Ardan Labs Podcast

About Ardan Labs Podcast

This podcast features intimate conversations with engineers who are in the forefront of building or teaching technology. Join us as we learn how our guests got started in tech, the type and level of education they've obtained, their work history, and personal stories about their journey. We publish the show on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and the Web biweekly on Wednesdays at 12pm US Eastern Time. Subscribe and STAY TUNED!

Publisher

Bill Kennedy

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

9 Nov 2020

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

15 of 149 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Innovation, Viva Technology, and Startups with François Bitouzet

   Ale Kennedy interviews François Bitouzet, Managing Director of Viva Technology, exploring the future of innovation and the global startup ecosystem.

2. 

   20 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI, Open Source, and Accessibility with Eugene Cheah

   Ale Kennedy interviews Eugene Cheah, founder of Featherless, about building accessible, multilingual AI systems through open-source collaboration and efficient architectures.

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   6 May 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Creativity, AI Systems, and True Foundry with Nikunj Bajaj

   In this episode of the Ardan Labs Podcast, Ale Kennedy talks with Nikunj Bajaj, co-founder of True Foundry, about his journey from India to Silicon Valley and his work building modern AI infrastructure. Nikunj shares insights from his time at Meta, where he worked on large-scale machine learning systems, and how those experiences shaped the foundation of True Foundry. The conversation explores the evolution of AI—from early machine learning systems to today’s generative models—and the infrast...

Inside a recent episode

Innovation, Viva Technology, and Startups with François Bitouzet

Published 10 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But VivaTech, from what I'm seeing, is giving this space for the people that are developing, these startups that are coming with the ideas, are connecting with the people Number one, the ones that are gonna put their hand in the pocket, so that is available for everybody every day. And the other people that are the ones that are implementing them in the everyday business, which is the final frontier for people like me in my home, touching it and living with it and implementing it in my day life. Like VivaTech right now is that bridge for everybody, right? Exactly, exactly. Because you see, for instance, AI is great, but how will it change retail experience? […]

Who has been a guest on Ardan Labs Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• François Bitouzet
• Eugene Cheah
• Jens Neuse
• Oscar Hedaya
• Ali Hafizji

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

1,100,125

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 74 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

90

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