by Firas Sozan | May 12, 2026 | Podcast
When Russia invaded Ukraine, 80% of Cyberhaven’s engineering team was in Kyiv. Overnight, a scaling cybersecurity startup became a company fighting for its survival, and CEO Howard Ting had to decide what kind of leader he was going to be. In this episode of Inside...
by Firas Sozan | Apr 7, 2026 | Podcast
They sold their software to Microsoft for $50,000.It became part of a trillion-dollar outcome. In this episode of Inside the Silicon Mind, Jim Harding – who was there at the birth of the personal computer – shares what really happened behind one of the...
by Firas Sozan | Oct 21, 2025 | Podcast
In this episode of Inside the Silicon Mind, Spence Green – CEO and co-founder of Lilt – unpacks how AI is transforming not just software, but leadership itself. From his journey building an AI-first language company to working with Fortune 500 enterprises,...
by Firas Sozan | Oct 14, 2025 | Podcast
In this episode, Curtis Northcutt, PhD – Founder and CEO of CleanLab – explores how AI is reshaping human cognition, creativity, and trust. From his early research at MIT to pioneering Confident Learning, Curtis shares how CleanLab tackles one of AI’s...
by Firas Sozan | Sep 1, 2025 | Podcast
In this episode, Surag Patel, co-founder and CEO of Pixee, shares his journey through the startup world, highlighting the value of mentorship, hands-on learning in Silicon Valley, and the challenges of building a company around software security. He introduces the...
