DevReady Podcast

About DevReady Podcast

We started the DevReady podcast to help non-techs build better technology. We have been exposed to so many non-techs that describe the struggle, uncertainty and challenges that can come with building technology. The objective for the DevReady podcast to share these stories and give you the tools and insights so that you to can deliver on your vision and outcomes. You will learn from non-tech founders that have invested their time and money into developing technology. We will discuss what worked, what didn’t and how they still managed to deliver real value to their users. These stories are inspirational – demonstrating the determination, commitment and resolve it really takes to deliver technology. Throughout the DevReady Podcast we also invite subject matter experts to the conversation to give you proven strategies and techniques to successfully take your idea through to delivery and beyond. Enjoy the Podcast, it will challenge you, inspire you and provide the tools you will need ...

Publisher

Aerion Technologies

Category

business · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

3 Feb 2020

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

333 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   What Every Non-Technical Founder Should Know Before Building an App | Ep 333 | DevReady Podcast

   In this episode of the DevReady Podcast, Anthony Sapountzis, CTO and Co-Founder of Aerion Technologies and DevReady.Ai, speaks with Jay Mon, Founder of City Swapp, Product Design Lead at Exceed Business Intelligence, and Founder and Lead Designer at Innomad Digital Solutions. Jay shares how her journey from broadcast media into product design and startup building was shaped by solving real-world problems, navigating the challenges of software development and learning how to build digital products more strategically. From launching her first travel-focused startup to developing City Swapp for remote workers, she reflects on the technical, financial and product lessons that changed the way she approaches startups, MVPs, marketplace growth and product validation. Jay’s first startup began with a simple problem she noticed while hosting on Airbnb. A guest needed somewhere to leave their luggage after checkout, and Jay saw an opportunity to connect travellers with nearby convenience stores that had unused storage space. The idea evolved into a digital product, but with no technical background, Jay and her co-founder found themselves navigating outsourced development teams, rising costs, delays and difficult technical decisions. The experience showed her how important it is for founders to understand enough about technology to ask the right questions, assess advice and stay involved in the development process. The startup eventually reached beta testing, but COVID disrupted the travel market and forced the project to pause. During that time, the technology became outdated, maintenance stopped and the cost of rebuilding became difficult to justify. Jay and Anthony discuss how this highlighted a broader lesson for founders: software requires ongoing investment in infrastructure, updates, documentation, maintenance and technical planning. They also explore how poorly structured code and short-term development decisions can create expensive rescue projects later, particularly when an MVP is built without considering the longer-term product vision. Those experiences directly influenced the way Jay approached City Swapp, a house-swapping and subleasing platform designed for remote workers. This time, she chose a leaner web-based model, worked with an experienced full-stack developer and selected cloud services that could scale alongside usage. Her product design experience also gave her greater ownership over the user experience, interface and technical conversations. Jay explains how staying close to the engineering process, retaining access to repositories and logins, and asking better questions helped her build with more control and fewer unnecessary costs. City Swapp also taught Jay a different set of lessons about marketplace businesses. She initially launched the platform with a subscription model, but quickly discovered the familiar marketplace challenge of balancing supply and demand. With too few listings, users had little reason to pay, prompting her to rethink monetisation and focus first on growing supply, validating demand and learning from real users. She reflects on how founder conviction can sometimes become rigidity, and why listening to feedback, validating earlier and building smaller can help founders make better product decisions. Looking ahead, Jay is repositioning City Swapp around free listings and user growth, supported by a manual KYC and verification process designed to create a safer subleasing experience for remote workers. The immediate priority is to build a strong supply of listings, grow the community and gather meaningful feedback before introducing monetisation. Throughout the conversation, Jay’s experience reinforces a practical message for startup founders: understand the problem deeply, stay flexible about the solution, plan beyond the MVP and treat every stage of product development as an opportunity to learn. #DevReadyPodcast #StartupFounder #NonTechnicalFounder #AppDevelopment #ProductD

2. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Venture Capital, AI and the Future of Australian Startups | Ep 332 | DevReady Podcast

