This is the Season 4 Finale of HackCast - the podcast of running an IT business with Balkan flavour. In episode 10, our special guest is Kremena Dervenkova, CEO of ABLE (The Association of Bulgarian Leaders and Entrepreneurs). Kremena has dedicated the past seven years of her career to the NGO sector, focusing on entrepreneurial education. We are going to talk about the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Bulgaria, what is ABLE and what are the programs they are offering, and more. Enjoy!

Welcome to HackCast S04E09! In this episode, we're joined by a special guest, Peter Sabev. Peter serves as the CEO at Webbicus Ltd. and Director of Engineering at Pliant.io. With a PhD in Software Test Automation and as the organizer of QA Challenge Accepted, Petar brings a wealth of experience to the table. Together, we delve into the world of Quality Assurance (QA). We explore the essence of QA, its processes, recommended tools for QAs, and much more. Additionally, we share insights on...

Watch on YouTube This is HackCast Season 4, Episode 8. Our special guest is Hari Haralambiev, founder of Tochka 2 and co-host of Radiotochka 2. Hari has dedicated the last 12 years, figuring out how to build & improve strong software teams. And before that, he has over 12 years of experience, working as a leader, manager and a software developer. This episode will dive into the Tree Team Model - a model that can help you build strong teams that have a strong foundation and...

This is HackCast S04E07. HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we explore the intersection between software development & running a software development business, from an Eastern European POV - Bulgaria. Our special guest in this episode is Subby Angelov, Senior Account Manager at Nemetschek Bulgaria. Subby is one of the OGs of the Bulgarian software industry with more than 20 years of experience. Nemetschek Bulgaria is also one of the oldest Bulgarian IT companies. In this...

This is HackCast S04E06. And we are joined by a special guest - Todor Stratiev. Todor is the Head of Solutions Consulting at AMPECO. AMPECO is a Bulgarian startup that develops a White-Label EV Charging Management Software. In this episode we talk about a lot of interesting topics, related to sales & business development. We discuss the differences between sales and presales, we talk business development, enterprise sales, the difference between a bigger corporation vs a smaller...

This is HackCast S04E05. Our special guest this time is Timo Railo. Timo is the founder & now CTO of East - a company that bridges the nordics and the balkans - matching business and technical talent. He has over 30 years of experience in the IT industry, over 17 years of experience operating in Bulgaria, and he's been living in Sofia, Bulgaria for the past 10 years. 🙌 In this episode we talk about something really important and really interesting - the business of the Bulgarian...

This is HackCast S04E04. This is a special episode because our guest is Georgi Nenov. 🤗 Georgi is the founder and host of The Superhuman Podcast - one of the most popular Bulgarian podcasts, a fitness trainer, entrepreneur, and overall a very inspiring human being. In this episode we talk about an important topic - staying healthy and keeping a healthy lifestyle in the software development industry. Georgi gives some tips on where to start, how to deal with stress and how to balance...

This is HackCast Season 4! 🙌 We have a new & improved studio, and will have a special guest for every single episode! This time our guest is Miroslav Nedyalkov. He is the co-founder and chief architect of OfficeRnD - one of the successful Bulgarian startups. In HackCast S04E03, we talk about what it's like being a technical co-founder, what the process of designing and releasing a new feature at OfficeRnD is, the importance of luck, and of course, if AI will replace software...

This is HackCast Season 4! 🙌 We have a new & improved studio, and will have a special guest for every single episode! Our second guest is Petar Dzhuganski. He is an HR & Recruitment consultant with 10s of years of experience, hosts his own podcast "НеЧовешки ресурси" and is quite active on LinkedIn, discussing different HR & Recruitment topics. In HackCast S04E02, we talk about recruitment and retention in the Bulgarian software industry, diving into the perspective of both...

HackCast is back for Season 4! 🙌 We have a new & improved studio, and will have a special guest for every single episode! Our first special guest is Doncho Minkov. He is one of the OG technical trainers in Bulgaria, now teaching at SoftUni and is the Director of Engineering at AMBITIONED. For the first episode of season 4, we talk about Practical use of modern AI in software development. We go through the different AI tools available, how we can incorporate them in our day-to-day...

