AI is making software faster to build. But product teams still have to decide what matters, keep everyone aligned and ship something customers actually need.
We talk with CPOs and product leaders about how AI is changing the work, from discovery and prioritisation to engineering and delivery.
Real experiments. Honest lessons. Ideas to try with your team.
Viktor Calabro discusses the crucial lesson of stepping back for founders, covering how to balance freedom and accountability in remote-first teams, in this interview episode.
9 Oct 2025
Real transformation is measured in years, not quarters.
CIO and Board Member at OTTO Group Dr. Michael Müller-Wünsch discusses why real digital transformation requires cultural change, business alignment, and patient leadership, emphasizing long-term commitment in this interview.
25 Sept 2025
Beyond Static Dashboards: Why streaming data powers the AI era.
Kai Waehner, Global Field CTO at Confluent, explains why streaming data surpasses static dashboards for proactive AI and agile businesses, enabling real-time customer experiences in this interview.
11 Sept 2025
Breaking the Monolith
Alexander Martens explains how event-driven architectures unlock agility for leaders navigating the AI era, offering a practical guide to breaking free from legacy constraints.
28 Aug 2025
Human Side of AI
Host Alex Jones interviews Josip Lazarevski, a digital transformation leader, about building trust and clarity to drive AI success in modernizing industries.
14 Aug 2025
Architecting for the Agentic AI Era
Dr. Stefan Ebener, Head of Customer Engineering for Google Cloud in Germany, explains to host [Host Name] how robust architecture, not hype, drives success in the agentic AI era.
31 Jul 2025
Venture Clienting: The Smart Way to Work with Startups
Dr. Philipp Gneiting, Head of Open Innovation at Mercedes-Benz, examines the venture client model and its ability to foster successful startup partnerships by focusing on real business problems, not just innovation theater, in this interview.
17 Jul 2025
Founders Must Learn Fast
Hendrik Thamer, CEO of Cellumation, reveals the crucial lessons learned while scaling a deep tech system in the risk-sensitive intra-logistics industry, emphasizing the importance of building trust and adapting to long sales cycles in this interview.
3 Jul 2025
Strategy Before Stack
Christian Scholz, VP at Arvato Systems, argues that IT investments should align with business goals rather than chasing trends, emphasizing strategy over technology stacks in this interview.
19 Jun 2025
When Boards Ignore Tech
Markus Sontheimer shares his playbook for digital transformation, emphasizing how technology can drive business strategy and become a competitive advantage, in this interview.
5 Jun 2025
Beyond Human Vision
Ralf Klädtke, Managing Director at Gestalt Automation, discusses how hyperspectral imaging and AI revolutionize industrial quality assurance, offering insights on implementing scalable innovation and achieving tangible results in regulated industries; this is an interview.
22 May 2025
Culture Eats Code
Legacy systems don’t crash companies—misaligned people do. In this episode, Marc Gasser talks with Füsun Wehrmann, ex Group CTO at InPost and former tech leader at Microsoft and Wayfair, about how culture, not architecture, is often the bottleneck in transformation.
She reveals how to untangle perceptions, build real change teams, and lead through ambiguity, especially with GenAI flooding the industry with both hype and fear.
You’ll learn how to:
✅ Identify root causes behind transformation stalls
✅ Avoid hero traps and create shared ownership
✅ Tackle GenAI resistance with psychological safety
✅ Reframe change as experimentation, not perfection
✅ Communicate differently across stakeholder groups
Whether you’re scaling legacy systems or introducing AI agents to a distributed team, this episode offers a human-first lens on tech change.
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Find everything from this episode at https://www.createq.com/en/insights/6-hard-truths-about-tech-leaders-driving-transformation (https://www.createq.com/en/podcast) – insights, links, and expert takeaways.
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8 May 2025
The Real Value of AI in Business
Legacy data chaos can kill your AI project before it even begins. Boris Bialek, Global Field CTO at MongoDB, reveals how leading businesses achieve real results with AI by first mastering data clean-up, real-time capabilities, and practical strategies to align technology with business goals.
You’ll learn:✅ Why your AI project must start from business problems, not technology.✅ How to tackle data chaos efficiently.✅ Real-world frameworks (MAAP) that ensure AI delivers business value.✅ The importance of real-time response for AI solutions.✅ Why thinking big and starting small saves millions.
Want more? Find everything from this episode at www.createq.com/en/podcast – insights, links, and expert takeaways.
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24 Apr 2025
TEQ Shift Podcast: Digital Leadership Secrets
Remote and hybrid teams are here to stay—but how do you lead them well?
CREATEQ CEO Philipp Ringgenberg shares what it takes to enable distributed teams to thrive. From empathy to rhythm, structure to upskilling—this episode is a leadership guide for a digitally connected world.
