Accel launched SeedToScale in August 2020 to remove information asymmetry in the startup ecosystem and make a founder's path to success as frictionless as possible. We aim to achieve this by providing the best source of knowledge and actionable insights for company building. In the three years since, we have created over 300 knowledge pieces covering all stages of building a company. We collaborated with 80+ industry experts, successful founders, and mentors to create thematic series, report ...
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The Penn HealthX Podcast focuses on the intersection of medicine and business, with an emphasis on healthcare management, entrepreneurship, and technology (H-MET). This podcast has two aims. First, we want to highlight excellent work happening at The University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and beyond. Second, we want to help students and those early in their medical careers understand how to become leaders in the field, and use their skills outside of strictly clinical medicine. We inte ...
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This podcast series will share true life, inspiring expansion stories from people who have turned their biggest challenges into their most brilliant success. Learn how to turn your fears into your greatest expansion, miracles and impact. If you feel frustrated about procrastinating and playing small, these podcasts will help you show up more fully and achieve what you are here to do. Hosted by Gosia Gorna and Woon Tan.
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Inside the outer loop – brought to you by the Curiosity Software team! Together with industry leaders and experts, we uncover actionable strategies to navigate the outer loop of software delivery, streamline test data management, and elevate software quality. Tune in to transform the way you think about software delivery, quality, and productivity!
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83 - Dr. Rachel Kelz - Surgery, Equity, & Innovation
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48:56In this episode of the PennHealthX Podcast, hosts Ziad Hassan and Habib Akouri sit down with Dr. Rachel Kelz to discuss her path into surgery and the wide-ranging impact of her career. Dr. Kelz is the William Maul Measey Professor of Surgery and Executive Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania. She also directs Pe…
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Pitching Jewelry for the Digital Age: Inside BlueStone’s Original Deck | PitchCraft Season 2
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40:29In this episode of PitchCraft Season 2, Gaurav Singh Kushwaha, Founder and CEO of BlueStone and Prashanth Prakash, Partner at Accel, revisit the 33-page idea-stage deck that launched one of India’s most enduring jewelry brands.Back in 2011, BlueStone didn’t even have a website or sales to show. It only had a conviction that India’s jewelry market w…
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Breaking Down Razorpay’s Original Pitch With Harshil Mathur | PitchCraft Season 2
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37:19In this episode of PitchCraft Season 2, Chandra Srikanth sits down with Harshil Mathur, Co-founder and CEO of Razorpay, and Vikram Vaidyanathan of Z47 to unpack the pitch deck that launched one of India’s most iconic fintech companies.Harshil looks back on Razorpay’s early days in 2014, when he and Co-founder Shashank Kumar were just two engineers …
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Inside Swiggy's First-Ever Pitch Deck With Sriharsha Majety | PitchCraft Season 2
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41:18In the debut episode of PitchCraft's Season 2, Chandra Srikanth speaks to Sriharsha Majety, Co-Founder and CEO of Swiggy, and Accel's Anand Daniel as they deconstruct the company's first pitch deck that laid the foundation for one of India's most iconic consumer tech companies.Harsha reflects on Swiggy’s early days in 2014, when the team put togeth…
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Reimagining Contracts for the AI Era: Inside SpotDraft’s Playbook | Inside the Engine Room
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20:58Contracts are the backbone of every business, every dollar in or out is tied to one. Yet, they remain one of the most antiquated, slow, and expensive parts of how companies operate. Legal workflows still rely on copy-paste, track changes, and armies of lawyers billing by the hour.SpotDraft is rewriting this story. By treating contracts as the harde…
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Engineering Chemicals for the World: Scimplify | Decoding Manufacturing
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33:33India today stands at the cusp of a new wave in advanced manufacturing. With global supply chains shifting, demand for cost-effective innovation rising, and deep scientific talent at home, the country has a chance to create the building blocks of tomorrow’s industries. Specialty chemicals, critical to pharmaceuticals, agro, electronics, and more, a…
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Solving India’s Traffic Crisis with Air Taxis: Sarla Aviation | Decoding Manufacturing
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34:19India today stands at a once-in-a-generation moment to establish itself as a global leader in advanced manufacturing. With deep-tech innovation, shifting global supply chains, and a rising domestic market that demands scale and affordability, the country has the chance to build world-class products, not just for India but for the world. Aerospace, …
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Every economic superpower has been built on the backbone of manufacturing.Today, with global supply chains being rewritten and the world moving from cost to precision, resilience, and IP, India stands at a rare window of opportunity.Advanced manufacturing is no longer our quiet revolution.Decoding Manufacturing brings you the voices of India’s bold…
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Building India's First AI Tutor: How Arivihan is Redefining Education | Decoding AI Episode 9
