Tech Founder Decisions and Challenges | Malcolm Matalka | Beyond Coding Podcast #136

Connect with Malcolm Matalka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/malcolm-matalka-a6527382 OUTLINE 00:00:00 - Intro 00:00:25 - Where to dock your boat? 00:02:49 - Patrick's friends bought a boat 00:03:31 - Malcolm sold his house and bought a boat 00:05:52 - Relaxing on a boat 00:07:47 - Living small and minimalistic 00:09:22 - Taking the plunge twice 00:10:32 - Terrateam is a TACoS 00:11:47 - What is OpenTofu? 00:14:33 - Why people work on OpenTofu 00:16:05 - Terrateam and github actions 00:17:40 - Total cost of ownership 00:19:03 - The idea to start Terrateam 00:22:53 - Starting a business with a close friend 00:24:41 - Offering high quality support 00:25:44 - Full responsibility to choose the technology 00:28:13 - Choosing OCaml as backend language 00:31:16 - Ocaml solution directions 00:35:01 - Escape hatches 00:36:34 - Computers are really fast 00:38:10 - AI for developer productivity 00:41:55 - Generating the code doesn't reduce the bottleneck 00:44:25 - Productivity in a 2-man team 00:47:06 - Should engineers talk to customers? 00:49:39 - Offering flexibility and accommodating 00:52:59 - Rounding off #Software #Technology #Podcast - Connect with Patrick Akil: https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-akil https://twitter.com/PatrickAkil_ Feedback is always welcome :) Beyond Coding is a weekly podcast with fireside chats on tech, entrepreneurship and career journeys. Common topics are: software engineering, leadership, self-improvement and entrepreneurship. Authentic, informative and inspiring. That's the aim for each episode. Shoutout to Xebia for making these episodes possible 💜: https://www.xebia.com Beyond Coding on your favourite podcast platforms 🎙: Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7asIKIPU3N6n0SNWHxwMnQ Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beyond-coding/id1572440477 Google Podcasts - https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81YmI1N2VhYy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw== Audible - https://www.audible.com/pd/Podcast/B08K56MZBQ Anchor- https://anchor.fm/beyond-coding Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id4169675 Breaker - https://www.breaker.audio/beyond-coding Pocket Casts - https://pca.st/gljc9jhh Radio Public - https://radiopublic.com/beyond-coding-G3YVLg Equipment we use 💕 Rodecaster Pro - https://www.amazon.com/-/en/dp/B07M5LQ1YZ/ref=sr_1_1 Rode Procaster - https://www.amazon.com/Rode-Procaster-Broadcast-Dynamic-Microphone/dp/B001IPUJJI/ Beyerdynamic DT770 Pro - https://www.amazon.com/Beyerdynamic-Professional-Headphones-Limited-Renewed/dp/B07KWY57MR/