609: Pennylane is in my ears

Sami talks with Quentin de Metz, Co-Founder and CTO of Pennylane , about the journey of building a startup into an established company. Quentin provides his unique perspective of what it’s like to be a founder with an engineering background, the rapid growth he experienced with Pennylane and the lessons that shape how he now runs the company, and their cautious approach to incorporating AI. — Our guest for this episode has been Quentin de Metz, who you can connect with via LinkedIn , or check out Pennylane’s website if you’re interested in using their services. Pennylane are also hiring and have a whole host of open positions at the moment, if you'd like to apply, head to their recruitment page for more information . Your host for this episode has been Sami Birnbaum. Sami can be found through his website or via LinkedIn . If you would like to support the show, head over to our GitHub page , or check out our website . Got a question or comment about the show? Why not write to our hosts: hosts@giantrobots.fm This has been a thoughtbot podcast. Stay up to date by following us on social media - LinkedIn - Mastodon - YouTube - Bluesky © 2026 thoughtbot, inc.

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609: Pennylane is in my ears is an episode from Giant Robots Smashing Into Other Giant Robots by thoughtbot.

This episode is 40:09 long.

This episode was published on Apr 30, 2026.

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