We started from the ground up.

It's best to fully understand the manual processes so that you know how to automate them.

If you don't fully understand the manual process, the automation could cause problems, and you would have no idea why.

That was one of the secrets of scaling.

Focus on something that really matters to you.

It's different for everyone.

Really think about what fascinates you, what challenges you in a good way, what motivates you.

Think about those things and follow that trail.

My name is Alok Shah and I'm the CTO of energy funders.

This is Code Story, a podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries who share in the critical moments of what it takes to change in industry and build

and lead a team that has your back.

I'm your host, Noah Labrard, and today how Alex Shaw upleveled an energy investment platform

with new features and a brand new stack.

All this and more on Code Story.

Tech has always been a part of Alok Shaw's life.

His father and mother influenced his tech interests and biomedical education.

After working in nuclear medicine and supporting the special needs community, he found

himself always drifting back towards tech and software development, hacking together websites

and doing web consulting.

Several years later, he was onboarded by the founders of energy funders, a platform for investing in oil and gas.

And they onboarded him to help improve their technology feature set.

The business took off, and they found themselves in need of a full-time CTO.

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