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Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

S12 E23: Why Traditional Enterprise Linux Starves Your Multi-Million Dollar AI Hardware and How to Reclaim Lost GPU ROI with Gregory M. Kurtzer, Founder & CEO of CIQ

Code Story: Insights from Startup Tech Leaders

Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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5.0217 Ratings

🗓️ 16 June 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Gregory M. Kurtzer is a veteran open-source pioneer, technologist, and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in high-performance computing (HPC) and large-scale enterprise infrastructure. He first gained widespread industry prominence as the co-founder of CentOS Linux, which grew into one of the world's most ubiquitous enterprise operating systems, and he later created other foundational open-source projects like the Warewulf cluster management toolkit and the Singularity (now Apptainer) container system. In 2020, Gregory founded his current venture, with the goal of modernizing infrastructure stacks for the cloud and AI era. He and his team recognized that traditional enterprise infrastructure was too fragmented and ill equipped to handle the next generation of data intensive computing. This is the creation story of CIQ. Our Sponsors: * Check out Cash App and use my code CASHAPP10 for a great deal: https://click.cash.app/ui6m/mt82fpxl #CashAppPod. Cash App is a financial services platform, not a bank. Banking services provided by Cash App’s bank partner(s). Prepaid debit cards issued by Sutton Bank, Member FDIC. See terms and conditions at https://cash.app/legal/us/en-us/card-agreement. Cash App Green, overdraft coverage, borrow, cash back offers and promotions provided by Cash App, a Block, Inc. brand. Visit http://cash.app/legal/podcast for full disclosures. * Check out Plaud AI and use my code CODESTORY for a great deal: https://plaud.ai Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0

This episode is brought to you by The Built. A new podcast from the guys behind Cincera,

0:04.7

Michael Sullivan and Ian Myers. They built their company by figuring out clever solutions to a few

0:09.8

important ad tech problems in their industry. And that's exactly what this show is about.

0:15.2

Mike and Ian interview some of the smartest tech minds in the biz to hear about how they

0:19.8

identified opportunities, solve their hardest challenges, and grew their businesses in the biz to hear about how they identified opportunities, solve

0:21.6

their hardest challenges, and grew their businesses in the process.

0:25.6

Listen to The Build with Michael Sullivan, wherever you get your podcasts.

0:34.6

A founder of a startup is somebody who is generally the best at what they do.

0:41.3

They know their stuff, they know their discipline backwards and forwards.

0:45.6

And tech founders are usually at the top of their game.

0:49.1

They're at top of their class in what they do.

0:51.7

Then they go and build a company.

0:53.8

And when they build a company, they're given

0:56.3

some resources, generally speaking, and or they're taking on a role they've never done before.

1:02.1

So they go from being top of their game, doing what they're best at, to doing something that

1:07.4

they've got no idea, no experience, and probably no education in doing.

1:13.4

I am Gregory Kurtzer. I'm the CEO and founder of CIQ.

1:20.8

This is Code Story.

1:23.6

A podcast bringing you interviews with tech visionaries.

1:26.6

Six months moonlighting. There's nothing on the backhand. Who share what it takes to change in industry. I don't exactly know what to do next. She took many goes to get right. Who built the teams that have their back. The company is its people. The teams help each other achieve more. Most proud of our team. Keeping scalability top of mind.

1:45.9

Yes, we've been fighting it as we grow.

1:48.8

Total waste of time.

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