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

  • Episode 7: Paul Querna of ScaleFT (Acquired by Okta)

    April 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 19 mins

    In this episode, we speak with Paul Querna, CTO and co-founder of ScaleFT, about building a Zero Trust security platform that was later acquired by Okta. Paul shares the origins of ScaleFT, the influence of Google’s BeyondCorp model, and the technical evolution of enterprise access control.

  • Episode 6: Andrew Peterson of Signal Sciences

    March 28th, 2019  |  48 mins 48 secs

    In this episode, we talk with Andrew Peterson, CEO and co-founder of Signal Sciences, about building a next-gen WAF trusted by the Fortune 500. Andrew shares how lessons from his time at Etsy shaped the company’s enterprise go-to-market strategy and the importance of early investment in core enterprise features and professional services.

  • Episode 5: Edith Harbaugh of LaunchDarkly

    March 5th, 2019  |  49 mins 51 secs
    enterprise-software

    In this episode, we chat with Edith Harbaugh, co-founder and CEO of LaunchDarkly, about building one of the first feature management platforms for modern software teams. Edith shares lessons from her journey in enterprise software, including the importance of simplicity in advanced features and the evolving role of enterprise sales.

  • Episode 4: Open Source with CoreOS’s Alex Polvi

    December 4th, 2018  |  1 hr 5 secs

    In this episode, Grant interviews Alex Polvi, co-founder and CEO of CoreOS, to explore the challenges and strategies behind building and selling enterprise software with an open source foundation. Polvi shares insights from his journey through CoreOS, its acquisition by Red Hat, and his early work in open source and infrastructure at Mozilla and Cloudkick.

  • Episode 3: Product-Market Fit with Segment’s Peter Reinhardt

    November 9th, 2018  |  53 mins
    technology

    In episode 3 of EnterpriseReady, Grant chats with Peter Reinhardt, co-founder and CEO of Segment, to discuss how finding and maintaining product-market fit helped grow his enterprise-facing company.

  • Episode 2: The Early Days of GitHub with Tom Preston-Werner

    October 18th, 2018  |  1 hr 8 mins
    github

    In this episode, we interview Tom Preston-Werner, co-founder and former CEO of GitHub, to explore how he built one of the most impactful developer and enterprise software companies of the modern era. We also touch on his work with Chatterbug and Jekyll, highlighting his continued influence on the software development ecosystem.

  • Episode 1: Delivering Software That Enterprises Love with Chef's Adam Jacob

    October 8th, 2018  |  1 hr 6 mins
    enterprise software, technology

    In this episode, Grant interviews Adam Jacob, co-founder and CTO of Chef, a leading configuration management tool formerly known as Opscode. Adam shares insights from over a decade of building enterprise-grade software that teams love, drawing on his experience at Chef and his earlier work founding HJK Solutions.