A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world

A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world


AGL 426: Ben Johnson

July 18, 2025
About Ben

Benjamin Johnson is a serial technical co-founder with a track record of success and hands-on open-source programming experience. He has a wide range of being both a board-level advisor and founder but also an in-depth understanding of how things work. Through his 20+ years as a software developer and leader, he has gained extensive experience with remotely distributed development teams and business hacks.

Benjamin is the CEO & Founder of Particle41, a dev firm founded by industry veterans that aims to help companies accelerate their initiatives through Software Development, DevOps, and Data Science.

With a constant focus on results and ways to improve, Benjamin is having fun building highly scalable and highly secure applications.

Today We Talked About
  • Background
  • The Name of Particle
  • 3Vs – Visibility, Velocity, Vision
  • Special Operations Teams for Tech
  • OKRs and Smart Goals, KPIs, etc.
  • Velocity
  • Staff Augmentation vs. Solution Outcomes = Mission Aligned Teams
  • Questions Preceed Clarity
  • Dependability
  • Culture
  • Imposter Syndrom
  • Adaptability
  • Resourcefulness
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