The Good Thing Podcast

The Good Thing

Join Jens Neuse and Stefan Avram as they explore the intersection of technology, culture, and developer experience through conversations with industry leaders, founders, and innovators.

Episodes (5 of 31 shown)

The Man Behind HubSpot's AI Integrations & MCP

with Cody Holden • November 21, 2025

HubSpot’s Cody Holden joins Stefan to talk about his journey from journalism to product management, why communication is still the hardest problem in tech, and how MCP is redefining integration for the AI era.

Why WunderGraph Is All In on Federation

October 15, 2025

In this episode, Stefan and Jens respond to industry rumors head-on — clarifying that WunderGraph isn’t moving away from federation, but doubling down on it. They discuss community reactions, open-source innovation, and what it really means to evolve the federation ecosystem.

Scaling Support Without Burning Out Engineers

with Viola Marku • September 20, 2025

Stefan and Jens talk with Viola Marku, WunderGraph’s first Customer Success Manager, about scaling support in startups, building customer empathy into the product, and improving developer experience.

APIs Are a People Problem with Daniel Kocot

with Daniel Kocot • September 5, 2025

Daniel Kocot joins The Good Thing to discuss why APIs are less about technology and more about people, touching on REST vs. GraphQL debates, capability thinking, governance gaps, and the hype cycles around AI and MCP.

Building Cosmo Connect: Lessons on gRPC, GraphQL, and Feature Launches

with Dustin Deus, Jesse Thompson, and Ludwig Bedacht • August 29, 2025

WunderGraph engineers share how they built Cosmo Connect with gRPC and GraphQL, covering prototypes, schema design, testing, and launch strategy.

Meet the Hosts

Jens Neuse

Jens Neuse

Co-Founder and CEO, WunderGraph

Jens is the CEO and Co-Founder of WunderGraph. He's passionate about developer experience and building tools that make developers' lives easier.

Stefan Avram

Stefan Avram

Co-Founder and CCO, WunderGraph

Stefan is the CCO at WunderGraph, leading everything from pre-sales to post-sales and marketing. He also hosts The Good Thing podcast, exploring the intersection of technology, culture, and developer experience.

About The Good Thing

The Good Thing is WunderGraph's podcast where we dive deep into the stories behind the technology that shapes our industry. Each episode features candid conversations with founders, engineers, and thought leaders who are building the future of developer tools and infrastructure.

From API strategy and GraphQL federation to AI agents and developer experience, we explore the technical decisions, cultural shifts, and human stories that drive innovation in our field.