InfoQ - Management - Podcasts https://www.infoq.com InfoQ Management Podcasts feed Podcast: Founders, Friction, and Focus: Building Engineering Teams at Early-Stage Startups https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/building-engineering-teams-early-stage-startups/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Management-podcasts <img src="https://res.infoq.com/podcasts/building-engineering-teams-early-stage-startups/en/smallimage/engineering-culture-podcast-thumbnail-1786109915926.jpg"/><p>In this podcast, Shane Hastie, Lead Editor for Culture & Methods, spoke to David Gudeman about the unique culture of early-stage startup engineering, how founder personality quirks and premature process impositions can derail teams, and how engineers can build influence and make deliberate career choices without formal power.</p> <i>By David Gudeman</i> Leadership Engineering Culture Podcast Psychological Safety Teamwork Management Startup Careers Agile Scrum Trust Culture & Methods podcast Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://www.infoq.com/podcasts/building-engineering-teams-early-stage-startups/?utm_campaign=infoq_content&utm_source=infoq&utm_medium=feed&utm_term=Management-podcasts David Gudeman 2026-08-14T09:00:00Z /podcasts/building-engineering-teams-early-stage-startups/en