In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore welcomes Rob Zwink, Co-Founder & CTO of Razi Title and former JPMorgan “Expert Engineer,” to unpack what it really takes to ship AI startups that last.

Together, they explore:

• Why speed to market can determine whether a startup survives

• The hidden costs of emerging tech like blockchain and GenAI

• Why GenAI prototypes without architectural foundations stall at scale

• Lessons from moving from corporate skunkworks at JPMorgan to founding startups

• The story behind VendGuard, age-verified beer vending machines launching at Ohio Stadium

Rob shares candid insights on tradeoffs, compliance, and building systems you’ll still be proud of five years later. Warner reflects on the founder’s challenge of balancing speed and scale while staying grounded in real business problems.

You’ll also hear book recommendations, including:

📚 Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian & Tom Griffiths

📚 Patterns of Enterprise Application Architecture by Martin Fowler

📚 Web Operations by John Allspaw & Jesse Robbins

If you’re a founder or startup leader working with AI, this conversation is for you.

Learn more about Gamma Force: https://gammaforce.io/

Connect with Rob Zwink: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zwink/

In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore welcomes Chad White, Founder of Rogue Talent, to talk about something that doesn’t show up on a resume: how relationships drive career momentum.

Together, they explore:

• Why tech executives – CTOs, CISOs, and startup leaders – should take ownership of hiring

• Why executive candidates should build community outside of their organizations

• What makes a recruiter truly valuable in a field flooded with automation

• How best in class recruiters can create competitive advantage for candidates

• Time-to-hire realities (from 8 weeks to 18 months) and how to “create luck”

• The importance of alignment between personal values and career moves

Chad shares what it means to run a human-first recruiting business in an age of AI, and why never using an Applicant Tracking System (ATS) has been his edge over the past 10 years. Warner reflects on the importance of proactive networking, internal clarity, and why building your team isn't something you can delegate.

You’ll also hear book recommendations, including:

📚 Give and Take by Adam Grant

📚 The Go-Giver by Bob Burg & John David Mann

If you're a tech or cybersecurity executive thinking about what’s next, this conversation is for you.

Learn more about Gamma Force: https://gammaforce.io

Connect with Chad White: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chadcwhite/

What do The Mythical Man-Month and Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance have in common with AI systems and startup architecture?

In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore sits down with Pete Gordon (longtime Columbus technologist, startup CTO, and Co-Founder of CyberContext) to unpack what “quality” really means in software. They explore the value of conceptual integrity, how early feedback shapes products, the rise of GenAI in compliance, and why classic system design principles still matter in a fast-moving world.

Topics include:

• Finding product-market fit in startup ecosystems

• AI, identity, and access management

• Prompt injection and evolving security paradigms

• UI frameworks and system design tradeoffs

• Why “Automated Inference” might still be a better term than “AI”

📚 Books discussed:

• The Mythical Man-Month – Fred Brooks

• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance – Robert M. Pirsig

• The Lean Startup – Eric Ries

🔗 Learn more about Gamma Force: https://gammaforce.io

📨 Connect with Pete Gordon: https://www.linkedin.com/in/petegordon/

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