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43:22AI is rewriting the rules of education, turning personalized tutoring from a privilege of the few into a possibility for every student, regardless of where they live or what they can afford. For millions of students in India’s tier-2 and tier-3 towns, the barrier to quality learning has long been financial and geographic. Arivihan is breaking that …
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Building AI4Bharat: Why India Needs Its Own AI Stack, With IIT Prof. Mitesh Khapra | Decoding AI Episode 8
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42:55It’s almost a consensus view that India can’t build its AI future on borrowed code. It needs infrastructure rooted in Indian languages, accents, and real-world use cases. At the heart of this mission is AI4Bharat, an open-source initiative building cutting-edge AI models for all 22 official Indian languages.In this episode of Decoding AI, Prayank S…
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82 - Dr. Daniel Hashimoto - Surgery, Innovation, & AI
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45:46In this episode, we speak with Dr. Daniel Hashimoto, Assistant Professor of Surgery at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Senior Fellow at the Institute for Biomedical Informatics. Dr. Hashimoto shares his journey at the intersection of surgery and artificial intelligence, exploring how computer vision and machine learning are resha…
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81 - Dr. Ryan O'Keefe - From Podcast to Practice
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1:03:28In this episode, hosts Ziad Hassan and Habib Akouri sit down with Dr. Ryan O'Keefe for an engaging conversation that takes the podcast back to its original roots.Ryan O'Keefe, MD, MBA, is a hospitalist at Penn Medicine and creator of Point of Care Medicine. Point of Care Medicine is an online educational reference for students and physicians alike …
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80 - Dr. Ryan Henrici - Biotech & Global Health
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51:03In this episode, hosts Ziad Hassan and Habib Akouri sit down with Dr. Ryan Henrici for an engaging conversation that bridges science, innovation, and personal journey. Ryan Henrici, MD, PhD, is a physician-scientist specializing in infectious diseases and hematology. A former Marshall Scholar, he serves as Vice President of Discovery Medicine at Bi…
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79 - Michael Karamardian & Medha Sharma - Leveraging the MD/MBA in a Dynamic Medical Landscape
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41:07Today's episode is a conversation between hosts Ziad Hassan and Habib Akouri and guests Michael Karamardian and Medha Sharma, previous Co-Presidents of PennHealthX.By PennHealthX
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Building a New Category of Applied AI: Bridgetown Research | Decoding AI Episode 7
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48:50AI is stepping into uncharted territory, assisting decision-makers with high-stakes, low-frequency calls that shape the future of enterprises. These decisions require more than historical data; they demand fresh insights, domain expertise, and a deep understanding of context. That’s where Bridgetown Research comes in.Bridgetown’s AI agents autonomo…
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Episode 34: A new approach to test data management
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40:57Welcome to episode 34 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, the Curiosity team explore a new approach to test data management, one that aligns with the test data needs of large organisations. The conversation begins with Huw and James discussing the challenges organisations face in test data management as they approach 2025. The introduction o…
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AI for E-commerce: Insights from Meesho | Decoding AI Episode 6
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41:38Meesho is redefining the role of AI in e-commerce, driving innovations that scale to meet the demands of millions. From handling over 60,000 voice bot calls daily to managing 'trillions' of features, AI is embedded in every facet of Meesho’s operations.In this episode of Decoding AI, Anagh Prasad, Investor at Accel, sits down with Debdoot Mukherjee…
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Google DeepMind's Manish Gupta on Opportunities for AI Startups in India | Decoding AI Episode 5
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30:41Google DeepMind stands at the cutting edge of AI innovation, solving some of the most intricate scientific and engineering challenges. From protein structure prediction through AlphaFold to enhancing energy efficiency in data centers and advancing robotics for real-world applications, DeepMind is shaping the future of technology. But how can AI sta…
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Inside IIT Madras: India's AI Research Powerhouse | Decoding AI
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24:55India is making strides in artificial intelligence, blending academic rigor with real-world applications. In Episode 4 of Decoding AI, Prayank Swaroop, Partner at Accel, is joined by Professor Balaraman Ravindran of IIT Madras, a pioneering figure in Indian AI research and application. As the founding head of several prestigious AI-focused centers,…
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Building AI Infrastructure from India for the World: Insights from Simplismart | Decoding AI
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40:49Simplismart is an AI infrastructure company building the critical platform-agnostic middleware to deploy, train/customize, and serve open-source AI models in production. With a very small team and under $1M in funding, these two Bengaluru-based founders built the world's fastest inference engine.In Episode 3 of our Decoding AI series, Amritanshu Ja…
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Episode 33: Why quality is an end-to-end process with Anand Bagmar
