach to cloud-native technologies.
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Episode 22: Derek Steer of Mode
December 11th, 2019 | 1 hr 26 mins
In this episode, Grant chats with Derek Steer, CEO of Mode, about how data science tools can empower enterprise software companies to make smarter business decisions. They explore the evolution of analytics platforms and how Mode helps teams turn data into strategic insights.
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Episode 21: Michel Feaster of Usermind
December 5th, 2019 | 1 hr 5 mins
In this episode, Grant interviews Michel Feaster, CEO and Co-founder of Usermind, about her remarkable journey from gas station employee to enterprise software leader. They explore how product, product marketing, and marketing intersect to drive growth and strategy in enterprise companies.