   Jordan Green, Chairman of the Pearcey Foundation and Chairman of Angels Australia, joins Andrew Romeo, CEO and Co-Founder of Aerion Technologies and  Co-Founder of DevReady.Ai, on the DevReady Podcast to explore venture capital, startup growth, AI, innovation and the future of Australia’s technology ecosystem. Drawing on decades of experience as an entrepreneur, investor and technology leader, Jordan shares lessons from building companies in Australia and Silicon Valley, co-founding one of Australia’s early successful venture capital funds and supporting founders through angel investment. The conversation covers what makes early-stage investment work, why founder capability matters as companies scale, and how Australia can strengthen its position in technology, commercialisation and AI. Jordan reflects on the realities of venture capital and why fund size can have a significant impact on performance. He explains how smaller funds can often provide more focused support to early-stage startups, while larger portfolios make it increasingly difficult for experienced investors to remain closely involved with every company. Using investors such as Ron Conway as an example, Jordan discusses the value of combining financial capital with intellectual capital, strategic guidance and a support structure that helps identify where senior investor attention is needed most. The discussion also challenges the assumption that venture capital is the only pathway to startup growth, highlighting the role of angel investors, bootstrapping and proven commercial traction. The conversation then turns to the founder journey and the challenge of scaling beyond an individual’s own strengths. Jordan explains why founders eventually need to hire both complementary skills and people who can expand the capabilities they originally brought to the company. This becomes particularly important for technical founders who may have strong coding skills but limited experience in leadership, architecture, testing or quality assurance. Jordan and Andrew connect this to the rise of vibe coding and AI-assisted software development, discussing how generative AI can accelerate development while also creating risks around security, architecture, scalability and code quality when there is insufficient technical oversight. Jordan also explores the broader impact of generative AI on innovation and research. As AI makes software and content creation easier, he warns that increased output can also create more noise, making quality harder to identify. In research, Jordan argues that AI systems can steer people towards familiar patterns because they are built to predict likely outputs from existing data, potentially narrowing the scope of genuinely exploratory work. The discussion reinforces the importance of human judgement, curiosity and specialist expertise in areas where innovation depends on moving beyond established patterns. A major part of the episode focuses on Australia’s startup ecosystem, technology heritage and long-term economic growth. Jordan discusses the importance of employee equity, angel investment, research commercialisation and policy settings that encourage founders and investors to keep building in Australia. He also reflects on Australia’s long history of technology innovation, from early digital computing and digital music to Wi-Fi, Blackmagic Design and other globally significant achievements, while explaining how the Pearcey Foundation works to preserve and promote that legacy. Looking ahead, Jordan argues that Australia already has the talent, research capability and entrepreneurial strength required to succeed in areas such as AI and advanced technology, with future growth depending on better collaboration between government, universities, investors, founders and the wider business community. #DevReadyPodcast #JordanGreen #AustralianStartups #VentureCapital #AngelInvesting #ArtificialIntelligence #AustralianTech #StartupFunding #TechInno

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   30 Sept 2026

   How AI Is Changing Software Development: Courtney Smith on What Comes Next | Ep 331|DevReady Podcast

   How is AI changing the way businesses plan, build and use software? In this episode of the the DevReady Podcast, Andrew Romeo, CEO and Co-Founder of Aerion Technologies and  Co-Founder of DevReady.Ai,  speaks with Courtney Smith, CEO of Strategy & Innovation at Kynection, founder of the Firefly Initiative and director of Quallogi. Drawing on more than 25 years in technology, Courtney shares lessons from building GPS hardware, mobile applications and enterprise software. Together, they explore rapid prototyping, AI adoption and the decisions businesses face as technology moves faster. Courtney explains how Kynection helps businesses in civil construction, mining and transport manage complex operations and costly assets. His experience has shown that a successful software rollout needs an engaged champion within the client’s organisation, regular stakeholder feedback and an agreed definition of success. Delivering a useful result early gives teams something concrete to assess and helps maintain momentum as the solution develops. As AI speeds up software development, Andrew and Courtney discuss the work required to keep outcomes reliable. Human testing and user feedback remain central to understanding whether a system solves the right problem. Courtney describes how Kynection balances experimentation with stable deployment and builds AI capability across its team. Andrew shares Aerion Technologies’ experience of reviewing and validating a growing volume of AI-assisted code, alongside the value of sharing lessons between colleagues. The conversation turns to clickable prototypes and their role in software planning. Courtney explains that written requirements can leave room for different interpretations, which may only become clear when a client sees the first version of a product. Rapid prototypes allow teams to show an interface sooner, walk stakeholders through it and uncover feedback while there is still time to shape the design. Capturing the underlying business requirements remains essential. Courtney also describes how AI has changed technical hiring at Kynection, where candidates may be asked to demonstrate their development process using AI tools. From there, he and Andrew consider where businesses should keep their data and intellectual property as they adopt AI. They discuss the potential for smaller models to handle routine processes, such as invoice processing, and for local AI tools to give organisations more control over their information. Looking further ahead, Courtney shares experiments ranging from studying workplace interruptions to exploring robots for construction site safety checks. He encourages business owners to preserve operational knowledge and make time to explore practical uses for emerging technology. Andrew and Courtney also consider how autonomous vehicles could affect mobility and car ownership, and how AI might help people connect ideas across different fields. #DevReadyPodcast #AI #SoftwareDevelopment #RapidPrototyping #BusinessTechnology

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