#821 Bridging Cultures in Remote Tech Teams with Sagar Batchu from Speakeasy and Mark Martin from SolarWinds

Today, we’re talking to Sagar Batchu from Speakeasy and Mark Martin from SolarWinds. We discuss the intricacies of managing distributed teams across different cultures, effective communication strategies in a remote work environment, and the evolving landscape of API development.

All of this right here, right now, on the Modern CTO Podcast! 

To learn more about SpeakEasy, check out their website here: https://www.speakeasy.com/

To learn more about SolarWinds, check out their website here: https://www.solarwinds.com/

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About Sagar Batchu

Sagar Batchu is the CEO and Co-Founder of Speakeasy, where he is making it easy to create and consume any API. For the last 10 years, Sagar has worked as a hands-on engineering leader focused on developer and data infrastructure. Prior to founding Speakeasy, he was Director of Engineering at LiveRamp, where he built the London dev center from 0 to a team of 50+ engineers working on data infrastructure & privacy technology.

About Mark Martin

Mark Martin is a seasoned technology leader and the Platform Team Manager at SolarWinds, a global leader in IT management and observability solutions. With extensive experience managing distributed teams across the US, India, and Europe, Mark oversees the development of high-throughput data ingestion pipelines, analytics databases, and AI ops capabilities. His expertise lies in building and coordinating autonomous teams, fostering cross-cultural collaboration, and driving innovation in observability tools. Mark is passionate about creating customer-centric products and leveraging modern technologies to solve complex IT challenges. His leadership approach emphasizes trust-building, open communication, and continuous learning in remote work environments.