Podcast Appearances
Conversations with Vidar Hokstad on podcasts — covering startups, DevOps, cloud infrastructure, AI strategy and technical leadership.
Episode 115 — Startups: Vidar Hokstad
Life in startups: when process and architecture actually matter, why early-stage capital is the most expensive capital you'll ever spend, and what it takes to pull off a startup at all.
From AI Employees to AI Factories: How Leaders Should Rethink Agents
Why the "AI factory" model beats the "AI employee" model: reusable processes, validation and quality gates, and routing tasks to the cheapest model that can handle them.
360 — From Code to Connection: Transforming Engineers into Emotionally Intelligent Leaders
From early computer fascination to leading startups and venture-backed companies: lessons from product failures and the role of emotional intelligence in engineering teams.
183 — What If Your Cloud Bill Is Lying?
The uncomfortable math behind startup cloud spending: why 60–70% is pure waste, how business context never reaches the people making architecture decisions, and three questions to ask before any infrastructure spend.
SE02 E24 — Navigating the Startup Landscape
The journey from young programmer to seasoned startup founder and fractional CTO — navigating the startup landscape.
From Introverted Coder to AI-Driven Consultant
From introverted coder to consultant supporting global startups: why many technical founders struggle with marketing, and how AI fills the gaps.
Startups, Screwups & Second Chances
Thirty years of hands-on startup experience: launching one of Norway's first ISPs at 19, building tablet computers years before the iPad, bootstrapping, legal battles, venture capital, and beating burnout.