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Product and Engineering Can Be Separate, but NEVER Disconnected w/ Todd Persen | Episode 176
In this episode of Software Leaders Uncensored, host Steve Taplin speaks with Todd Persen, CTO of Hydrolix, about his journey in the observability space, the growth of Hydrolix, and the challenges of managing a global engineering team. They discuss the importance of trust in leadership, the balance between product and engineering, and the role of AI in engineering workflows. Todd shares insights on learning from failures and the significance of shortening release cycles to enhance customer value.
The Software Leaders Uncensored Podcast
February 14, 2026
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Stop Rushing AI Adoption: A Reality Check
In this episode of the Breakfast Leadership Show, I sit down with Tony Falco to explore the real story behind AI adoption in organizations—and it’s probably not what you think. We dig into how companies are rushing into AI without fully understanding their own workflows, and why that approach can create more problems than it solves. Tony brings decades of experience in internet technology to the conversation, giving a grounded perspective on where AI actually delivers value.
Breakfast Leadership Show
June 22, 2026
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EPISODE 27 – When Machines Talk to Machines
In this episode of The Quantum Space: Innovating Trust, Steve speaks with Todd Persen, CTO of Hydrolix, about what happens when digital systems no longer report to humans first, but to each other.
As machine-to-machine interactions scale, a more specific shift is underway: agentic traffic (automated systems acting with increasing autonomy)is beginning to surpass traditional human-driven activity online. Industry data, including the Imperva 2025 Bad Bot Report, points to a tipping point where automated activity now exceeds human traffic. This is not just a change in volume, but in behaviour, intent, and consequence.
Innovating Trust Podcast
April 16, 2026
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Podcasthon 2026 Special: The Real Reason AI Is Failing in Finance | Ashley Vassell | Ep 53
Bricks & Banks Podcast is participating in Podcasthon 2026 and we couldn’t think of a better way to show up than with an episode that challenges how your organisation thinks about AI. Because here’s the truth: AI agents are moving fast but is your data infrastructure built to keep up? In this episode, we unpack the hidden gap between experimenting with AI and truly building for scale in financial services.
Bricks and Banks Podcast | Real Estate Investment Wealth Strategies
March 19, 2026
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$50M SaaS CEO: What Nobody Tells You About Growing From 4 Customers To $50M
4 Clients to $50M in 2 Years | SaaS Growth Strategy Breakdown This is not hustle culture advice. How do you scale a SaaS startup from 4 customers to $50M in revenue in just two years? In this episode of the Super Entrepreneurs Podcast, Tony Falco, CEO of Hydrolix, explains the exact SaaS growth strategy that took his company from early traction to 700+ customers and rapid nine-figure momentum.
Super Entrepreneurs Podcast
February 25, 2026
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Product and Engineering can be Separate, but NEVER Disconnected w/ Todd Persen | Episode 176
In this episode of Software Leaders Uncensored, host Steve Taplin speaks with Todd Persen, CTO of Hydrolix, about his journey in the observability space, the growth of Hydrolix, and the challenges of managing a global engineering team. They discuss the importance of trust in leadership, the balance between product and engineering, and the role of AI in engineering workflows. Todd shares insights on learning from failures and the significance of shortening release cycles to enhance customer value.
The Software Leaders Uncensored Podcast
February 14, 2026
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Engineering the Super Bowl ft. Catherine Johnson, Hydrolix
This isn’t your typical “how-to” on scaling. Most companies crumble when traffic spikes. On the latest episode, Catherine Johnson, VP of Global Solutions Engineering at Hydrolix, pulls back the curtain on what it actually takes to manage 1.4 petabytes of data per day during the highest-stakes event in broadcasting: the Super Bowl.
SaaS Sessions
February 3, 2026
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David Sztykman on Streaming Data, AI, and the Future of Real-Time Observability | Ep 117
David Sztykman is a Chief Architect at Hydrolix and has two decades of experience in designing and building complex solutions for streaming content, web development, caching, security, observability and data analytics. He loves to tackle challenges and is curious to a fault.
The Digital Executive Podcast
January 7, 2026
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David Sztykman, Hydrolix | Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders
David Sztykman lives in Paris, but used to live in New York for a time. He has always been into video, streaming and photography. For the latter, as a kid, his Dad had a film developing lab in their basement, so he spent many hours doing that before digital changed it all. As a student, he used to tinker with open source video streaming libraries, and eventually worked for Alkamai, responsible for the streaming media for Europe (think the Olympics or Super Bowl). Outside of tech, he has 2 kids and they like to do a lot of legos together. But in general, they are outside kids so usually, they like to get out of the house and do active things.
Code Story
January 21, 2026
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