Relaxed, informal conversations with some of the most inspiring people in the thriving Scottish technology industry.
Trials, tribulations, successes, learns and everything in between.
Hear their story uncut and like never before.
Welcome to How Aye Built This.
Mark is the CEO and Co-Founder of Scottish ClimateTech start-up, Rethink Carbon.
Mark created Rethink Carbon with the mission of ensuring that every land manager, regardless of their expertise or location, has the power to make informed decisions. Their automated land management platform has been created to help restore nature as well as unlock new revenue streams for land owners and managers.
It was really interesting to hear how Rethink Carbon were born out of CivTech (the 2nd company on the podcast) as well as their ambitious plans for the future.
Having worked in tech industry for almost 30 years, Mark talks through his approach to technology as well as his journey, uncovering some valuables lessons from some of the challenges he has overcome.
Hope you enjoy the ep!
This podcast is sponsored by Cathcart Technology, technology recruitment experts founded and HQ'd in Edinburgh.
28 Mar 2024
#19 Orfeas Boteas @ Krotos
Orfeas is the CEO and Founder of Edinburgh software scale-up, Krotos. Starting back in 2013, their software has been used in making some of the biggest TV & movie hits; The Avengers, Game of Thrones and Stranger Things, to name a few.
Krotos' software revolutionises the sound design workflow – encouraging sound designers to perform and manipulate sound, saving hours of editing time. The Krotos workflow lets their users focus on the best parts of sound design – being creative, increasing productivity and having fun in the process.
It was interesting to hear that Orfeas had never really planned to found his own company but experiences and opportunities led him to founding a very successfully company.
As a massive Game of Thrones fan, it was fascinating to hear how Krotos was used in creating sound for the series. I really enjoyed speaking with Orfeas and it sounds like an exciting few years ahead for them in a growing market. Enjoy the episode!
This podcast is sponsored by Cathcart Technology, technology recruitment experts founded and HQ'd in Edinburgh.
Music by Chill Cord (https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/brave-heart) via Premium Beat
27 Feb 2024
#18 Emil Hansen @ Continuum Industries
Emil is the Co-Founder and CTO of Edinburgh scale-up, Continuum Industries. Starting in 2016 as a university project, Continuum, are on a mission to accelerate the world's transition to renewable energy through their AI-powered infrastructure development platform.
The likes of Bill Gates and Arnold Schwarzenegger have been very vocal about the importance of building transmission line infrastructure and building the infrastructure that's going to get us through the next 100 years. The global engineering function across the globe cannot currently cater to the demand of reaching net zero by 2040, so Continuum are looking to address this. Currently, if you want to build a powerline, it takes around 10 years from saying "we really need this" to being at the point where someone can actually build it, then they actually need to build it. Continuum's innovative platform, Optioneer, strives to significantly shorten this 10-year timeframe, having managed to cut down the first year down from between 1 day (yes, ONE day) & 4 weeks. 1 day is obviously their best case scenario and more realistically, it'd be between 2-4 weeks. Nonetheless, their efforts are remarkable. They're now determined to further minimise the remaining duration of that 10-year period wherever feasible.
Emil talks about Continuum's journey up to this point including their recent Series A funding, their change in management structure and how it's been, being a first-time Founder.
It was fascinating to hear all about Optioneer and it sounds like Emil and Continuum are on to an absolute winner. Enjoy the episode!
This podcast is sponsored by Cathcart Technology, technology recruitment experts founded and HQ'd in Edinburgh.
Music by Chill Cord (https://www.premiumbeat.com/royalty-free-tracks/brave-heart) via Premium Beat
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