Generative AI is changing how we scale teams—and how attackers exploit them. In this episode of Project Gamma, Anthony Spiteri, Co-Founder and CTO of battleface, breaks down how GenAI is reshaping his approach to tech hiring, org structure, and security risks—including the rise of deepfake scams.

We also dive into the story behind battleface, a travel insuretech startup that grew by serving customers others wouldn’t—like journalists and missionaries traveling to high-risk regions. Anthony shares how the company turned a pandemic-era challenge into an opportunity and built a modular, embeddable insurance product that partners with global travel brands.

💡 You’ll learn about:

• How GenAI is influencing tech org design and scaling.

• Security risks of deepfakes and AI-generated scams.

• Building competitive advantage in the insurance industry.

• Structuring and growing a 30+ person engineering team.

• Why battleface thrived when others paused.
  

🎧 Tune in for a CTO’s take on building fast, staying secure, and leading through disruption.

Shawn Price’s journey from coding to leadership, scaling a SaaS startup, and navigating the challenges of COVID-19.

In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore sits down with Shawn Price, Co-Founder & CTO at Healthy Roster, to talk about the real-life journey from corporate careers to startup leadership.

Together, they explore what it takes to pivot, survive, and grow a SaaS company in challenging times—including how Healthy Roster navigated the COVID-19 crisis when team sports came to a halt. Shawn shares his personal transition from being a full-stack engineer to leading a team as a CTO, the mindset shifts needed to move into leadership, and how to build the right product capabilities at the right time.

We also dive into:

• Leaving corporate life for the startup grind

• Identifying a market problem before building product

• Managing spikey scale and scaling tech in SaaS

• Transitioning from engineering to management without losing the technical edge

• Solving the right problems without over-engineering
  

Books mentioned in this episode:

📚 The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz📚 Trillion Dollar Coach by Eric Schmidt📚 Escaping the Build Trap by Melissa Perri

Tune in for an honest and insightful conversation on leadership, resilience, and building smarter tech companies.

In this episode, James Campbell—technologist, cryptolinguist, and SaaS innovator—joins us for a deep dive into AI, cybersecurity, and the dark web. From his early days as a military cryptolinguist to building AI solutions before they were mainstream, James shares insights on quantum computing, encryption, remote work strategies, and transitioning from employee to Co-Founder.

We also discussed about the dark web and building a tech product to search it, his book recommendations (Four Agreements & Human Compatible by Stewart Russell), and the innovative startups he’s helping grow: getyogen.com, smartstay.ai, fandemicapp.com, foundation.sh, antibionic.io

🚀 Tune in for a fascinating conversation on the future of tech, security, and entrepreneurship!

BIO: James Campbell is a technology leader, startup advisor, and two-time CTO with over 20 years of expertise in large-scale data collection, processing, and AI algorithm development, as well as software architecture and DevSecOps. Recognized for building and deploying a system for identifying bots on Twitter (botrnot.com) and web analysis for government and commercial clients, he's been the main architect behind solutions like Obskura (2015-2016 acquired), a dark and deep web search engine. He continues to build zero-to-one companies and application stacks that make the world a better place. Ex-Anduril & Ex-PrimerAI.