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From Building Flight Simulators to Data Engineering w/ Olivier Soucy - Part One
Founders Unplugged
52 minutes 22 seconds
5 months ago
From Building Flight Simulators to Data Engineering w/ Olivier Soucy - Part One
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Olivier Soucy went from building helicopter flight simulators to designing open-source data tools that engineers actually want to use.
Now the founder of Okube and creator of Lactory (an open-source ETL framework), Olivier joins Greg McCallum to share his transition from specialist to product builder—and why he values community, clarity, and clean documentation over rapid monetization.
From crypto trading failures to open-source culture, this episode dives deep into the real-world decisions behind technical product development.
🎧 In this episode:
Leaving the flight simulation industry behind
Why data engineers are more essential than ever
The tough balance between consulting and product building
How open source changes the rules of engagement
Why “useful” beats “fundable” when you’re building for devs
What actually went wrong with that crypto trading bot
This one’s for the builders, tinkerers, and technical founders trying to keep their product focused and their freedom intact.