Takeaways:
✅ Trust and alignment as non-negotiables✅ The power of autonomy and simplicity
✅ Why empathy isn’t a ‘soft’ skill
✅ Celebrate progress and remove blockers
✅ Structure rhythms that sustain momentum
Discover why people—not tools—build high-performance cultures, wherever they are.
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10 Apr 2025
Compliance in Regulated Industries
Compliance is no longer a checkbox—it's a code-level commitment.
In high-stakes industries like crypto, fintech, and aviation, a single line of code can trigger a regulatory crisis. As systems scale and speed becomes essential, compliance, auditability, and security must be baked into every sprint.
In this episode, Marc Gasser sits down with Erwin Veldhuis—ex-CTO in the crypto world and now Head of Growth at CREATEQ—to uncover how compliance-driven development keeps companies secure, agile, and scalable.
How are tech leaders building software that can:
✅ Pass audits with immutable logs and real-time traceability.
✅ Scale across multiple EU jurisdictions without rewriting infrastructure.
✅ Operate 24/7 in hostile environments where downtime = disaster.
✅ Stay secure with CI/CD pipelines, four-eye principles, and live vulnerability scanning.
✅ Win regulators’ trust while accelerating product delivery.
Plus, insights from the crypto frontlines, practical tooling tips, and the mindset shift dev teams need to thrive in regulated markets.
Takeaways
Compliance must be embedded from day one.
Crypto systems run 24/7—downtime is a dealbreaker.
Cybersecurity isn't a feature—it's your foundation.
Cross-border scaling demands country-specific compliance logic.
Train dev teams to think like regulators and hackers.
Want more? Find everything from this episode on our blog (https://www.createq.com/en/insights/how-to-turn-compliance-into-your-competitive-advantage) – insights, tools, and real-world takeaways.
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27 Mar 2025
5 Steps to Attract Top Tech Talent
Finding top tech talent can be tough, but it doesn't have to feel impossible. At CREATEQ, we've learned a few things about what actually works, and we're ready to share these insights to help you attract the best.
In this episode of the TEQ Shift podcast, Marc Gasser hosts Ana Dedeic and Sonja Tomic to discuss the challenges and strategies in talent acquisition within the tech industry.
The conversation emphasizes the need for a positive candidate experience and the significance of building relationships in hiring.
Takeaways:
The talent pool is shrinking, making recruitment challenging.
Candidates often feel like numbers in the hiring process.
Poor hiring practices can lead to significant costs.
Personalization in recruitment can reduce ghosting by 80%.
Building relationships with candidates is essential for effective hiring.
Plus, we summarised the 5 hacks in our new article with the help of our recruiters Ana and Sonja, check it out: https://www.createq.com/en/insights/5-steps-to-attract-top-tech-talent
Want more? Find everything from this episode at www.createq.com/en/podcast – insights, links, and expert takeaways.
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13 Mar 2025
Reduce your IT expenses using AI for better coding, refactoring, and compliance
The Legacy code is a ticking time bomb. 80% of IT budgets are spent keeping outdated systems alive, while innovation takes a back seat. In regulated industries, compliance and security add even more weight to the challenge. But AI is changing the game.
In this episode, Marc Gasser asks Dr. Oliver Gausmann to break down how AI-assisted coding and refactoring are revolutionising software development for regulated industries.
How are businesses leveraging custom-trained AI models to:
✅ Transform legacy systems instead of patching them up.
✅ Apply refactoring—from COBOL to Java and monolith to microservices.
✅ Reduce compliance risk with AI-powered code transparency and security.
✅ Boost developer productivity by 50% while keeping top talent engaged.
✅ Future-proof IT infrastructure by integrating AI into dev workflows.
Plus, real-world use cases, a plan for getting started, and why AI isn’t replacing developers — it’s making them unstoppable.
Takeaways
Refactoring is essential for companies with legacy systems.
80% of IT budgets are spent on maintenance, hindering innovation.
AI can understand and improve legacy code systems.
Investing in AI refactoring leads to significant efficiency gains.
Regulatory compliance demands better documentation and security.
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11 Mar 2025
TEQ Shift Podcast: Navigating Tech Leadership in the AI Era
Welcome to the TEQ Shift Podcast. AI is transforming technology businesses, but navigating security, privacy, and accuracy at scale is a minefield. Software used to be built to last-now it's built to evolve as AI takes over maintenance, optimisation, and scaling at a level no human team can match. Technology leaders need to move forward without losing control of the process.
In this first episode, we set the stage for how AI is reshaping business strategy, product management and software development.
Why 80% of IT budgets are wasted — and how AI changes the equation.
The shift from maintaining tech to continuously evolving it.
AI’s impact on privacy, security, and compliance at scale.
Smart strategy. Practical execution. No fluff — just insights for tech leaders navigating the AI shift. How forward-thinking companies are using AI to accelerate growth while reducing risk. Tune in to TEQ Shift.
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Alexander Martens
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