What happens when you split the CEO role in two?

In this episode of Project Gamma, Andrew Wolfe (Co-CEO & CTO at Bloomfilter) joins Warner Moore to explain why the Co-CEO model works in practice, how leadership responsibility is actually shared, and why most companies get accountability wrong at the executive level.

The conversation looks at what it actually takes to build tech companies today, from the differences between services and product businesses to how incentives shape decisions in VC-backed and public companies. It also challenges the idea that AI is replacing work, showing instead that cycles repeat, roles evolve, and demand for builders remains.

Andrew also explains what he means by the “golden age of cybersecurity” and why AI is accelerating both attack and defense, forcing organizations to rethink how they approach risk and responsibility.

If you’re building in tech, leading a team, or thinking about where AI and cybersecurity are heading, this conversation will give you a clearer way to think about it.

🔗 Connect with the guest and learn more

Andrew Wolfe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-wolfe-5a127034/

Gamma Force: https://gammaforce.io

Gamma Force LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gammaforce

Warner Moore: https://www.linkedin.com/in/warnermoore/

📚 Books and resources mentioned

➡️ The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick M. Lencioni

➡️ The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith

➡️ Software is eating the world: https://a16z.com/why-software-is-eating-the-world/

➡️ East of Eden by John Steinbeck

What happens when an engineer starts asking why beyond the code?

In this episode, Michael Supeck (Ohio Angel Collective) shares his journey from building startups to funding them and what actually separates founders who grow from those who stall. The conversation explores the shift from engineering to entrepreneurship, how systems thinking shapes better decisions, and what’s changing as GenAI redefines how software is built.

We also get into what investors really look for in early-stage founders and why ecosystems like Ohio are gaining momentum.

What we cover

➡️ The shift from engineering to entrepreneurship

➡️ Systems thinking in startups and investing

➡️ How GenAI is changing software development

➡️ What investors actually look for

➡️ Why Ohio’s startup ecosystem is gaining momentum

💡 Key ideas

Don’t let perfect get in the way of good.

Don’t be afraid to fail in public.

🤝 Connect with Michael

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikesupeck/

Email: mike@ohioangelcollective.com

Pitch your startup: https://www.ohioangelcollective.com/pitch

Join OAC: https://www.ohioangelcollective.com/join-us

The startup world loves the dropout story, but many successful founders build companies after years of real-world experience.

In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore talks with Orlie Benjamin, Founder & CEO of Lasoh, about her path from law school to entrepreneurship, and how a non-linear career across strategy, customer experience, and marketing shaped the company she built.

Orlie shares why customer-centric problem solving matters more than hype, how Lasoh empowers entrepreneurs by removing platform dependency, and what it took to move from MVP to 1.0 as a non-technical founder.

This conversation is for founders, operators, and leaders who believe experience is an advantage, not a liability.

📚 Book mentioned: High Output Management by Andy Grove

🔗 Connect with Orlie: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orliebenjamin/

📩 Email: orlie@lasoh.io

🎙 Hosted by: Warner Moore, Founder of Gamma Force

🔐 Helping tech companies scale securely through fractional cybersecurity leadership

👉 Learn more: https://gammaforce.io

In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore sits down with Robb Winkle, technologist and Co-Founder & CTO of Doohickey AI, to explore what happens when the abstractions meant to simplify software start getting in the way.

Robb shares his journey from enterprise consulting to running a services business, then building a venture-backed product, and ultimately deciding to shut it down. Along the way, he breaks down four major pivots, the decision to raise outside capital, and the realities of being “profitable but stuck.”

We discuss:

-> Why services often surface product-market fit faster than product alone

-> How pivots signal abstraction failures, not founder mistakes

-> What “language is the best abstraction” really means in practice

-> How agentic coding and rapid feedback loops change how teams build software

-> Why removing layers like OpenAPI specs and workflow schemas can unlock speed and clarity

Robb also explains how modern AI makes it possible to move directly from business intent to working code, and what that shift means for teams building complex, integrated systems.

Whether you’re a founder, engineer, product leader, or security professional, this episode offers a grounded look at systems thinking, tradeoffs, and the hard decisions required when abstractions break.

💡 Guest: Robb Winkle

Connect with Robb on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/robbwinkle/

🎙 Hosted by: Warner Moore

Technologist, cybersecurity leader, and Founder of Gamma Force

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

In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore sits down with Ray Bohac, serial entrepreneur, technologist, and Co-Founder & CEO of Spearfish.AI. Ray has built multiple companies from zero to one, including CallCopy (Uptivity), and now he’s redefining how contact centers understand their customers through AI.

We explore the hard-earned lessons of a 5× founder, the real meaning of product-market fit, how to avoid costly scaling mistakes, and the hidden operational signals inside customer conversations that companies never knew how to measure…until now.

Ray explains why contact centers sit on a goldmine of unstructured data, how Spearfish extracts actual intelligence instead of vanity metrics, and why concepts like Time to Relevance can save millions in churn and service inefficiencies.

Whether you’re a founder, technical leader, AI practitioner, or customer experience professional, this episode gives you a new lens for building better companies and for truly understanding customers.

Books Mentioned:

Give and Take — Adam Grant

The Innovator’s Dilemma — Clayton Christensen

Mastering the Rockefeller Habits / Scaling Up — Verne Harnish

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People — Stephen Covey

💡 Guest: Ray Bohac

Reach him on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raybohac/

🎙 Hosted by Warner Moore

Technologist, cybersecurity leader, and Founder of GammaForce

👉 Learn more about GammaForce: https://gammaforce.io

What happens when a lifelong engineer ends up running HR?In this episode of Project Gamma, Warner Moore sits down with Alan Gilbert, a technology executive who turned structure into culture and helped build startups like CoverMyMeds into billion-dollar success stories.

Alan shares how he transitioned from corporate life at DuPont to startup chaos, why he believes great leaders “make the right way the easy way,” and what it really takes to build teams, manage founders, and eventually step back to focus on impact.

We talk about:✅ Moving from engineering to people leadership✅ Working with founders and managing startup chaos✅ Decentralizing engineering teams✅ Lessons from retirement and mentoring entrepreneurs

Books mentioned:

• The Innovator’s Dilemma – Clayton Christensen

• What Got You Here Won’t Get You There – Marshall Goldsmith

• Slack – Tom DeMarco

💡 Guest: Alan Gilbert Reach him at: alan@swiftcurrent.partners Learn more: https://graniteball.com

🎙️ Presented by Gamma Force Fractional cybersecurity leadership for tech and healthtech companies. 👉 Learn more at https://gammaforce.io

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How do you scale a startup team, tech, and product without burning out or breaking things? In this episode of Project Gamma, Kevin Mack (CTO at RVMP and Co-Founder of BYBE) shares what he's learned from building startups the hard way...and the smarter way.

We dive into:

• The transition from technologist to leader

• Building teams that don’t depend on you

• Using AI internally to boost productivity

• What makes a startup product sustainable

• Why community impact matters in tech

If you're a CTO, founder, or engineering leader scaling a startup, this episode is packed with insights you won’t want to miss.

🎙 Hosted by Warner Moore, technologist & Founder of Gamma Force

🔐 Learn more at https://gammaforce.io

📚 Mentioned books:

• Essays of Warren Buffett by Lawrence A. Cunningham

• Beyond Entrepreneurship 2.0 by Jim Collins

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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/