{"podcast":{"title":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast","slug":"leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","podcast_index_feed_id":7045357,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6343272/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast--6343272","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/6e916786180afeb919935cb2e31f561f.jpg","author":"Aleksandra Lemańska","episode_count":166,"summary":"Leman Tech Leadership Podcast Welcome to the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, your ultimate guide to developing exceptional tech leadership skills. Whether you're a seasoned tech leader or just stepping into a managerial role, this podcast is designed to provide you with actionable insights and best practices to create a thriving work environment that people won't want to leave. Learn how to do it with host Aleksandra Lemańska, founder of LemanSkills, speaker, PCM leadership mentor and facilitator that works with hundreds of leaders each year to elevate their potential into the next level. Join Alex as she delves deep into the secrets of effective leadership, from mastering essential tools to implementing cutting-edge techniques. Each episode brings you invaluable knowledge, practical advice, or unique perspectives through engaging interviews with leaders that have their experiences and lessons to share. Discover the dos and don’ts of tech leadership, learn about the habits that drive success, and gather strategies to foster a motivated and engaged team. Follow Alex @aleksandralemanska on LinkedIn for more inspiration and actions that you can take as a transformational leader. Check…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357"},"episode":{"title":"#164 | From Five Failed Products to the 100-Person Company w/ Prashanth Tondapu (ex-@McAfee, @Innostax Tech LLC)","slug":"164-from-five-failed-products-to-the-100-person-company-w-prashanth-tondapu-ex-mcafee-innostax-tech-llc","published_at":"2026-05-28T03:30:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/164-from-five-failed-products-to-the-100-person-company-w-prashanth-tondapu-ex-mcafee-innostax-tech-llc","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/164-from-five-failed-products-to-the-100-person-company-w-prashanth-tondapu-ex-mcafee-innostax-tech-llc--72129201","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72129201/164_from_five_failed_products_to_100_person_company_w_prashanth_tondapu_ex_mcafee_innostax_tech_llc.mp3","summary":"▶︎ #164 | From Five Failed Products to 100-Person Company: Delegation, Detachment, and the Real Root of Burnout in Tech w/ Prashanth Tondapu (ex-@McAfee, @Innostax Tech LLC) In this episode of the Leman Tech Leadership Podcast, Alex welcomes Prashanth Tondapu: CEO of InnoStacks Tech LLC, a 100-person software services company with active R&D in LLM products. Prashanth's story is one many tech leaders will recognise all too painfully: a gifted developer who believed that passion for the craft was enough to build a business, went through five failed products before finding one that worked, and had to systematically shift his own identity to become the leader his company needed him to be. What makes this conversation stand out is Prashanth's unflinching honesty about the mistakes that shaped him: including building in isolation without validating demand, believing he was the smartest person in the room long after that was useful, and learning delegation only after burning himself out by being on every client call, terrified something would go wrong without him. The moment he finally stayed off a call, and nothing went wrong, he says, was the moment he was never the same leader again. If you're scaling a team, struggling to let go of control, or quietly burning out while trying to keep everything running, this episode will meet you exactly where you are. ✔︎ Mentioned in the episode: “Mindset: The New Psychology of Success” “The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment” “The Advaita Philosophy: Recognizing the Oneness of the Universe” “Be Here Now” ✉︎ FOLLOW PRASHNATH ON: ⤵︎ LinkedIn: @prashanth-tondapu Innostax: https://innostax.com/ ✉︎ FOLLOW ME ON: ⤵︎ LinkedIn: @aleksandralemanska TikTok: @aleksandra_lemanska X: @lemanskills Startup Community Poznan: @startup…","meta_description":"▶︎ #164 | From Five Failed Products to 100-Person Company: Delegation, Detachment, and the Real Root of Burnout in Tech w/ Prashanth Tondapu (ex-@McAfee,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3068,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/episodes/164-from-five-failed-products-to-the-100-person-company-w-prashanth-tondapu-ex-mcafee-innostax-tech-llc/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leman-tech-leadership-podcast-7045357/164-from-five-failed-products-to-the-100-person-company-w-prashanth-tondapu-ex-mcafee-innostax-tech-llc.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}