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 10, Radoslav, Ivaylo and Kamen answer all of the questions that we collected through our social media channels. Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any additional questions!

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 9, Radoslav, Ivaylo and Kamen discuss the role and responsibilities of a technical team lead at HackSoft: How do we define a technical team lead? What are the responsibilities of the role? What are the requirements? What resources do we recommend? Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any questions!

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 8, Radoslav and Ivaylo are joined by Kamen Kotsev, VP of Engineering, and go through HackSoft's mission, vision and values: Why is it important to have a mission, vision and values? What is our vision? What is our mission? What are our values? Which are our favorite values? Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any...

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 7, Radoslav and Ivaylo discuss HackSoft's plans for growth: What is the current situation at HackSoft? What are our plans for growth at the moment? In which aspect are we facing some challenges? What are the "emojis on focus"? What are our long term goals? Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any questions!

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 6, Radoslav and Ivaylo discuss when do we stop working with a certain client: What are the different cases in which we stop working with a client? How to deal with these cases? What do we consider as a toxic client? What are some of the red flags we notice? Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any questions!

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 5, our CEO, Radoslav, and our CTO, Ivaylo, discuss how do we get new clients: What are the important steps before starting a sales process? Why is having social media presence important? What mistakes have we made in the past? What is our current sales process? Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any questions!

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In episode 4, our CEO, Radoslav, and our CTO, Ivaylo, discuss the process of starting a new software project: How do we establish proper communication with the client? What kind of tools we use? What are the concrete steps that we follow? How do we determine priorities? Why is it important to set up a staging environment as early as possible? Don't...

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In this episode, Radoslav (our CEO) and Ivaylo (our CTO) discuss a very important topic - the latest developments in AI & LLMs: Why are we feeling an existential threat? Will software developers go extinct? How can AI help us build software in better ways? Don't forget to like, subscribe and let us know if you have any questions!

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 is all about the business side of things. In this episode, Radoslav (our CEO) and Ivaylo (our CTO) discuss our pricing models: What are the pricing models that we currently use? What can clients expect from HackSoft, when it comes to pricing? Details & risks around those pricing models. Why we don't do hourly billing anymore? Don't forget to like, subscribe and comment, if you have any...

HackCast is the official podcast, created by the HackSoft team, where we discuss all things company-related. Season 3 will be all about the business side of things. In this episode Rado and Ivo discuss the core business of HackSoft and what we actually do: How do we define outsourcing & are we doing it? How do we define outstaffing & are we doing it? What do we mean by end-to-end software development? What is HackSoft's value proposition? Don't forget to like, subscribe and...

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company-related. For the season finale of season 2, Rado & Ivo are answering your questions, that we go thru our various social channels. We have a variety of topics, including: More Django stuff Talking about recruitment Talking about business & clients What are the future plans for HackSoft? And other interesting stuff ✨ And with the air of this episode, we are announcing our HackSoft's 9th Birthday...

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all company-related things. In episode 9 of season 2, Rado & Ivo wrap up the topic around Django with a discussion about the deployment of the framework. What are the challenges you can face while deploying Django? What is Heroku and what does it do? What are other alternative platforms for deploying Django? How do we deploy it in HackSoft? This, and more, can be learned in HackCastS02E09. 👀 Don't forget to like,...

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company related. In episode 8, Rado & Ivo continue the topic of Django and discuss the Django Community and HackSoft's Django Styleguide. What are the positive sides of having a community? What is the Django Styleguide and how do you use it? Find out in HackCastS02E08. ✨

HackCast is the official HackSoft podcast, where we discuss all things company related. Episode 7 of season 2 is dedicated to Django, a framework that we have been using for over 10 years. Why do we still use Django? What is the best thing about it? How does Django perform compared to other frameworks? All of these questions, and more, are covered by Rado and Ivo in this episode. Don't forget to like and subscribe, and let us know if you have any other questions on the topic! Happy...