by Firas Sozan | Apr 28, 2026 | Podcast
AI has just lowered the bar to hacking. In this episode, cybersecurity founder Peyton Smith explains how script‑kiddie teenagers, China, and Russia are all using AI to probe critical infrastructure – and what defenders have to do next. If you work in tech,...
by Firas Sozan | Feb 24, 2026 | Podcast
AI is reshaping SaaS and services faster than ever. In this episode, we explore Silicon Valley innovation cycles, why great companies get disrupted, and how the winners stay ahead. Anthony Lye, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chairman of the Board at Quid (...
by Firas Sozan | Feb 17, 2026 | Podcast
Founder friendly venture capital starts with an operator mindset, backing the team, not the pitch. In this episode, Vaibhav Nadgauda, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of App Orchid, Inc., unpacks what investors really look for when they choose founders, how an operator...
by Firas Sozan | Feb 10, 2026 | Podcast
Cloud cost optimization is broken, because engineers ship code without knowing the price tag. In this episode, Hassan Khajeh-Hosseini, the founder of Infracost, breaks down shift left FinOps, the checkout screen for cloud, and how modern teams prevent waste before it...
by Matt | Jan 27, 2026 | Podcast
AI agents are everywhere, but what are AI agents really, and how are they changing engineering, testing, and hiring? In this episode of Inside the Silicon Mind, Leonid Igolnik, Chief Technology Officer at Clari ( @ClariHQ ), unpacks why AI is a new level of...
