Peter Coyle, CTO and co-founder of AudioStack, shares insights on building an AI-driven audio production company before the AI hype. He discusses the importance of understanding customer needs, the impact of AI on workflows, and the significance of team dynamics in a distributed environment. Coyle also emphasizes the value of open source contributions and offers advice for startup founders navigating the competitive landscape of AI technology.

00:00 Building AI Before the Hype

03:41 Surviving the GPT wave

05:57 Defensibility without mega-rounds

07:30 What AudioStack actually does

08:11 One-to-many: turning unscalable into scalable

12:06 Thin wrappers vs thick platforms

14:58 Model churn & provider neutrality

19:34 Ship faster: the metric that matters

24:17 Open Source Communities vs. Business Customers

26:40 Scaling across locations

30:25 Government advice

36:05 CTO and Startup Lessons

Peadar Coyle is CTO and co-founder of AudioStack.

Together with the Head of Engineering, he is dedicated to making AudioStack’s audio production infrastructure flexible, reliable, secure and scalable to meet the diverse ambitions of agencies, brands, publishers and AdTech.

He is an authority on software engineering, data science and AI, and has been invited on multiple occasions as a contributor to steering groups on AI innovation by industry groups and the UK Government.

He has long been an involved member of the Open Source community, and his core role in developing PyMC3, a Bayesian Computing Library, has supported the development of numerous scaleups around the world.

With an AI-native, technical founder’s perspective, he is passionately involved in conversations about the culture of engineering and has published a series of interviews of the teams behind data science innovations at some of the world’s best-known tech disruptors (Amazon, Spotify, Etsy).

• Audiostack Website: http://www.audiostack.ai/
• Peader's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peadarcoyle/
• and on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/Aflorithmic
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In this conversation, Tony Kyriakidis, founder of Nevron, shares his journey from Cyprus to the Netherlands, detailing his experiences in software development and the establishment of Mission Control, a platform for incident management. He discusses the importance of learning the local language for business success, navigating government contracts, and transitioning from an agency model to a product-focused company. The conversation also explores the role of AI in incident management, proactive project management strategies, and the freedom and challenges of entrepreneurship.

00:00 Introduction

02:19 Learning Dutch & Fitting in

10:16 Landing the First Government Client

15:27 Transitioning from Agency to Product

19:45 What Mission Control actually does

24:36 Leadership & Operations at Scale

33:36 AI in Incident Management

38:51 Risk Planning & Entrepreneurial Mindset

42:16 Freedom and Entrepreneurship

Tony is the founder of Nevron B.V., a software company specialized in mission-critical systems for governments, law enforcement, organisations, and major events. Since starting his entrepreneurial journey with Smashing Parties in 2014 and Venuepark in 2016, he has built a track record of delivering high-impact solutions. Under his leadership, Nevron’s software has been used during the Formula 1 Dutch Grand Prix, by the Dutch National Police, Rijkswaterstaat, and at leading festivals in the Netherlands. With a clear mission to become the world’s leading incident and operations management software company within the next 30 years, Tony continues to drive Nevron forward.

• Website: https://nevron.io
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tony-kyriakidis
• Instagram: https://instagram.com/iam.tony

Nola Simon is a strategic futurist, and we discuss the evolving landscape of remote work, the importance of trust and connection in the workplace, and the integration of AI with her. Nola shares her insights on building engaged remote teams, the significance of asynchronous work, and the necessity of measuring trust within organizations. She emphasizes the need for strategic foresight in navigating rapid changes in technology and society, and discusses the role of narrative intelligence in leadership. The conversation concludes with practical advice for CTOs on fostering a culture of trust and engagement in distributed teams.

00:00 Intro to Remote Work & Flexibility

05:34 Creating Connection in Remote Teams

10:55 Async workflows, documentation, and AI

13:31 Earning trust for knowledge sharing

15:16 Measuring trust via outcomes & psychological safety

29:04 Strategic foresight: scenarios and adaptability in AI turbulence

44:35 Playbook for first-time distributed CTOs

Nola Simon is a strategic futurist and a steady voice for leaders navigating the messy, human moments at work. Her keynotes are part mirror, part map—reflective, insightful, and grounded in the lived experience of leading when the future isn’t clear.

What sets Nola apart? She blends sharp systems thinking with a warm sense of humour and a love of pop culture. Whether it’s a tongue-in-cheek reference to a classic sitcom, a playful callback to a viral meme, or a story about the unexpected lessons of a Zoom mishap, Nola uses levity to spark connection and make big ideas stick. Her sessions are as likely to include a laugh-out-loud anecdote as a breakthrough leadership insight.

As host of Hope & Possibilities: A Love Letter to the Future of Work, Nola brings lived experience, quiet power, and a knack for making people smile to every stage. She adapts to the moment—remote, hybrid, or in person—always with clarity, presence, and deep respect for the space she’s in.

Nola invites audiences to question assumptions, explore new perspectives, and leave with a renewed sense of agency, possibility, and optimism about the future of work.

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nolasimon

• Youtube: https://youtube.com/@nolasimonsayings

• Website: https://www.nolasimon.com