S7 Bonus: Rene Morkos, ALICE Technologies

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Noah Labhart - Startup Founder & CTO

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4.6 • 216 Ratings

🗓️ 6 April 2023

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

Rene Morkos is a builder. When he was younger, his Dad told him that he could study anything he wanted, as long as it wasn't Civil Engineering. So... that is exactly what he did. He has built amazing things all over the world, and also, obtained his PhD at Stanford. Outside of technology, he likes to alternate hobbies, and has currently settled into Mountaineering, after spending some time doing Kite Surfing. Rene was in Afghanistan working on a project, trying to repair the runway that had been struck by RPG's. He was struck by how hard it was to find the optimal way to do a simple project. While he was studying his PhD, he also noticed that constructions sites were under utilized... so he and his team invented a simple algorithm that knew how to build. This is the reaction story of Alice Technologies. Our Sponsors: * Check out Kinsta: https://kinsta.com * Check out Red Hat: https://www.redhat.com * Check out Vanta: https://vanta.com/CODESTORY Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/code-story/donations Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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0:00.0	We go to our customers and we say, hey, we're going to build this like tools,
0:04.2	it's going to generate millions of schedules.
0:06.0	And our customers would be like, what do you mean?
0:08.0	Millions of schedules.
0:10.0	And so for us, it was kind of like, you build a little piece, we built some of my friends,
0:14.0	get some input from like five, six people, go back to drawing board, build the next version.
0:18.0	Like, we would go to our customers and give it to them.
0:21.6	And then they would be like apologetic about like, oh, well, yeah, it's great.
0:26.8	You know, they wouldn't really want to tell us what sucked.
0:29.1	And we'd be like, no, no, no, no, no.
0:30.8	Like, it sucks.
0:31.7	Why don't you tell us why?
0:33.0	And it's funny when you say that to someone, they'd immediately be like, oh, we're like, yeah, don't worry about it. We know it sucks. Why does it suck? My name is Renee Marcos, and I'm the founder and CEO of
0:42.0	Atlas Technologies.
0:47.8	This is Code Story, the 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.
0:59.5	A team that has your back.
1:02.3	I'm your host, Noah Lappart.
1:04.0	And today how Renee Morcos built you the best way to auctioneer and explore numerous ways to build your construction project.
1:13.5	All this and more.
1:15.1	On Coat Story.
1:19.1	Renee Morcos is a builder.
1:21.2	When he was younger, his dad told him that he could study anything he wanted as long as it wasn't civil engineering.
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