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The Tech Trek

Booking Overview

An interview podcast focused on building and scaling technology companies, featuring recurring conversations with founders, CTOs, CEOs, investors, and other technology leaders. Credible pitch candidates include senior AI, engineering, cybersecurity, product, and startup operators with substantive company-building experience; booking difficulty is medium because guests generally hold senior leadership roles but are specialized industry figures rather than mainstream celebrities.

Metrics

Episodes: 721

Frequency: Several times a week

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1,000 - 10,000

Listener location: USA

YouTube: 1.1k subscribers

Instagram: 133 followers

Page updated: Nov 4, 2026 · How we check this data

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

abormand@elevano.com

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Host

Amir Bormand - Speaks with guests on how technology companies are built and led, focusing on decisions around product, engineering, AI, data, teams, hiring, and growth.

Amir - Appears as the person interviewing the guest in Episode 1 (The Tech Trek).

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Founders, CEOs, CTOs, engineering leaders, technology operators, and venture investors with direct experience building, scaling, funding, or securing technology companies, particularly in AI and software.
Required Achievements:  
Founded or led a technology company, Held a senior executive role at a software or technology company, Built or scaled engineering, AI, product, or security organizations, Invested in or advised early-stage technology companies

Recent Guest Discussions

Itamar Novick - Early-stage AI Investing, Startup Defensibility, Subject-matter Expertise, Venture Funding, And Founder Mistakes

Shaun Patterson - AI Coding Agents, Engineering Workflows, Software Development, Project Management, Technical Hiring, And Engineering Judgment

Ev Kontsevoy - AI Agent Security, Infrastructure Identity, Authentication, Impersonation, Access Control, And Unpredictable Agent Behavior

Ben Cera - Using AI Agents Across Engineering, Customer Support, Marketing, Research, And Company Operations; Autonomous Execution And Founder Judgment

Viren Baraiya - AI Engineering Workflows, Workflow Orchestration, Engineering Productivity, AI ROI, Software Delivery, And Technical Hiring

Recent Topics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Tech Trek
:

Rethinking Engineering Sprints in the Age of AI Agents

November 03, 2026

What happens when AI makes writing code faster, but your engineering process still operates on two week sprints?Junaid Warwani, VP of Engineering at Brellium, joins The Tech Trek to explain how he restructured engineering at his previous company after adopting AI development tools. His team moved away from traditional sprints, gave individual engineers ownership of priorities, and shifted toward weekly planning with faster feedback.But moving faster introduced new problems. Engineers had to m...

What AI Native Really Means for Engineering Teams

November 02, 2026

What actually makes a company AI native? Is it using AI across every department, building more agents, or changing how the organization works?Eswar Vandenapu, Cofounder and CTO of NovaWorks AI, shares what his team is learning as it moves from basic AI adoption toward a shared context model that shapes how decisions are made.The discussion explores why giving everyone access to AI tools is only the beginning. Eswar explains how NovaWorks is using shared context to improve collaboration, why a...

AI Agents, Deepfakes, and the Problem of Trust

October 29, 2026

A few seconds of audio can now be enough to clone a voice. But the bigger challenge is knowing who, or what, is on the other end of an interaction. That question matters when someone calls a bank, joins a job interview, or sends an AI agent to act on their behalf.Vijay Balasubramaniyan, CEO and Co Founder of Pindrop, joins The Tech Trek to discuss how identity and security are changing as deepfakes and AI agents become easier to create. He shares why Pindrop's apparent overnight success t...

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Frequently asked questions

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The Tech Trek
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How do I get in touch with The Tech Trek?

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What is the email for The Tech Trek?

The publicly listed email for The Tech Trek: abormand@elevano.com.

How many listeners does The Tech Trek have?

Podseeker estimates The Tech Trek reaches 1,000 to 10,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Tech Trek?

The Tech Trek typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Founders, CEOs, CTOs, engineering leaders, technology operators, and venture investors with direct experience building, scaling, funding, or securing technology companies, particularly in AI and software. Common among recent guests: Founded or led a technology company; Held a senior executive role at a software or technology company; Built or scaled engineering, AI, product, or security organizations. Recent guests include Itamar Novick, Shaun Patterson, and Ev Kontsevoy.

How hard is it to get booked on The Tech Trek?

Medium. Guests usually need solid credentials in the topic and an idea that fits the show.

What topics does The Tech Trek cover?

Recent episodes cover Technology, Entrepreneurship, Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, and Cybersecurity. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

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