Founder & Friends

The Truth About Leadership: From Writing Code to Running a Company of 300+ employees

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In this episode of Founder & Friends, Raygun co-founder and CEO John-Daniel Trask sits down with Paul Stovell, founder and CEO of Octopus Deploy, to explore the fascinating journey of turning a side project into a category-defining company in deployment and operations automation.

As a co-founder, JD is well aware of the journey from ideation to execution...so join these two seasoned experts as they get specific on what brought them from side hustle to CEO! If you’re curious about building a sustainable, bootstrapped tech company or want insight into scaling teams, tackling legacy systems, and navigating today’s software industry, this episode is a must-watch.

Meet the presenters

John-Daniel Trask

Chief Executive Officer at Raygun

I’ve always wanted to live at the intersection of technology and business, ever since we got our first family PC when I was 9 years old. To me, discovering software development was finding a Lego set with unlimited bricks - I could build anything, as long as I could solve the problems. I spend my time at Raygun helping build the team, talking with customers and helping set the direction of the business. I love coming to work with so many passionate people who are helping our customers build truly amazing software experiences. Hearing how customers resolve issues and improved performance because of the work we do is incredibly satisfying.

Paul Stovell

Co-Founder & CEO

Paul Stovell started Octopus Deploy in 2010. It was an after-hours and weekend side-project that has now become a global business. Octopus now assists thousands globally with automated and consistent deployments.

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