Every episode, 1 engineer explains 1 great idea. That's the show. No buzzwords. No fluff. No marketing. Engineers only.
Hosted by Sedai CEO Suresh Mathew.
John Wang (Co-Founder @ Assembled) did what most companies talk about but rarely pull off: he spun up a four-person AI team inside an existing company, ran it like a YC startup, and hit millions in ARR in 18 months. But the board was angry, the org nearly split, and the sales team couldn't sell the product.
In this episode of 1 IDEA, Suresh Mathew sits down with Preeti Somal (SVP of Engineering @ Temporal) to unpack how her team prepared for a failure they knew was coming and how other engineering leaders can do the same.
Gil Feig (CTO @ Merge) took on what everyone warned him not to: on-premises deployment. 18 weeks to first customer, and a support model that could sink the company.
Ashish Jha (now Director of Engineering @ Drata) built AWS Audit Manager — one of AWS's fastest-growing services ever — launching in 15 months with 1,000 customers turning it on in the first 24 hours.
What happens when AI starts modifying production code faster than your design process can keep up?
Kevin Hill, VP of Engineering @ Salesforce, shares how backing his team’s “impossible” ideas led to the one idea that unlocked Salesforce’s UI overhaul.
Rachit Lohani (fmr. CTO @ Paylocity) breaks down why AI productivity metrics fail — and the guardrails that make AI actually useful.
Vinay Perneti (VP of Eng at Augment) shares the Bottleneck Test: a framework for leaders to empower their teams when they become the blocker.
Mohit Aron built 2 companies to $10B+ (Nutanix & Cohesity) by rejecting Silicon Valley's MVP obsession. He reveals why a "Minimum Lovable Product" beats an MVP every time.
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