Pulse - a podcast by madewithlove
A podcast by madewithlove where we hang out with interesting product leaders in the tech startup and scale-up ecosystem.
Pulse, our podcast
We talk with leaders in the industry about everything we come across when working as CTO in residence for various clients.
Tune in for spicy conversations with leaders in the industry who found their way (back) to Europe, or discussions about a variety of topics related to engineering or product management, just between us.
Reach out if you want to be a guest on our show.
Recent episodes
Episode 12 - The Evolution of Technical Teams
With Steve Tauber
With Jonas Drieghe
Episode 10 - Employee lifetime value
With Leslie Carr
Episode 9 - Hiring & retaining talent
With Simone Eret
Episode 8 - Outdated documentation
With Christophe Pasquier
Episode 7 - Free Range Management - the book
With Andreas and Steve Tauber
Episode 6 - Technical Due Diligence
With Andreas and Johann Romefort
Episode 5 - Between Us - Remote retreats
With Vinch, Yannick De Pauw and Bram Devries
With Vinch, Jonas D, Dimi and Mike Veerman
With Vinch, Jonas D and Wouter
Episode 2 - Between Us - Refactoring
With Vinch, Jonas D and Dimi
On other shows
We like talking about the things that passionate us. We like sharing knowledge. We love meeting new people.
Here is an overview of shows and podcasts we were featured on.
Feel free to reach out if you want to invite someone of our team on your podcast show.
Our track record
Software Daily - August 2022
To be published
With Andreas, on madewithlove and what we do
Product Development To Turn Your Idea Into Your Next App Scale-up with Andreas
Software Captains - March 2022
On CTO as a Service (NL), with Andreas
The only way to do great work is to love what you do, with Andreas
Whats on Your Mind - April 2021
About how and why he started madewithlove, Startups and Scale-ups in Belgium and US
Madelove offers technical help from CTO to developers. CEO Andreas Creten explains how it started and how they help companies
Er mag al eens - February 2020
Andreas Creten & Jan Hollez on Teamleader, Deliverect and The Next Web
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Want our experts to take a look at your product?
What value will you get from our technical audits?
Are you...
... concerned about the condition of your engineering team and how ready you truly are to grow your product (very common for: CTOs, COOs, CEOs) OR
... looking to invest in a promising start-up, but you are unsure if their team can handle product scaling on both human and technical levels (so basically you want to know the answer to the key question: Should I invest?)
If so, our technical audits are the ideal solution for you. Over the course of 2 weeks, our team of best-in-class engineers, start-up owners and CTOs will help you analyse the weaknesses of your engineering team and product. We’ll leave no stone unturned so that you know what to do in order to keep your start-up growing, without having to rebuild (or shut down) everything a few months from now… and we’ve seen that happen many times.
Internal audits
Is your CTO just saying the right things or does your engineering team actually deliver the quality of work needed? Tap into our expertise and we'll deliver a report that answers your questions and teaches you how to improve your product and processes.
More about auditsTechnical due diligence for investors
Sometimes you need an objective third party to analyze the current situation and identify concerns for the future. We offer technical due diligence via interviews, remotely.
More about due diligence auditsAll podcast episodes
Pulse Episode 13: Jason Fried on Trust, Hiring, and Rehiring
Andreas talks with Jason Fried, founder of 37signals (Basecamp), about rehiring and trust in the workplace. They discuss the "trust battery," representing trust levels and its fluctuations. Jason emphasizes enthusiasm and fit in hiring, and they explore rehiring former employees and role dynamics.
Pulse: Episode 11 – On technical debt with Jonas Drieghe
Listen to this new Pulse podcast episode on technical debt where Jonas and Andreas discuss managed vs unmanaged debt, legacy code, code rot and give some tips on how to work with technical debt in any given circumstances.