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57:16Welcome to episode 33 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Anand Bagmar, a software quality evangelist with 25 years of experience in software testing. Together, they discuss Anand's journey into the testing field, his philosophy of being a 'quality bartender,' and insights from his rec…
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Episode 32: From manual to automation with Jim Hazen
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55:23Welcome to episode 32 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Jim Hazen, seasoned test automation architect and quality consultant. Together, they discuss the evolution of testing, the challenges faced in the industry, and the importance of education and critical thinking in testing. Jim s…
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Episode 31: Building tools to solve tester's problems with Sanjay Kumar
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48:04Welcome to episode 31 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Sanjay Kumar, Founder & Creator of SelectorsHub. Together, they discuss Sanjay's journey in developing tools for the testing community and his mission to solve quality problems. Sanjay and Rich start the conversation by explorin…
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Episode 30: AI's Role in The Future of Software Delivery with Sergio Freire
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49:23Welcome to episode 30 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Sergio Freire, Director of Solution Architecture, Test Management at Xray and TestRail. Together, they discuss the future of testing, software delivery and the impact of artificial intelligence. The conversation delves into Serg…
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Episode 29: The Role of Technology in Banking with Felipe Fabricio
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45:51Welcome to episode 29 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and Ben Riley are joined by special guest Felipe Fabricio, Software Engineer & Global Young Leader at Santander. Together, they discuss the challenges of implementing change in large financial service organisations and the need for careful planning and communication. The e…
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Lessons on Product, Pricing, and Trust: Insights from ServiceNow | Decoding AI
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40:32GenAI is growing rapidly, evolving from a mere tool into an intelligent partner that empowers businesses to scale with greater speed and efficiency.In Episode 2 of our Decoding AI series, Vishwesh Pai, Senior Director of Product Management for AI Platform at ServiceNow, and Anagh Prasad, Investor at Accel dive into how large companies are navigatin…
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Episode 28: Artificial Intelligence & Testing with Daniel Nilsson
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42:24Welcome to episode 28 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Daniel Nilsson, Co-Founder & Managing Director of Test Scouts. Together, they discuss AI and testing, focusing on how testers can improve the quality of AI systems and the tools that can enable them to do so. Rich and Daniel sta…
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Episode 27: The Evolution of Quality Engineering with Phil Royston
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48:20Welcome to episode 27 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Phil Royston, CEO & Founder of Tesena. Together, they discuss the evolution of quality engineering as a role and why continuous improvement is essential in the software testing industry. Phil Royston starts the conversation by s…
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Building Agentic AI for the Enterprise with Ema | Decoding AI
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41:52With GenAI on the rise, software is evolving from a tool that needs constant supervision to an intelligent partner that handles tasks autonomously, similar to human assistants. This shift promises a future where enterprises are more efficient, with AI seamlessly integrating into daily operations.In Episode 1 of SeedToScale's Decoding AI series, Acc…
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Episode 26: Addressing Outer Loop Productivity Blockers with Nishil Patel
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38:03Welcome to episode 26 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and James Walker are joined by special guest Nishil Patel, CEO & Founder of BetterBugs. Together, they discuss the evolution of quality engineering and the importance of taking a holistic approach to approach outer loop quality. Nishil Patel starts the conversation by expl…
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Episode 25: How to Build a Successful QA Team with Natalie Cole
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46:03Welcome to episode 25 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and Ben Riley are joined by special guest Natalie Cole, a QE Team Manager and Quality Advocate. Together, they discuss the people, processes, and technology involved in building a successful QA team! Natalie Cole, starts the discussion by sharing her experience managing a …
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Episode 24: How to Manage IT Technical Debt with Marcel Mersie
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38:48Welcome to episode 24 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and Huw Price are joined by Marcel Mersie, Technical Lead - Test, and Executive Advisor to the Dutch Tax Administration. Together, they discuss how effective communication and collaboration are crucial for managing knowledge transfer. Organisations face significant challen…
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Episode 23: Risk-Based Quality Engineering & Traceability with Adam Sandman
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51:20Welcome to episode 23 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Rich Jordan and Huw Price are joined by Adam Sandman, CEO & Founder of Inflectra. Together, they explore the continuous evolution of quality engineering, highlighting critical aspects like traceability, auditability, risk-based testing and regulatory compliance. The conversation stars…
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Welcome to episode 22 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, the Curiosity team, Ben Riley, James Walker and Paul Wright, talk about the importance of decoding the software development life cycle and how to foster a holistic approach to quality. James Walker describes his approach to holistic quality, through the inner and outer loop concept. T…
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Episode 21: Testing & Community-Driven Quality with Mantas Dvareckas
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11:37Welcome to episode 21 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, the Curiosity team, Ben Riley, Rich Jordan, and Mantas Dvareckas, discuss the value of different methods of testing, community-driven quality and continuous learning. Ben Riley starts the conversation on the “early access” model which many game developers have started to increasingly …
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Episode 20: Overcoming Test Quality Challenges with Tom Riglar
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41:12Welcome to episode 20 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Curiosity Software's Rich Jordan and James Walker, are joined by Tom Riglar, Co-Founder & CEO at Moropo. Together, they discuss the quality, automation and artificial intelligence challenges enterprises are facing, and their potential solutions. To kick off the conversation, our guest…
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Episode 19: IT Procurement Challenges Uncovered with John Matthews
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41:16Welcome to episode 19 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Curiosity Software's Rich Jordan and Huw Price are joined by John Matthews, a leading purchasing consultant and director at Arish Consulting Together they discuss the impact of quality, speed, and cost in software delivery and the organisational challenges of IT procurement. John Matt…
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Episode 18: Organizational Challenges in Defining Quality with Chris Harbert
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45:52Welcome to episode 18 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Curiosity Software's Rich Jordan and CEO James Walker are joined by Chris Harbert, an industry executive and host of the Developers Who Test but also founder and CEO of Testery. Together they discuss the organizational challenges in defining quality. So, quality is essential in softwa…
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Episode 17: Making Quality Requirements with Colin Hammond
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44:13Welcome to episode 17 of Inside The Outer Loop. In this episode, Curiosity Software's Rich Jordan and CEO James Walker are joined by Colin Hammond, CEO of ScopeMaster who discusses the importance of how requirements analysis and sizing lends well to predicting project schedules and assessment of scope in software development. The neglect of skills …
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Episode 16: Tips for public speaking & presenting with Lina Deatherage
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13:41Welcome to episode 16 of Inside The Outer Loop! In this episode, the Curiosity team, Rich Jordan, Ben Riley and Lina Deatherage, discuss their latest webinar and share tips for public speaking and preparing for live presentations. The hosts provide insights, personal experiences, and practical advice, making for an informative and enjoyable listen.…
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Episode 15: The Future of AI Co-Pilots with Mark Winteringham
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43:26Welcome to episode 15 of Inside The Outer Loop! In this episode, Curiosity Software's Rich Jordan and James Walker, are joined by Mark Winteringham, author of AI-Assisted Testing. Together they reflect on their experience with AI, the effect it has had on software quality and testing, and the future of AI Co-Pilots. LLMs, namely ChatGPT, Gemini and…
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Episode 14: AI-Powered Testing Practices with Alex Martins
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55:38Welcome to episode 14 of Inside The Outer Loop! In this episode, the Curiosity Software team, Rich Jordan and Ben Johnson-Ward, are joined by Alex Martins, VP of Strategy at Katalon, to discuss the implications and challenges of AI-Powered Testing. This episode goes beyond the hype and marketing euphoria of AI, to weigh up productivity gains coming…
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Episode 13: Learning from Software Failures
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14:46Welcome to episode 13 of Inside The Outer Loop! In this episode, the from the Curiosity Software team, Ben Riley, Rich Jordan and Paul Wright, discuss their learning, experimentations and experiences with failures. This episode of Why Didn't You Test That? Emphasises the value of experimentation and learning from failure, and why it's key for organ…
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Episode 12: The Legacy System Conundrum with Nalin Parbhu
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56:48Welcome to episode 12 of Inside The Outer Loop, hosted by Curiosity Software's Huw Price and Rich Jordan! In this episode, our hosts are joined by Nalin Parbhu, Founder & CEO at Infuse, together they discuss digital transformation challenges for organisations struggling with legacy systems, limited budgets, and a reactive approach to change. Listen…
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Episode 11: Understanding Value Streams with Chris Dutta
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39:27In this episode with Chris Dutta co-founder and head of consulting at Dragonfly whose focus is on quality engineering, Curiosity Software hosts Huw Price and Rich Jordan explore the exponential benefits of implemening value stream management (VSM). Dutta succinctly describes VSM as a set of activities improving the end-to-end flow, quality and the …
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